6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11oz bottle-pours an off white BIG head, cloudy golden/straw color. Aroma is a nice light malty, maybe yeasty too. Flavor has a nice bite, a little dry. Not as much flavor as I expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2005
at 20:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 75 & 33 cl) Vintage 1992. Reddish dark, hazy and impure with a tall head. Very full-bodied with a warming but never cloying alcohol - actually, it doesn’t really appear that strong. Chocolatey and spicy - perhaps even a bit peppery? I cannot really taste the difference between the "Bleu" in small bottles and the "Grande Reserve" in the big, but try sampling different vintages at "Kulminator" in Antwerp - it’s a great experience. 201193
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2005
at 16:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Muddy brownish colour with a beautiful rocky head. Extremely dry, more dry than bitter. Some chocolatey notes. Not as full-bodied as most other trappists, but still a very beautiful experience. 040993 As "Chimay Premiere" 050599
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2005
at 09:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Amber coloured, frothy head, lots of sediment. A dry, very dry almost medicinal or herbal beer, and as such an unusual trappist. Comes in the neighborhood of Orval but far from that beers complexity. A bit too bitter for my liking. 180893 (Bottle 75 cl) As "Chimay Cinq Cents". 6/3/6/3/12=12 140201
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2005
at 17:33
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Sweet aroma - apple, peach. Orange tan color with small head. Light peach/apple flavor with moderate acidic/astringent finish. Subdued but sublime - a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2005
at 13:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Malty, brown sugar, yeasty aroma. Dark brown colour, slightly cloudy. Big semi-stable head. Peppery and brown sugar flavour. Alcoholic, very dry aftertaste. Good mouthfeel, as if there is rye in there and with pleasant carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2005
at 14:38
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I vacillate between this one and the blue as to which is my favorite from this brewer. Too pricey for me to have very often but it makes a nice change of pace. +++ Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this brew poured a murky brown color with a faint reddish tinge and a huge creamy beige head that lingers and leaves a bit of lacing. There is a tart, sweet fruity hop aroma with light sourdough bread undertone, a touch of mustiness and hints of cherry, raisin and toasted caramel. The flavor was tart, bitter and had light touches of fruity and floral hops, cherry, sugar, caramel, nut and a faint musty undertone. The finish was long, sour, tart , fruity and somewhat astringent with some noticeable alcohol. Fairly full bodied. Very well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2005
at 15:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a hazy light yellow/amber with a hugh foamy white head. Hevy lacing. Lots of visible carbonation rising up. Sweet light malts and belgian spice in the aroma. Some notes of warm toast w/ honey. Flavors are much the same but sharper and more bitter. Lively carbonation. Very light grain and slightly sweet malts, almost pilsnerish at first. The immediate aftertaste is where the hops and bitterness kick in. A marked transition. Finish is quick and fairly dry. The ABV is not very noticeable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2005
at 19:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a hazy brownish red witha nice modest faomy off white head. Aroma is mainly the musty belgian slant with some light pitted fruit. Soft woody flavor with that dusty musty flavor. Not much of the belgian spice but sublte and easy. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2005
at 00:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, huge foamy off-white head. Aroma is caramel, some wood, earth and mildly spicy. Flavour is yeast, hops, some wheat and also some alcohol. Alcohol isn’t burning bad though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2005
at 07:07