Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont)

Commercial Brewery in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Chimay

Established in 1862

Contact
Route Charlemagne 8, Baileux, 6464, Belgium
Description
Chimay is an authentic Trappist beer: this means that it is brewed within the walls of a Trappist monastery, under the control and responsibility of the community of monks, who are involved through the process of making and marketing the beer. Most of the income generated by this activity is devoted to the needs of the community and social works.

The brewery was founded inside Scourmont Abbey, in the Belgian municipality of Chimay in 1862. Since the seventies the beer is transported from the monastery to the bottling plant 12 km away at Baileux, where also the cheese factory and a visitor center are located. The beer is then refermented in the bottle for three weeks before being shipped around the world. 50% of Chimay beer production is sold on the export markets. The brewing plant was updated in 1988.

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

0.75l bottle, shared by Pavel D - was supposed to be for Slavia winning the 22/23 season... that was delayed, but... Here we are now. Clear brownish, off-white head. Vinuous caramelly grapey aroma, Belgian yeast in full force, well integrated alcohol, lightly dusty. Warming lean caramelly honeyish, dried fruit taste, mildly prickly carbonation on a smooth body, not much alcohol presence taste-wise, mild oxidation in form of dried figs kinda working. Nice to try it, excellent drinkability for the ABV!

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 13:00

gave a cheers!


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

It is a great beer for the style, a classic, a legend. The tasty is malty, sugar, some hop and bitterness, powerful. 26.06.2016

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2025 at 20:18

gave a cheers!

8.5

January 2025 batch

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2025 at 22:05


8

Mahogany, Amber color and a nice off head. Nose Is malty, caramel, driwd fruits, honey, BrandY. Taste Is malty, sweetish honey, caramel, faint herbal, decent bitter, oaky Brandy finish. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2025 at 22:02



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7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

getrunken als Chimay Blonde Forte Ein Blonde, das wie der Name schon sagt, stärker ist und seine Aromen erst richtig entfaltet, wenn es wärmer wird. Dann lösen sich aus dem alkoholischen Grund schöne Gewürznoten nach Zimt, Koriander, Nelken und Oragenzeste heraus und man bekommt ein angenehm rundes Trinkgefühl. Kann man wirklich empfehlen.

Tried from Bottle at Känguruh on 29 Mar 2025 at 18:59


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

For the 40th years of my wife. Opening this bottle with her and Mariela, relax, at home, in Epalinges. A right and tasty quad. In my point of view, this one is less powerful than the rochefort 10 but it is ok, really smooth at the palaye, toffee, yeast. 08.02.22

Tried from Bottle from Amstein on 27 Mar 2025 at 09:50

gave a cheers!


7

September 1, 2013
Bottle from Fakta, Hammel - fuzzy light gold colour with good white head. Yeasty, malty, with subtle hoppy notes, banana, some slight herbs and floral nuances and slight spice. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:43