My bottle is in English (Grande Reserve Barrel Fermented) but I assume its the same beer. Kinda fun to have Chimay again for the first time in maybe 20 years! Also, nice they have something new out! This is very similar to how I remember the old bleu, except this has a lot more doughy apple character. Quite yeasty, semi-sweet malts with dark fruit flavors that are almost obscured by the peppery yeastiness and peppery carbonation. Is there a hint of phenol? No I think thats the oak - yep I'm really understanding it now, the oak really sits in the transient middle between the yeasty fizz at the start and the boozy and mildly bitter finish. Mild bitterness at finish works as a nice complement to the estery and yeasty profile. Nose is caramel, sourdough, barrel aged spirits and more oak. ABV starts to come through halfway through the bottle, as I can just feel the ethanol vapors across my palate and retronasally. Plus it doesn't take long to feel it either. Still pretty remarkably balanced for such a big beer. Cloudy brownish, large foamy head lasts the whole time with full lacing.

Love it! Though the hops were not as noticeable as I maybe expected, but I wasn't sure what to expect. When was it hopped? before barrel aging? There beer was also 8 months old when i tried it (bottled Feb 25, tasted Oct 25). Real nice sour presentation though - doughy and lemony flavors, with mild grain and funk on the nose. The tartness was "right thar". Semi-sweet, light bodied and easy drinking. Funky and fun. Cloudy yeasty yellow car with light short lived head.

Super nice crisp and clean pilsner. Really good. Bright golden and clear. Nose is fresh grassy new mown hay type hop, a little spiciness, crackery malt profile with a nice medium bitter finish. Light to medium bodied, semi-dry. Truly a great one. I like these little 8.8oz cans they sell it in but they're kinda pointless because you need to drink 2 of em, but thats OK, drinking 2 is easy!

Holy smokes, my 2nd beer from this brewery and so far that's 2 homeruns! This is one of those where you're a bit sad as you drain the last from the glass, wishing you had more. Nose is big on sour dough yeastiness, light vague fruitiness, plenty of funk. Initial flavor is quite sour but it mellows as you get used to it, really nice mix of sweet and sour flavors but only balanced to semi-sweet at finish, which really makes this drinkable. Soft carbonation, yellowish color, hazy-ish, light foam. Just a damn good sour. Bottle from Upsala Market, Sanford FL