Chimay Bleue (Blue)

	Percentile
	99
	overall

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
2510	4.02/5.0	4.01/5.0	9%	98.7	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
Chimay Bleu is principally distinguished by its character of a strong beer. This is a beer whose fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch is especially pleasant. Its flavour, noticed when tasting it, only accentuates the pleasant sensations perceived in the aroma , while revealing a light but pleasant touch of roasted malt. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.

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adrosson (9), California, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	6/10	4/5	10/10	5/5	16/20

Jun 22, 2009 Updated: Jun 29, 2009
Large bottle - sweet but not overpowering, my friend commented, "this is almost like desert!" Clem’s Bottle Shop

Nicko (191), Ashfield, Australia

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Dec 5, 2009

330ml bottle. Dark, cloudy mahogany with varying shades and bubbly white head. There’s a sweet vinous nose with cloves and a dab of alcohol. The dry flavor is sultanas, cloves and fruity hints. A little clumsy and over rated from this sample.

jimmiec (49), Louisiana, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 4, 2009

750-ml bottle Marcello’s Lafayette, LA - Aroma: sweet (malt), raisin, spicy (yeast), alcoholic; Appearance: reddish-brown color, hazy, tan head, some laces; Flavor: sweet, salty (malt), raisin, spicy (yeast), alcohol; Mouthfeel: medium bodied, moderate carbonation; Overall: nice subtle and balanced aroma and flavored beer.

Sdaniel90 (17), Estado de México, Mexico

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	20/20

Dec 3, 2009

Bottle, 300ml. Sweet. Browinsh, copper, typical belgian head. Hints of raisin and other fruits, caramel and spices. Complex indeed.

JAG55 (12), O’Fallon, Missouri, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	5/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Nov 29, 2009

citrus, raisin, spicey aroma, some sulfur presence, deep dark copper color cloudy with frothy white head, some sediment visible, light sweetness, some fruits, mild alchohol presence,medium body, lively, long finish,

Parket (248), Bruges, Belgium

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Nov 29, 2009

bottle, nice dark brown colour with stable and white lacing head. Yeasty and fruity smell. Taste: dark fruits, sugar, plums, tofee, alcohol, yeasty. Nice touch of caramel in the afteraste.

13mikey (147), New Hope, Minnesota, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Nov 28, 2009

12 oz bottle from US Liquors. Milk chocolate color, thin tan head that dissipates quickly. Aroma and flavor is slightly yeasty, I get a lot of dark fruit in both the aroma and flavor with some sweetness and caramel coming through in the flavor. Finish is sweet and smooth.

StinkBall (54), Asheville, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Nov 28, 2009

Great pear aroma. Perfect color and thick head that lingers and lingers. Great lacing and carbonation. Awesome fruity boldness. Huge mouthfeel. Finish is dry with a strong warmth that starts spreading quickly. Very slight bitterness mouthfeel later. Awesome. My first Belgian Strong Ale but it won’t be my last.

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