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Chimay Triple / Blanche (White)

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Tripel

Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
18223.81/5.03.81/5.08%98.2Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Chimay Blanche (White), with its typical golden colour, its slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterised by its aroma which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast. The beer's flavour, as sensed in the mouth, comes from the smell of hops: above all it is the fruity notes of muscat and raisins that give this beer a particularly attractive aroma. The aroma complements the touch of bitterness. There is no acidity, but an after-bitterness which melts in the mouth. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.
Ingredients: Water, malted barley, wheat starch, sugar, hop extract and yeast. See Protz and John White
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 cfrancis (311), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/518/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Hazy yellow colour with some sediment. Hop nose. Taste is a full palate of hop and yeast. A little bitterness in the aftertaste. Overall one of the better beers I’ve ever had.


 daleharshman (186), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 11, 2009  
330mL bottle from BevMo (Mission Valley, San Diego). Pours a murky amber / burnt orange color with a thick off-white head. The sweet aroma includes hoppy citrus (lemon mainly), earthy/musty malt, and yeast. Tastes a little malty, but the hop bitterness dominates and has a bit of metallic harshness. Tends toward being more bitter and less sweet than many of the other tripels. Also seems more dry than the other tripels. It’s drinkable, but something’s off here.


 MJGG (403), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Bouteille de 33 cl. Arômes de levure fruitée et légèrement épicée, une touche de houblon et de céréales. Robe blonde, belle effervescence et légère mousse. En bouche, la levure typique de Chimay (fruitée et légèrement épicée) est accompagnée par des céréales légèrement sucrées. Finale bien sèche et très légèrement amère. Une bonne bière pour accompagner un repas.


 dimenhetfield (173), , Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Nice golden color with some off white golden streaks. The aroma has hints of honey and spice. Not too overpowering, which makes for a very drinkable beer. Would highly recommend. Cheers to this one.


matthasson (60), Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Appears hazy reddish orange with a thick rich head. Smells yeasty with hints of orange and some floral aromas. There is a sharp bite added with mixed spicy bitterness. The taste slowly mellows out, with a smooth clean finish. This is easily drinkable, in fact I drank it way to quickly without realizing it. It achieves both refreshment and complexity. There is just the right amount of alcohol presence, not overpowering, but you know its there


ZR2Blazer (46), Roanoke, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/105/518/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle - Shared this one with a buddy. Pours cloudy yellow with a huge 4 finger white fluffy head. It’s yeasty, but I really can’t pick out any other obvious flavors. I really enjoyed the smoothness on the end. Aftertaste has a touch of alcohol. I do enjoy Chimay Red just a bit more, but this is still near the top of my list.


 vtafro (469), , New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/514/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle. Out of the three Chimay brews, I feel this is the weakest. This tripel is pretty good but not great.


 Chef Chad (102), Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/510/20
Jun 4, 2009  
I was not impressed.. I actually switch Glasses to see if it would make it better.. It helped but not enough.. Half way through drinking this I was thinking to myself that NB trippel is better than this... My opinion is Tripel Karmeliet is by far the better tripel out of all of them.. Great appearnce and body with hughe carbonation. But I longed for more spice with this brew.. It was way too mellow for a tripel... Bummer



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