Chimay Blue (Grande Réserve)

Product - Chimay Blue btl
Brewed By: 
Chimay
Self-Defined Style: 
Grande Réserve
Specifications
Strength (ABV): 
9.0% ABV

Named Grande Réserve in 75 cl (25.4 fl.oz.) bottles, it 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 flavor, 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 pasteurized.

Best With: 
Chimay Grande Réserve works wonders with creamy cheeses, chocolate desserts, or as a digestif.
Special Attributes: 
Big Beer (+8.0% ABV)
Special Attributes: 
Dessert Beer
Special Attributes: 
Digestif
Special Attributes: 
Trappist Brewery
Special Attributes: 
Vintage Beer (Evolves with Age)
Availability
Cases: 
24pk/11.2 oz. Bottles
Cases: 
12pk/25.4 oz. (750 ml) Corked Bottles
Cases: 
1.5 L Magnum Bottles
Cases: 
3 L Jerobaum Bottles

Comments

toehead93's picture

amazing beer

Chimay Grand Réserve

eric.mckay's picture

Aroma: Chimay Grand Réserve offers pleasant dark fruit aromatics, ranging from raisin to black currant.

Appearance: Deep, chocolaty brown, with reddish hues around the edges of the glass. Hazy with a rich, fluffy off-white head. Outstanding head retention. Prominent Belgian lace is left on the glass.

Flavor: Rich, fruity undertones suggest prunes and raisins, with delicate spices throughout. Sweetness up front gives way to a relatively dry finish.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with prickly carbonation and ample viscosity. Alcohol is detectable with a warming sensation, but is not overpowering.

Overall Impression: Overall, this is an extraordinary example of an abbey-style quadruple from an authentic Trappist brewery.

Comments: Sampled at the Blind Tiger in a Chimay chalice poured from a 750 ML corked bottle. This would make a great nightcap!