Chimay Tripel (White) - Bières de Chimay S.A.

horndecker

New Jersey

4.45/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

This is a review of the small 33cl bottle.

Pours deep orange, apricot, and cloudy, with a full frothy off-white head. Much lace, mucho long-lasting, superfine carbonation. The nose has bright tangy fruit up front, tangerines and green apples. Spicy, peppery elements as well, identical to the larger bottle.
The taste starts with big citric wash of fruit and candy, mixed with an herbal bitterness and nice round malt. It turns dry and finishes long. Mouthfeel is creamy, active and smooth. Delicious, and slightly different than the larger bottle. The dryness doesn't clamp down on the sweet fruit as quickly, and the finish is not as dusty. Whether this is due to the characteristics of fermenting in different size bottles, or if it's because of slight variations in the brewing of the batches, who knows. Maybe I'm hallucinating. Anyway, I like em both.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2006 01:17:06 | More by horndecker

BUNZILLA

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-22-2013 22:00:11 | More by BUNZILLA

Bikeboy1

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-22-2013 19:34:02 | More by Bikeboy1

KVNBGRY

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-22-2013 15:16:17 | More by KVNBGRY

Mcvs1507

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -9.2%

05-22-2013 00:08:21 | More by Mcvs1507

pin

Australia

3.5/5  rDev -15.3%

05-22-2013 00:01:26 | More by pin

apasternak

Ohio

5/5  rDev +21.1%

05-21-2013 23:42:40 | More by apasternak

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-21-2013 23:20:48 | More by GinsuDave

Dcunicelli

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-21-2013 21:12:27 | More by Dcunicelli

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-20-2013 22:02:54 | More by johntfox

dar482

New York

4.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

The beer comes in a hazy red orange (almost like a Double IPA) with a foamy head. Wonderful beautiful color.

The aroma is a medium breadiness with a tart citric hint. And some warm juicy cherries. With spiced fruits like clove, maybe some cinnamon.

This beer has a nice bite with almost a metallic bitterness in the finish. A mild breadiness. It lacks of bit of character. There isn’t too much bright big fruit like as expected from other tripels. It does however have a wonderful round and mouthfeel. It’s silky almost. There’s a bitterness at the end. I rarely get this outside of hoppy IPAs, but I would describe it as a strong hop bitterness for this beer. However, this does make the beer more drinkable because it’s well balanced. It’s very drinkable and extremely solid.

I had this blind taste tested with Westmalle and La Fin Du Monde. This came in last, with La Fin first. It still does not take away from this being a fantastic beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 05:06:23 | More by dar482

thampel09

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-20-2013 03:47:56 | More by thampel09

BobaFret

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-20-2013 00:52:41 | More by BobaFret

Hermanater

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-19-2013 22:56:46 | More by Hermanater

Blindpigbiz

California

4.03/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Styl/abv (alcohol by volume): triple/ 8%

Smell: slight butter notes with a floral hue; it's pretty delicate on the nose, hence the flower reference

Taste: what the olfactory senses lack, the taste comes back in a big way. With sweet vanilla, bitter hops, spices, and herbs this beer is a really great gateway triple

Pairs very well with ceviche and Mexican Caesar salads; it's even killer with mozzarella paninis from Starbucks

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 22:55:35 | More by Blindpigbiz

birdsellam

Indiana

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-19-2013 18:18:38 | More by birdsellam

themilkman87

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -15.3%

05-19-2013 15:35:09 | More by themilkman87

TheTinDoor

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-19-2013 02:39:58 | More by TheTinDoor

jakeox

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-19-2013 01:48:52 | More by jakeox

lancecenter

Texas

4.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Beautiful hazy orange, nice white head with good retention.

S - Spices, phenol, some apple, and some alcohol at the end.

T/M - Lots of spice and pepper, followed by alcohol. Finish is a bit on the dry side.

O - This is an excellent brew. Should I factor price in to my rating? I'm not sure. If so, you have to dock this a little bit because $14/bottle is a bit steep when you can get La Fin de Monde for 2 or 3 dollars cheeper!

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 23:55:55 | More by lancecenter

beergorrilla

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -21.3%

05-18-2013 22:46:02 | More by beergorrilla

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-18-2013 21:58:37 | More by Photekut

marct

Nevada

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-18-2013 04:52:59 | More by marct

thomasausud

France

4.68/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

If I was this beer's advocate, I would strongly advise it to plead guilty to being delicious.

I thought the blue one was supposed to be the best but I prefer this, completely different styles of beer mind you.

Pours a nice orangey gold colour. It tastes of beer and caramel, with some fruity and spicy notes. There's a slight taste of banana which I don't usually like but it's subtle and suits the beer in this case.

The mouth feel is just right, not too heavy not too light. The alcohol comes in at the end just before you open your mouth to say 'ahhh', right on time.

Delicious beyond a reasonable doubt.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 19:02:34 | More by thomasausud

apanloco

Sweden

5/5  rDev +21.1%

05-15-2013 18:31:19 | More by apanloco