Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue) - Bières de Chimay S.A.

Displayed for educational use only; do not reuse.

BA SCORE
96
world-class
-
4,112 Ratings

THE BROS
90
exceptional
-
read more »

rAvg: 4.32
pDev: 11.11%
Reviews: 2030
Hads: 2082

Ratings Help

Brewed by:
Bières de Chimay S.A.

Belgium

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 9.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (2019), on-tap (7), growler (2), nitro-bottle (1), cask (1).

Notes:
No notes at this time.

View: Beers (5) | Events (0)

Reviews

Sort by: Latest | High | Low | Top Reviewers |

Alström Bros | Show Hads:

« first ‹ prev | 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | next › last »

Reviews by SometimesIfart:

SometimesIfart

Michigan

3.79/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

A - Pours an extremely dark brown with a two finger off-white head that doesn't retain as well as you would expect and leaves no lacing.

S - Some Belgian yeast and bubblegum, followed by hay and dark sugar.

T - Lots of yeast and bubblegum, Along with moderate amounts of hay up front, Followed by some dark burnt sugar.

M - Light creamy body with moderate carbonation.

O - Overall, It was a solid Belgian brew. Far better than Bernardus 12, But no where near Rochefort 10.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 21:44:00 | More by SometimesIfart

More User Reviews:

marct

Nevada

4.25/5 rDev -1.6%

05-25-2013 04:22:57 | More by marct

stunman

Pennsylvania

5/5 rDev +15.7%

05-25-2013 02:24:06 | More by stunman

Will12

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev -1.6%

05-24-2013 23:51:25 | More by Will12

jmw4437

Connecticut

4.25/5 rDev -1.6%

05-24-2013 23:07:01 | More by jmw4437

steevbr

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +4.2%

05-24-2013 20:41:58 | More by steevbr

Spaz7

California

4.25/5 rDev -1.6%

05-24-2013 20:09:57 | More by Spaz7

Ustad

Australia

5/5 rDev +15.7%

05-24-2013 14:36:55 | More by Ustad

desint

Belgium

4.75/5 rDev +10%

05-24-2013 11:56:35 | More by desint

Glyph

Georgia

4.5/5 rDev +4.2%

05-24-2013 00:58:18 | More by Glyph

Thecasehead

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev -13.2%

05-23-2013 23:09:16 | More by Thecasehead

joaopmgoncalves

Portugal

3.84/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a thick dark brown body with a white head.
Smell: Too strong hops, but noticed some raisins.
Taste: For a 9.00% ABV, I was expecting to taste something else than alcohol and yeast. In a recent past, I've tasted some 10.50% ABV more flavouful than this. Yet, you can feel some strong woody notes on it.
Mouthfeel: It gives you a alcoholic warmth you cannot by any means miss so it's pretty much heavy.
Overall: I realize that I had either high expectations on this or I still don't get this kind of beer. Had a few Belgian Strong Dark Ales before but they were a lot better than this one. Still, I might give it a try on the future.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 21:45:13 | More by joaopmgoncalves