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

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

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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).

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Reviews by tdm168:

tdm168

North Carolina

4.16/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A - upon opening the bottle, foam came spilling out; dark, brownish, caramel amber with a big, off white head that fades quickly to a thin lacing

S - caramel, candy sugar, some baked apples

T - baked apples, caramel, some sugar, a bit sweet at times, some warming alcohol in the finish

M - warm, full bodied, a bit crisp but well carbonated

This is a very nice, balanced beer that is subtle but complex. This is a very malty beer that reminds me more of a quad or a trumped up dubbel. There are hints of candy sugar but the flavor is mostly dominated by rich caramel malts. There are some fantastic esters that add depth to the flavor and really make this is a solid beer. I am impressed also at its drinkability with such a high ABV. This is definitely worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 22:28:24 | More by tdm168

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