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I brought a bottle about 6 weeks ago from Dan Murphy's, Wentworthville, Sydney and it was around 17 bucks.

I gave the Mrs the first taste and she liked it. I finished off the bottle myself and fell in love with it.

I will be heading back there next week for another bottle as I am going to introduce it to a friend from QLD.

I was in the Jacksons on George a few weeks ago and the nice barmaid gave me a freebie middy glass of Chimay Blanche. What a sweet lass and a very enjoyable drink.

Maybe my tastebuds haven't matured or my stubbie was off but the Chimay I tasted wasn't entirely shit but wasn't special, it tasted like one of those Dutch beers, forget the brand but they have a forte at about 8% and a super forte at about 12% and I think one at 16% (not to sure about the last one), it just tastes to me like someone got a good beer and put half a nip of vodka in it. Maybe as I haven't had it off tap, or maybe because I am not a huge fan of extra strong beers unless they are stouts but I think this is over hyped and over priced.

Baron

You rock Dude, and now 95 percent of the forum will never respect you. Welcome to the club

Dogger

Another one in the "thinks its a bit overrated" club.

Not bad, but not the orgasmic experience I had been lead to belive I would have. Prefer to drink something a bit more relaxed, like a Pale Ale than that.

I think it's pretty good for that style of beer.
<Cliche> Horses for courses ... and all that.
I guess the monk connection contributes to its almost other-worldly mythology.
Some reviewers, you'd think they were having a religious experience drinking it

I found it funny that enjoyed it more that the box of JS LR Strong Ale that I'm finishing off becuase the alcohol taste wasn't as obvious. Chimmay is 9% as opposed to 6.8% with the Squires!

chimay !! must admit I have never tried the stuff,
but at $17 bucks a pop, I'm agreeing with Dogger & Baron.
dab

We really need to start a club

Dogger

Dogger Dan wrote:We really need to start a club

Dogger

i'd like a subsciption to your newsletter

& one for the duvel dislikers club too

Hey you ethier like or you dont and I like both of em cant see any thing wrong with a high alcohol beer it means I drink less for the same result cheers

GTI86 wrote:Hey you ethier like or you dont and I like both of em cant see any thing wrong with a high alcohol beer it means I drink less for the same result cheers

Well then screw the Chimay and get yourself some Rochefort 10. It's a Quadrupel and rings in at over 11%.

I'm curious though, those folks who dislike the Trappist beers, do you like spirits straight/low amounts of mixers? (Scotch on the rocks, dry martinis, etc.) Just curious if it is the alcohol "burn" or the fruity flavors that are the real sticking point.

Nah, I don't think it's that, thehipone. There's nothing I like more on a hot summers night that downing a couple of martinis. (And none of this "vodka martini" palaver either - that's not a martini).

I think you're right though. It IS the alcohol taste (not the burn) in Chimay that I find off putting. Perhaps a 6% Chimay little brother would be, in my books, bang on.

Better get in while it's "cheap"
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s769523.htm

Slight c*ck up on previous post. neglected to check the date of the article......many apologies.

Hip one, I didn't feel a burn when I drank it, just like what Evo said, it is the alcohol taste.

It's not the alcohol. I am a fan of Piraat Ale. Just not a fan of dark beers.

OK, my turn.
I tried a Chimay Blue last night (stubbie).
My initial thoughs were "Wow!"
Rich fruity aromas and chocolate and coffee flavours. Creamy. I took my time drinking it and enjoyed it very much but.... If I was offered another right away I would have turned it down. In a nutshell I found it too rich. Beautiful to start off with but too rich to see it through to the end. Make no mistake I really enjoy the dark Belgium beers but will stick to the ones like Leffe Brun and similar. Will I drink Chimay Blue again? Definetly yes, but not today or tomorrow or in the immediate future.


Cheers
Steve

Chimay Blue is not a session beer... you are not expected to drink a six pack at time, in the same way that you don't drink Port by the bottle. It is also meant to be served at 10°C, not at fridge termperature. Chimay Blue is my top 3 favourites, for sure.

Chimay Blue is not a session beer

Yes that I am aware of and nor are most of the dark Belgiun style beers and that is how I drink them, occasionally and only one at a time

One more thing to add though, it is great that we are able to taste these great beers that are considered of the best beers in the world, and then to be able to form our own opinion about it. At $7 per stubbie it is expensive but not over the top.

Where would you be if you are a red wine lover? Imaging forking out $500 to taste Penfolds Grange Hermitage? I also like red wine but I don't exepect ever to be able to taste Grange. Not while I am paying for it! I think that if somebody gave me a bottle I would not drink it, I would sell it! (and spend the spoils on trying out different beers.......)

Cheers
Steve

I'm with you on the beer thang Steve. I can walk into Dan Murphy's and walk out like a kid at Christmas. Might cost me a few bucks but what doesn't.

As for the Grange, you can buy it cheaper than that. I understand people cellaring wines like Grange, but lets face it, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow. As they say, he who dies with the most tools wins. I say, he who dies with a fully stocked cellar has definitely lost.