Brewed by: S.A. Bières de Chimay
Brewed at: Scourmont Abbey, Baileux, Belgium
8% A/V
Trappist Ale
First Impression
A strong ale brewed with fresh hops and yeasts by Trappist monks at an abbey in Belgium! This could be the promised land of brewing... With that sort of heritage I just had to dust off a brandy snifter as is called for on the back label.
First Sip
Were I an observant Catholic the names of saints would surely flood to mind... The smell, the flavors... Hello you must be God. Nice job on this beer, your exaltedness...
Halfway
Chimay is simply not something that ought to be mentioned in the same breath as Budweiser or Heineken. This is beer royalty.
Bottoms Up
For the true beer enthusiast. (You there, in the Bud Light t-shirt! I'm NOT talking about you... I don't care how many you can put away in a weekend...) This is every bit as enjoyable as a hand-rolled Cuban cigar, a fine single malt Scotch whiskey, or a hand built Italian super car. For just as six hundred horsepower under one's right foot or a glowing ember three inches from one's lips require, this strong ale demands close attention. Peerless.
99/100
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