History of Chimay Brewery (a beer geek's guide to Trappist beer ep 6)

[@muzgash]

It's really amazing how an interesting story behind a particular beer can enhance the experience of drinking it.

[@treyokelly9662]

Chimay is, in part, of what helped get me into the wider world of beer and craft beer and into Trappist brews.

[@samcrocker3042]

Currently on holiday in Belgium & came across your KZbin channel on a rainy evening! We’ve been through most of your Trappist series whilst testing them “live” 🤩 Loving the videos and the fabulous content the 2 of you are making…just wish chimay part 2 was released before we drive home to Denmark! Cheers for the great shows🍻

[@metalheadmutthomebrew]

You guys put me on to Belgian beers a while back and for that, I can't thank you enough! Really enjoying this series, it's nice to hear the history behind these breweries! Cheers for another great video 🍻

[@mrougelot]

Another fantastic video guys, but then again with so much to tell and such good storytellers it was to be expected 😊

[@SlingshotCanada]

Got the cravings and will have to buy them tomorrow. That green one was a nice addition

[@oddurj]

Great video as usual! Cracked open a Chimay blue 2014 just the other day, had saved it for those ten years…Tasted great… heavy aroma of candi sugar, really carbonated, sweet, spicy and slightly medicinal to the taste… excellent beer and a truly unique experience…

[@JimMcDowell-xv5xx]

Always have a soft spot for chimay, many peoples Trappist gateway beer, mine included. I had the barrel aged grand reserve recently, not sure if worth what I paid for it but was delicious, look forward to seeing what you think of it next week

[@GLuff]

Awesome video guys. I had the big guy for my 40th birthday recently. Great stuff!

[@ridleyrage5283]

Awesome vid, love me some Chimay, Ive had the white, red, blue and green variants so far, seeking out the others. Also, I'm always gonna pronounce it "kai-may", like "chimera", just makes more sense to me. Anywho, fantastic channel!

[@thespencerarms2022]

Love these beers . I have some in the pub shed as well speak . Maybe at least one of each , apart from the big barrel aged blue 😋 lol Great video, can’t wait for part two 😊👍🏻. Cheers . Speno 🍻

[@rjq3987]

Love this channel, will buy the book when it comes out in November and I NEED that beer glass! 😊

[@LipovBog]

chimay gold is golden; I consider it a saison

[@knightonwarbeck1969]

Awesome. Thanks guys.

[@Sir_Racha]

really cool guys! Love the history and how you 2 get to drink it while chatting about it! I also really like your input about where Chimay is nowadays, how it used to be and came to find its place.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@sebastianspeke8832]

Nail polish as a descriptor! Love it. I often use Panini stickers as one, then people look at me like I’m mental.

[@marcelsteinbach9970]

Thanks for this informative Video. I drank the Chimay Blue a few months ago and I really enjoyed it :)

[@edmundwhite9864]

Awesome, informative video - thanks. Major flashbacks to the mid-00s when Chimay Red and Blue were THE exciting Belgian beers to enjoy in UK bars: more exciting than Leffe and other brands also on the scene then.

[@1509alexe]

I was lucky enough to have a tour of the brewery and sampled a 17 year Chimay Blue Grand Reserve in the pub onsite at the end of the tour. It was absolutely gorgeous, rich and sherry like!

[@theletsgo]

I would be so interested in learning more about the synergy of the beer and cheese. Beer washed cheeses would be an amazing topic to get the CBC treatment.

[@pczTV]

When I lived in Belgium, I would spend weekends driving to various breweries. Been to all the Trappists… but some didn’t have tours or tasting rooms back then. Orval is amazing and is the best beer in the world. Back in the states, Orval is rare. Haven’t seen it in years. Chimay and duvel must have good distribution, as I see (and buy) them all the time.

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

Great beer and an interesting story. Went to visit the monastery a few years ago, but sadly not much to see. They also have an inn with a VERY small exhibition center close by, but I wouldn't drive all the way from Brussels again for just that. Hope they make something in the way Sct. Bernadus recently did. It would serve them well.

[@beaudwayful]

How dare you! Chimay was my entry into Belgian beers. Forever nostalgic love for me.

[@robingeveke6001]

Had the Chimay 150 (Green) from draft today in Chimay and it might be one of my new favourites in that style!

[@JesseWinslow]

Finally!!!!

[@squashandfries]

Well, episode 6 isn't exactly a new series at this point. 😛Love the series so much, though. Once this is done, do the German Bavarian breweries. Paulaner, Augustiner, Ayinger, etc.

[@treyokelly9662]

Yes to this!

[@OscarOSullivan]

I have had the red label which was lovely. I have the grand 2024 reserve in my cellar and am wondering when it would be best to crack it open?

[@johnturner2890]

Love Belgium beers, it almost seems as though Chimay brew with kveik yeast if it ferments out that fast, except kveik generally ferrets out clean . Can't wait for episode two, and it can't be on Dave as the program as to be at least 17 years old

[@Zepp914]

Green is by far my favorite. I'll gladly drink the blue and red. I prefer Westmalle and a bunch of other Tripels to the White. Gold is meh.

[@daikidetbilisi]

Bit of controversy here but I think their Gold / Enkel is their best one. Superb example of the style.

[@potterendergaming5335]

Agreed.

[@metalthrashingai2238]

That and the white one. Probably my 2nd favorite tripel after Westmalle. The dark beers are great as well. It's one of the best breweries out there, no question about that.

[@martinjacks5631]

I have tried all over the years but the Tripel (or cinq cents) is the only one I have gone back and bought.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Spoiler alert - it was our favourite of the core beers when we tasted them. See next week!

[@kw2142]

I've always had a thing for Chimay. And always liked the chimay bleue the most, don't know why exactly.

[@kw2142]

Love these series btw. Would love to see something similar on say historic cask ale breweries or German/Czech ones. Knowing more about history etc enhances the flavour somehow

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

A lovely thought! perhaps we'll do a UK family brewery one at some point

[@kw2142]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel would be awesome! Whatever you do, don't ever stop making content!

[@youtubewatcher703]

The trappist still running on christmas day

[@squashandfries]

Also, makes complete sense to me that the Belgian breweries started off doing Germanic kind of styles. To my palate, a Paulaner Salvatore tastes VERY similar to a Belgian dubbel. Doppelbocks in general are really pretty close to Belgian dark strongs and dubbels. Maybe I'm crazy.

[@chrisnewton9788]

Isn't an umami meaty flavour supposed to be the flavour of autolysis? Loving your work as always

[@kaveendravasuthevan7838]

Noticing how many trappist breweries have table beers, and that these monks are very religious. Do you see a future where trappist breweries start releasing an NA beer, maybe for their consumption? Or do they not mind 3-4%? Great video!

[@vsznry]

There is a sweetness in Belgian beers that my palette just can't agree with.

[@kw2142]

It's certainly a unique taste which isn't for everyone. If that is the case I'd recommend Orval just because there's not a sweet beer , tastes completely different

[@ALHEALY9110]

🍺😎

[@colourlessbluethings]

Hope you got some of the cheese for this video. It's pretty good.

[@dogsdinner99]

Did hear right that you are on Dave?

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha it was a joke. Sadly not on Dave.

[@TheTogmo]

What happened to Episode 5?

[@TheTogmo]

Scratch that - I found it (and have actually seen it already and commented on it) but when I saw this was Episode 6 and I had nothing else to do for a while I decided to hit up the playlist and it wasn't in the playlist

[@danieltaylor3737]

Watching this drinking a Chimay Blue... and it's gone. Downed way too fast. Easy drinking at 9%.

[@_spaceman]

The main thing I got from this video is that the naz!s are responsible for modern chimay, cheers lads :)