Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by. This is my 3rd post in a series where I am tasting beers from Chimay. Here are links to my reviews of Chimay Red and Chimay Triple . Tonight's topic will be Chimay Cheese and Chimay Blue! Did you know that Chimay also makes and sells their own cheese? Before starting this series of posts, I had no idea. 7 different Chimay cheeses are listed on the Chimay website , in a range of styles from light, creamy, fruity, firm, sweet and intense. At the local Wegmans grocery, they actually had a Chimay cheese labeled as such in this picture: This cheese was soft and creamy, very much like a brie, with a fermented sourness. The cheese left a pleasant bitter aftertaste in my mouth. Apparently, the cheese rind is soaked in Chimay beer for anywhere from 2 - 48 hours. Kerry and I sampled this beer and cheese with a full plate of goodies, including mini-toasts, olive flatbread, fruit an...
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