Chimay Bleue 33 cl: version 1
Saved 2026-09-14 09:09 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **product/05410908000036 — Chimay Bleue 33 cl**, from the wanted queue (old 2006-2013 title "chimay bleue"), plus four stubs: `brand/chimay`, `company/bieres-de-chimay`, `company/brewrise`, `family/chimay-bleue`. **Identity.** Belgian Trappist dark ale, 9 % vol, 330 ml glass bottle, brewed at Scourmont Abbey. Category `category/10000159` (GPC brick Beer). Confirmed against the Open Food Facts record (product name "Blauw", brand Chimay, 0.33 l) and against the label photographs themselves; the lookup reported no conflict and USDA, MusicBrainz, Open Library and Wikidata hold nothing for this barcode. **Read from the label, not copied from typed fields.** I transcribed the ingredient list from the Open Food Facts photographs (imgid 13 and 18: "Ingrédients : eau, malt d'orge, sucre, amidon de blé, houblon, épices et levure", and imgid 28 for the English export block). The gold band (imgid 26) prints "Alc. 9% vol. 0,33 L" and the operator "S.A. Bières de Chimay N.V. 6464 Baileux" — that is the source for `manufactured_by`, `food_business_operator` and the 9 % abv. **Two concurrent labels, not two generations.** `label-fr-nl-de` (FR/NL/DE, photographed 2019) and `label-en-export` (English plus Finnish, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, photographed 2025, with an Italian importer address). Same seven ingredients; recorded as concurrent national labels, with the ingredient rows hung on the French one. **Nutrition.** Exempt, not missing: one `nutrition_panels` row with `declaration: exempt`, citing Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Article 16(4) via legislation.gov.uk (beverages above 1,2 % vol need no nutrition declaration). No nutrition table appears anywhere on the label and the French wholesaler's data sheet leaves the field blank. **Markets, each with its evidence.** BE `sourced` — thysshop.be prints this EAN in a Barcode field at EUR 2.34 plus EUR 0.10 deposit (fetch verdict `listing`). CH `sourced` — boissons-service.ch prints the EAN at CHF 4.30 (verdict `listing`), and the back label prints "SUISSE: VERRE RECYCLABLE À RETOURNER AU FOURNISSEUR". FR `sourced` — miamland.com prints the EAN with a 12-bottle carton and origin Belgium (verdict `listing`); its price is behind a trade login, so no price cell. NL `printed` — the back label prints "NEDERLAND: STATIEGELD 0,10 €"; Gall & Gall lists Chimay Blauw 33 cl but prints no barcode. IT `printed` — the export block prints an Italian importer address. **GS1 prefix.** No stub stated 5410908, so `gs1_prefix_owner` is `derived`, not sourced: prefix 541 is the Belgian GS1 member organisation and the pack names S.A. Bières de Chimay N.V. as the operator, but no public source names the registrant. The prefix is written into the company stub's `gs1_prefixes` with that reasoning spelled out in its About, so the next agent finds it. **The Italian importer.** The pack prints only "…SAVELLI 28 - 35129 PADOVA"; the company name is cut off in the photograph. Brewrise s.r.l. is registered at Via Giovanni Savelli 28, 35129 Padova (its own footer gives C.F./P.IVA 04999130281) and the Beverfood importer index lists Bières de Chimay S.A. among its Belgian suppliers. Recorded as `imported_by`, status `sourced`, with the gap stated in the note rather than promoted to `printed`. **Company identity** from two registers: KBO 0438.560.655 (BIERES DE CHIMAY, SA, Route Charlemagne 8, active since 21 September 1989, NACE 11.050 manufacture of beer, contact [email protected]) and GLEIF LEI 549300H0248631WJLV25, validated against the same register number. **Recorded as unresolved** in `research_gaps`: the export label's "APPROX. 2.4 STANDARD DRINKS" is an Australian/New Zealand requirement but nothing found says which market this pack serves, so neither is in `country_of_sale`; Gall & Gall states 8 % alcohol against the label's 9 % vol, logged as disputed with the label followed; and no full photograph of the 2026 back surface exists, only the cropped export strip. Barcode aggregators were deliberately not cited. Four fetches returned bot blocks or 403/404 (bieronomy, boutiques-theophile, mille-et-une-bieres, notabeer) and are not cited either.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Chimay Bleue 33 cl <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 05410908000036 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Chimay Bleue 33 cl | |
| 6 | 6 | name.de: Chimay Blau 33 cl | |
| 7 | 7 | name.fr: Chimay Bleue 33 cl | |
| 8 | 8 | name.nl: Chimay Blauw 33 cl | |
| 9 | 9 | family: family/chimay-bleue | |
| 10 | 10 | default_observation: label-fr-nl-de | |
| 11 | 11 | summary: Belgian Trappist dark ale of 9 % vol in a 33 cl glass bottle, brewed at Scourmont Abbey. | |
| 12 | 12 | brand: brand/chimay | |
| 13 | 13 | category: category/10000159 | |
| 14 | 14 | net_content: 330 ml | |
| 15 | 15 | country_of_sale: BE, CH, FR, IT, NL | |
| 16 | 16 | country_of_origin: BE | |
| 17 | 17 | pack_format: glass bottle | |
| 18 | 18 | status: active | |
| 19 | 19 | abv_percent: 9 | |
| 20 | 20 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 23 | 23 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 24 | 24 | | ---------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 25 | 25 | | manufactured_by | company/bieres-de-chimay | | | | | printed | ^pack-abv | The gold band under the front label prints "S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. 6464 Baileux". | | |
| 26 | 26 | | food_business_operator | company/bieres-de-chimay | EU | | | | printed | ^pack-abv | Same operator block; the beer is brewed at Scourmont Abbey and bottled by this company. | | |
| 27 | 27 | | imported_by | company/brewrise | IT | | | | sourced | ^beverfood | The export label prints an importer address "Savelli 28 - 35129 Padova"; Brewrise s.r.l. is registered at Via Giovanni Savelli 28, 35129 Padua and the Beverfood importer index lists Bieres de Chimay S.A. among its Belgian suppliers. The printed company name itself is cut off in the photo. | | |
| 28 | 28 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/bieres-de-chimay | | | | | derived | ^pack-abv | Prefix 5410908; GS1 prefix 541 is the Belgian member organisation and the pack names S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. as the operator. No public source names the registrant of the barcode. | | |
| 29 | 29 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 32 | 32 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 33 | 33 | | ------- | ------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 34 | 34 | | BE | sourced | ^thysshop | Prik & Tik Duffel prints this EAN in its Barcode field, at EUR 2.34 plus EUR 0.10 deposit for the 33 cl bottle. | 2026-09-14 | new | BE | EUR 2.34 | | |
| 35 | 35 | | NL | printed | ^pack-marks | The back label prints the Dutch deposit block "NEDERLAND: STATIEGELD 0,10 EUR". Gall and Gall also lists Chimay Blauw 33 cl, without a barcode. | 2020-11-09 | | BE | | | |
| 36 | 36 | | FR | sourced | ^miamland | The French wholesaler Miamland prints this EAN with a 12-bottle carton and country of origin Belgium; its price is behind a trade login. | 2026-09-14 | new | BE | | | |
| 37 | 37 | | CH | sourced | ^boissons-service | Boissons Service prints this EAN at CHF 4.30; the back label also prints "SUISSE: VERRE RECYCLABLE A RETOURNER AU FOURNISSEUR". | 2026-09-14 | new | BE | CHF 4.30 | | |
| 38 | 38 | | IT | printed | ^pack-en | The English-language block of the export label prints an Italian importer address, "Savelli 28 - 35129 Padova"; the company name above it is cut off in the photograph. | 2025-12-29 | | BE | | | |
| 39 | 39 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 41 | 41 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 42 | 42 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 43 | 43 | | ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 44 | 44 | | Chimay Blauw | name | nl | | | | |
| 45 | 45 | | Chimay Blau | name | de | | | | |
| 46 | 46 | | Chimay Blue | search | en | | | | |
| 47 | 47 | | Chimay Bruin 33 cl | search | nl | | | | |
| 48 | 48 | | Blauw | search | nl | | | | |
| 49 | 49 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 51 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 52 | 52 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 53 | 53 | | ----------------------- | ---- | ----- | ----------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | --------- | -------- | ------------- | ----- | | |
| 54 | 54 | | ingredient/water | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | water | label-fr-nl-de | | 1 | eau | known | | |
| 55 | 55 | | ingredient/barley-malt | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | barley-malt | label-fr-nl-de | | 2 | malt d'orge | known | | |
| 56 | 56 | | ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | sugar | label-fr-nl-de | | 3 | sucre | known | | |
| 57 | 57 | | ingredient/wheat-starch | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | wheat-starch | label-fr-nl-de | | 4 | amidon de ble | known | | |
| 58 | 58 | | ingredient/hops | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | hops | label-fr-nl-de | | 5 | houblon | known | | |
| 59 | 59 | | ingredient/spices | | label | Not broken down on the label. | | | | | | ^pack-back | spices | label-fr-nl-de | | 6 | epices | known | | |
| 60 | 60 | | ingredient/yeast | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | yeast | label-fr-nl-de | | 7 | levure | known | | |
| 61 | 61 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | 63 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 64 | 64 | | id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number | | |
| 65 | 65 | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | -------------- | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | | |
| 66 | 66 | | label-fr-nl-de | Back label, French / Dutch / German block | label | BE, FR, NL, CH | fr | | | 2019-01-30 | supported | Ingredients : eau, malt d'orge, sucre, amidon de ble, houblon, epices et levure. | listed | | ^pack-back | Photographed 2019-01-30; a separate 2019-08-29 crop of the same three-language block and the 2026 Open Food Facts record carry the same list, so no revision is evidenced between them. | 330 ml | | | glass bottle | | | |
| 67 | 67 | | label-en-export | Export back label, English and southern / northern European block | label | IT | en | | | 2025-12-29 | supported | Ingredients: water, barley malt, sugar, wheat starch, hop, spices and yeast. | listed | | ^pack-en | A concurrent multilingual export label, not an earlier generation: the same seven ingredients, plus an Italian importer address and an "approx. 2.4 standard drinks" statement. | 330 ml | | | glass bottle | | | |
| 68 | 68 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 69 | 69 | ||
| 70 | 70 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 71 | 71 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 72 | 72 | | --------- | -------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 73 | 73 | | exempt-eu | label-fr-nl-de | No nutrition declaration printed | 100 ml | as_sold | | exempt | Beverage containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol: the nutrition declaration of Article 9(1)(l) is not mandatory under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Article 16(4). | ^eu1169 | No nutrition table appears anywhere on the label, and the French wholesaler's data sheet leaves its nutrition field empty. The maker publishes no values for this article either. | | |
| 74 | 74 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 75 | 75 | ||
| 76 | 76 | ## Allergen declarations <!--allergens--> | |
| 77 | 77 | | observation | allergen | declaration | source | note | | |
| 78 | 78 | | -------------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 79 | 79 | | label-fr-nl-de | Barley (gluten) | contains | ^pack-back | Emphasised on the label as malt d'orge / gerstemout / Gerstenmalz. | | |
| 80 | 80 | | label-fr-nl-de | Wheat (gluten) | contains | ^pack-back | Emphasised on the label as amidon de ble / tarwezetmeel / Weizenstaerke. | | |
| 81 | 81 | <!--/allergens--> | |
| 82 | 82 | ||
| 83 | 83 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 84 | 84 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 85 | 85 | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 86 | 86 | | label-fr-nl-de | Authentic Trappist Product | certification | ^pack-front | The hexagonal logo is printed on the front label and repeated on the back; the label text says it certifies that the beer is produced inside a Trappist abbey and that most of the income goes to social causes. | | |
| 87 | 87 | | label-fr-nl-de | Biere refermentee en bouteille (refermented in the bottle) | label | ^pack-back | Printed in all three languages of the back label. | | |
| 88 | 88 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 89 | 89 | ||
| 90 | 90 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 91 | 91 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 92 | 92 | | --------------- | --------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | | |
| 93 | 93 | | label-en-export | markets | unknown | The export label prints "APPROX. 2.4 STANDARD DRINKS", a statement required on alcohol labels in Australia and in New Zealand. No listing was found that says which of the two this pack serves, so neither country is listed in country_of_sale. | ^pack-en | | |
| 94 | 94 | | | identity | disputed | Gall and Gall's Dutch data sheet gives the alcohol content as 8 %. The label, the maker's own page and every retailer that prints the EAN give 9 % vol, which is what this entry records. | ^gall | | |
| 95 | 95 | | | nutrition | not_applicable | No nutrition values are declared: the pack is exempt and the brewery publishes none for this article. | ^chimay-blue | | |
| 96 | 96 | | | images | not_researched | No photograph of the 2026 label generation's full back surface was available; the English export block is known only from a cropped strip. | ^pack-en | | |
| 97 | 97 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 98 | 98 | ||
| 99 | 99 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 100 | 100 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 101 | 101 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-14 | |
| 102 | 102 | note: Built from the Open Food Facts label photographs, the brewery's own page, the Belgian and GLEIF registers and four retailer listings, three of which print this EAN. | |
| 103 | 103 | <!--/research--> | |
| 104 | 104 | ||
| 105 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 106 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation | | |
| 107 | + | | ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- | | |
| 108 | + | | front-8793fcc7.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410908000036 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 109 | + | | ingredients-1c8bcea4.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410908000036 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 110 | + | | nutrition-430961a3.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410908000036 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 111 | + | | back-46ff0c0a.jpg | back | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410908000036 | 2026-09-14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 112 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 113 | + | ||
| 105 | 114 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 106 | 115 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 107 | 116 | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 108 | 117 | | chimay-blue | https://chimay.com/en/beers/chimay-blue/ | Chimay: Blue | 2026-09-14 | Bieres de Chimay | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 109 | 118 | | wikipedia-chimay | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimay_Brewery | Chimay Brewery | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 110 | 119 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410908000036 | Blauw - Chimay - 0.33l | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5410908000036 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 111 | 120 | | pack-front | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/27.jpg | Front label of the 33 cl bottle, vintage year 2023 | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2024-02-03 | | Front label | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 112 | 121 | | pack-back | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/13.jpg | Back label of the 33 cl bottle: French, Dutch and German text with the ingredient list | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-01-30 | | Back label | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 113 | 122 | | pack-abv | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/26.jpg | Gold band: Alc. 9% vol., 0,33 L, S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. 6464 Baileux | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2023-06-08 | | Neck band | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 114 | 123 | | pack-marks | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/22.jpg | Back label detail: Dutch deposit and Swiss glass-return blocks | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-11-09 | | Back label, right edge | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 115 | 124 | | pack-en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/28.jpg | Export label strip: English ingredient list, Italian importer address, standard-drinks statement | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2025-12-29 | | Back label, export block | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 116 | 125 | | kbo | https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?lang=fr&ondernemingsnummer=0438560655 | BIERES DE CHIMAY, entreprise 0438.560.655 | 2026-09-14 | SPF Economie, Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises | registry | | 0438560655 | | | | | | |
| 117 | 126 | | gleif | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter%5Bfulltext%5D=Bieres%20de%20Chimay | GLEIF LEI record for Bieres de Chimay | 2026-09-14 | GLEIF | registry | | 549300H0248631WJLV25 | | cc0 | GLEIF | | | |
| 118 | 127 | | thysshop | https://thysshop.be/trappistenbier/735-Chimay-Bruin-33-cl-Fles-Blauw-5410908000036.html | Chimay Bruin 33 cl Fles Blauw | 2026-09-14 | Thysshop Prik and Tik Duffel | retailer | | | | | | | | |
| 119 | 128 | | boissons-service | https://www.boissons-service.ch/fr/brunes-ambrees-rousses/163-chimay-bleue-grande-reserve-vp-33-cl-u-5410908000036.html | Chimay Bleue Grande Reserve VP 33 cl U | 2026-09-14 | Boissons Service | retailer | | | | | | | | |
| 120 | 129 | | miamland | https://www.miamland.com/produit/18522/achetez-biere-chimay-bleu-br-9d-33cl | Biere bleue Trappiste Belge, 33 cl - CHIMAY | 2026-09-14 | Miamland | retailer | | | | | | | | |
| 121 | 130 | | gall | https://www.gall.nl/chimay-blauw-33cl-997323.html | Chimay Blauw 33CL | 2026-09-14 | Gall and Gall | retailer | | | | | | | | |
| 122 | 131 | | brewrise | https://www.brewrise.com/ | Brewrise: importazione birre | 2026-09-14 | Brewrise s.r.l. | manufacturer | | | Footer imprint | | | | | |
| 123 | 132 | | beverfood | https://www.beverfood.com/importazione-birre-bevande/brewrise | Brewrise Srl: importazione bevande analcoliche, birra, spirits | 2026-09-14 | Beverfood | publication | | | | | | | | |
| 124 | 133 | | eu1169 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/16 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Article 16 | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | | | Article 16(4) | ocl | | | | |
| 125 | 134 | <!--/references--> | |
| 126 | 135 | ||
| 127 | 136 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 128 | 137 | Chimay Bleue is the strongest of the Trappist ales brewed at Scourmont Abbey in Forges, near Chimay in Hainaut, and this is the 33 cl bottle at 9 % vol.[^chimay-blue] The beer started as Speciale Noel, a Christmas brew sold from 1954, and became the year-round "blue capsule" in 1956; the brewery sells the same beer in the 75 cl bottle as Grande Reserve.[^chimay-blue] It is refermented in the bottle and the front label carries the hexagonal Authentic Trappist Product logo, which the back label explains as certifying that the beer is made inside a Trappist abbey and that most of the income goes to social causes.[^pack-back] The operator printed on the pack is S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. of Baileux.[^pack-abv] | |
| 129 | 138 | ||
| 130 | 139 | The brewery was founded inside the abbey in 1862, was the first to put the Trappist Ale designation on its labels, and exports about half of what it makes; the water comes from a well inside the monastery walls and the beer is trucked to a bottling plant twelve kilometres away before three weeks of refermentation.[^wikipedia-chimay] The multilingual back label is printed in several concurrent versions: one carries French, Dutch and German, another adds English, Finnish, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian for export.[^pack-en] | |
| 131 | 140 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Chimay Bleue 33 cl <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05410908000036
name: Chimay Bleue 33 cl
name.de: Chimay Blau 33 cl
name.fr: Chimay Bleue 33 cl
name.nl: Chimay Blauw 33 cl
family: family/chimay-bleue
default_observation: label-fr-nl-de
summary: Belgian Trappist dark ale of 9 % vol in a 33 cl glass bottle, brewed at Scourmont Abbey.
brand: brand/chimay
category: category/10000159
net_content: 330 ml
country_of_sale: BE, CH, FR, IT, NL
country_of_origin: BE
pack_format: glass bottle
status: active
abv_percent: 9
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| manufactured_by | company/bieres-de-chimay | | | | | printed | ^pack-abv | The gold band under the front label prints "S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. 6464 Baileux". |
| food_business_operator | company/bieres-de-chimay | EU | | | | printed | ^pack-abv | Same operator block; the beer is brewed at Scourmont Abbey and bottled by this company. |
| imported_by | company/brewrise | IT | | | | sourced | ^beverfood | The export label prints an importer address "Savelli 28 - 35129 Padova"; Brewrise s.r.l. is registered at Via Giovanni Savelli 28, 35129 Padua and the Beverfood importer index lists Bieres de Chimay S.A. among its Belgian suppliers. The printed company name itself is cut off in the photo. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/bieres-de-chimay | | | | | derived | ^pack-abv | Prefix 5410908; GS1 prefix 541 is the Belgian member organisation and the pack names S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. as the operator. No public source names the registrant of the barcode. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| BE | sourced | ^thysshop | Prik & Tik Duffel prints this EAN in its Barcode field, at EUR 2.34 plus EUR 0.10 deposit for the 33 cl bottle. | 2026-09-14 | new | BE | EUR 2.34 |
| NL | printed | ^pack-marks | The back label prints the Dutch deposit block "NEDERLAND: STATIEGELD 0,10 EUR". Gall and Gall also lists Chimay Blauw 33 cl, without a barcode. | 2020-11-09 | | BE | |
| FR | sourced | ^miamland | The French wholesaler Miamland prints this EAN with a 12-bottle carton and country of origin Belgium; its price is behind a trade login. | 2026-09-14 | new | BE | |
| CH | sourced | ^boissons-service | Boissons Service prints this EAN at CHF 4.30; the back label also prints "SUISSE: VERRE RECYCLABLE A RETOURNER AU FOURNISSEUR". | 2026-09-14 | new | BE | CHF 4.30 |
| IT | printed | ^pack-en | The English-language block of the export label prints an Italian importer address, "Savelli 28 - 35129 Padova"; the company name above it is cut off in the photograph. | 2025-12-29 | | BE | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Chimay Blauw | name | nl | | |
| Chimay Blau | name | de | | |
| Chimay Blue | search | en | | |
| Chimay Bruin 33 cl | search | nl | | |
| Blauw | search | nl | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ----------------------- | ---- | ----- | ----------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | --------- | -------- | ------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/water | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | water | label-fr-nl-de | | 1 | eau | known |
| ingredient/barley-malt | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | barley-malt | label-fr-nl-de | | 2 | malt d'orge | known |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | sugar | label-fr-nl-de | | 3 | sucre | known |
| ingredient/wheat-starch | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | wheat-starch | label-fr-nl-de | | 4 | amidon de ble | known |
| ingredient/hops | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | hops | label-fr-nl-de | | 5 | houblon | known |
| ingredient/spices | | label | Not broken down on the label. | | | | | | ^pack-back | spices | label-fr-nl-de | | 6 | epices | known |
| ingredient/yeast | | label | | | | | | | ^pack-back | yeast | label-fr-nl-de | | 7 | levure | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | -------------- | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ |
| label-fr-nl-de | Back label, French / Dutch / German block | label | BE, FR, NL, CH | fr | | | 2019-01-30 | supported | Ingredients : eau, malt d'orge, sucre, amidon de ble, houblon, epices et levure. | listed | | ^pack-back | Photographed 2019-01-30; a separate 2019-08-29 crop of the same three-language block and the 2026 Open Food Facts record carry the same list, so no revision is evidenced between them. | 330 ml | | | glass bottle | |
| label-en-export | Export back label, English and southern / northern European block | label | IT | en | | | 2025-12-29 | supported | Ingredients: water, barley malt, sugar, wheat starch, hop, spices and yeast. | listed | | ^pack-en | A concurrent multilingual export label, not an earlier generation: the same seven ingredients, plus an Italian importer address and an "approx. 2.4 standard drinks" statement. | 330 ml | | | glass bottle | |
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## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| --------- | -------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| exempt-eu | label-fr-nl-de | No nutrition declaration printed | 100 ml | as_sold | | exempt | Beverage containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol: the nutrition declaration of Article 9(1)(l) is not mandatory under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Article 16(4). | ^eu1169 | No nutrition table appears anywhere on the label, and the French wholesaler's data sheet leaves its nutrition field empty. The maker publishes no values for this article either. |
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## Allergen declarations <!--allergens-->
| observation | allergen | declaration | source | note |
| -------------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| label-fr-nl-de | Barley (gluten) | contains | ^pack-back | Emphasised on the label as malt d'orge / gerstemout / Gerstenmalz. |
| label-fr-nl-de | Wheat (gluten) | contains | ^pack-back | Emphasised on the label as amidon de ble / tarwezetmeel / Weizenstaerke. |
<!--/allergens-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| label-fr-nl-de | Authentic Trappist Product | certification | ^pack-front | The hexagonal logo is printed on the front label and repeated on the back; the label text says it certifies that the beer is produced inside a Trappist abbey and that most of the income goes to social causes. |
| label-fr-nl-de | Biere refermentee en bouteille (refermented in the bottle) | label | ^pack-back | Printed in all three languages of the back label. |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| --------------- | --------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| label-en-export | markets | unknown | The export label prints "APPROX. 2.4 STANDARD DRINKS", a statement required on alcohol labels in Australia and in New Zealand. No listing was found that says which of the two this pack serves, so neither country is listed in country_of_sale. | ^pack-en |
| | identity | disputed | Gall and Gall's Dutch data sheet gives the alcohol content as 8 %. The label, the maker's own page and every retailer that prints the EAN give 9 % vol, which is what this entry records. | ^gall |
| | nutrition | not_applicable | No nutrition values are declared: the pack is exempt and the brewery publishes none for this article. | ^chimay-blue |
| | images | not_researched | No photograph of the 2026 label generation's full back surface was available; the English export block is known only from a cropped strip. | ^pack-en |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from the Open Food Facts label photographs, the brewery's own page, the Belgian and GLEIF registers and four retailer listings, three of which print this EAN.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| chimay-blue | https://chimay.com/en/beers/chimay-blue/ | Chimay: Blue | 2026-09-14 | Bieres de Chimay | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| wikipedia-chimay | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimay_Brewery | Chimay Brewery | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410908000036 | Blauw - Chimay - 0.33l | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5410908000036 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack-front | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/27.jpg | Front label of the 33 cl bottle, vintage year 2023 | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2024-02-03 | | Front label | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack-back | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/13.jpg | Back label of the 33 cl bottle: French, Dutch and German text with the ingredient list | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-01-30 | | Back label | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack-abv | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/26.jpg | Gold band: Alc. 9% vol., 0,33 L, S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. 6464 Baileux | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2023-06-08 | | Neck band | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack-marks | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/22.jpg | Back label detail: Dutch deposit and Swiss glass-return blocks | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-11-09 | | Back label, right edge | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack-en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/541/090/800/0036/28.jpg | Export label strip: English ingredient list, Italian importer address, standard-drinks statement | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2025-12-29 | | Back label, export block | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| kbo | https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?lang=fr&ondernemingsnummer=0438560655 | BIERES DE CHIMAY, entreprise 0438.560.655 | 2026-09-14 | SPF Economie, Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises | registry | | 0438560655 | | | | |
| gleif | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter%5Bfulltext%5D=Bieres%20de%20Chimay | GLEIF LEI record for Bieres de Chimay | 2026-09-14 | GLEIF | registry | | 549300H0248631WJLV25 | | cc0 | GLEIF | |
| thysshop | https://thysshop.be/trappistenbier/735-Chimay-Bruin-33-cl-Fles-Blauw-5410908000036.html | Chimay Bruin 33 cl Fles Blauw | 2026-09-14 | Thysshop Prik and Tik Duffel | retailer | | | | | | |
| boissons-service | https://www.boissons-service.ch/fr/brunes-ambrees-rousses/163-chimay-bleue-grande-reserve-vp-33-cl-u-5410908000036.html | Chimay Bleue Grande Reserve VP 33 cl U | 2026-09-14 | Boissons Service | retailer | | | | | | |
| miamland | https://www.miamland.com/produit/18522/achetez-biere-chimay-bleu-br-9d-33cl | Biere bleue Trappiste Belge, 33 cl - CHIMAY | 2026-09-14 | Miamland | retailer | | | | | | |
| gall | https://www.gall.nl/chimay-blauw-33cl-997323.html | Chimay Blauw 33CL | 2026-09-14 | Gall and Gall | retailer | | | | | | |
| brewrise | https://www.brewrise.com/ | Brewrise: importazione birre | 2026-09-14 | Brewrise s.r.l. | manufacturer | | | Footer imprint | | | |
| beverfood | https://www.beverfood.com/importazione-birre-bevande/brewrise | Brewrise Srl: importazione bevande analcoliche, birra, spirits | 2026-09-14 | Beverfood | publication | | | | | | |
| eu1169 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/16 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Article 16 | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | | | Article 16(4) | ocl | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Chimay Bleue is the strongest of the Trappist ales brewed at Scourmont Abbey in Forges, near Chimay in Hainaut, and this is the 33 cl bottle at 9 % vol.[^chimay-blue] The beer started as Speciale Noel, a Christmas brew sold from 1954, and became the year-round "blue capsule" in 1956; the brewery sells the same beer in the 75 cl bottle as Grande Reserve.[^chimay-blue] It is refermented in the bottle and the front label carries the hexagonal Authentic Trappist Product logo, which the back label explains as certifying that the beer is made inside a Trappist abbey and that most of the income goes to social causes.[^pack-back] The operator printed on the pack is S.A. Bieres de Chimay N.V. of Baileux.[^pack-abv]
The brewery was founded inside the abbey in 1862, was the first to put the Trappist Ale designation on its labels, and exports about half of what it makes; the water comes from a well inside the monastery walls and the beer is trucked to a bottling plant twelve kilometres away before three weeks of refermentation.[^wikipedia-chimay] The multilingual back label is printed in several concurrent versions: one carries French, Dutch and German, another adds English, Finnish, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian for export.[^pack-en]
<!--/about-->