Chimay Rouge (Red) / Première

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

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Pours red-brown, slight haze. Thin head, persisting. Nose of caramel and orange peel, yeast. Very creamy in the mouth, caramel is coming back slightly. Very long aftertaste sugar bread (?).

750 corked n’ caged bottle 2010 vintage- The cork popped out like a champagne cork, massively pressurized- Pours cloudy dark orange with a suprisingly thin head and poor lacework. The aroma makes up for the appearance, its Belgian sugar, yeast, banana, and tart. The flavor is also sugar, not too tart, figs, banana, clove, smooth and sessionable. The body is full to medium, carbonation is high. Overall I was kind of let down, there is no denying this is a world class beer, but I have to admit I had higher expectations.

Herber, wenig alkoholischer Antrunk, etwas Hefe, dunkles Malz. In Teilen flach, im Abgang vollmundig. Schokoladennoten, wenig Getreide. Gut. 7/8/9/9/8/8

Belgians are always unique beers.I cant beleive i havent tried this or the blue yet but have tried many others and has been a while.If anybody was new to these they would be surprised how good complex and differnt beer can taste.Even though it reminds me of wine somewhat its very pleasing in taste aroma and effect.I respect a beer that can age well is unpasterized and healthier has a unique taste and never that weird yeast aroma that i find in many good and reputable ipa’s.The aroma is great complex smelling of sweet grain fruit, cherrry maybe some other dark berry overall a unique smell you will never smell until experiencing this.Taste is similar with dark cherry like smooth malt sweetness.Sweet and somewhat dry barely sticky. Color was brownish red and hazy from the yeast.Not big in head but carbonated well.Finishes with a faint tart fruit like mildly spicyness all balanced.Giving your mouth a big party of flavor.Cant wait to try that blue! Screw those cherry stouts or fruity flavored beers this is the real kind of fruit that wont turn you off like those.Coming from someone that does not like any of those fruit type beers too.

(Bottle, 0.33 l - BBE 2014, at Hilpeä Hauki, Helsinki, 20110527) The beer poured copper coloured and quite clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had malts, Belgian style yeast and raisins. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, raisins, Belgian style yeast, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. Balanced and ok.

Schlichtes und gutes Etikettendesign der 0,33l-Flasche die bis 2008 haltbar ist. Leicht trübe, bernsteinartige Farbe mit anfangs getreidigem Geruch in den auch Fruchtnoten mit einspielen. Der Geschmack ist vielfältig, vorwiegend schokoladig-malzig, etwas fruchtig. Dann wenn das Bier wärmer wird kommen nussige Momente durch. Im Nachhall etwas holzig. Ein gutes Bier. Test vom 21.10.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2012 Appearance - Orange/red brown hazy, frothy white head quickly dissapates, minimal lacing on glass. Aroma - Fruity, some bread yeast, spicy, some alcohol, perfumy wheat, floral malt. Quite complex aroma. Taste - Malt, hint of spices, alcohol, wheat, slight acidic sourness (not unpleasant), a layer of sweetness. Spicy alcoholic warming malt finish with light bitterness. The lively carbonation suits the beer. A very good beer (91/100) but Chimay Blue surpasses it as one of the megastars.
8/4/8/4/16

Re-rate Need to try again as old review.....not as good as Chimay so placed it at 7/4/8/4/15 3.7

330ml bottle from Alko

Pours copperish red with a large foamy head. Aroma has hints of yeast and spices. Taste is malty and has hints of caramel. Slightly sweet and sour finish. Not very complex, but well balanced.

Had a bottle at the Trappistenlokaal in Delft. You would expect that a bar this dedicated to beer and especially to trappist ales, would serve it a the right temperature. Too bad the bartender served it way to cold, so most of the aroma wasn’t noticeable. Had to warm the glass up between my hands to bring it to temperature. Colour was ok, looking reddish brown with a hazy glow in it. When the aroma came back eventually, it had some forest fruits like berries, abricots and really fruity yeasts. It has a really subtle body, full and round, easy to drink. Flavour is full, sugar sweetness and small hints of chocolate. Nice one.

330 mL bottle in a Chimay glass of course... Finally finishing out the Chimay trifecta until I make it over to the brewery. Although, this is the first of the three I have had, it has been almost 9 years since the last time I had one. Hazy amber pour with a medium head. Malty caramel and fruit aroma. Rich fruity flavors with a nice hop balance. Still as good as I remember from the first time.