Chimay Rouge (Red) / Première

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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 2489 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.78 EST. CALORIES: 210 ABV: 7%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle Conditioned - 75 cl, and 33 cl bottles.
Ingredients: Pilsner malt (French barley from Champagne); wheat starch or flour (10% - 15%); dextrose (5%); malt extract (0.1%); hop extract from German Hallertaur (aroma) & American Galena (bittering) hops. Yeast & liquid invert sugar added to the bottled beer.
Chimay Red is noted for its coppery colour which makes it particularly attractive. Topped with a creamy head, it gives off a light, fruity apricot aroma produced by the fermentation. The taste perceived in the mouth is a balance confirming the fruity nuances noticed in the fragrance. Its taste, which imparts a silky sensation to the tongue, is made refreshing by a light touch of bitterness. To the palate, the taster perceives a pleasant astringency which complements the flavour qualities of this beer very harmoniously. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

4.3

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20

NWHopHead99 (58) - Tacoma, Washington, USA - FEB 21, 2002

Almost like a champagne head, and quite a bit of carbonation, but through it all is a really nice malty flavor, and a complex elegance of delivery that makes you feel like a god!

3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

Schroppfy (2328) - Łódż, Warsaw, Poland; Michigan, Ohio, USA - FEB 19, 2002

Far less raisin aroma and taste than other recent Belgians I’ve enjoyed. Subtle stuff way down in there, fruits I never knew existed, like the oddly-colored ones in the small baskets at the grocers...but also flavors of Coca Cola and clove, stronger than the rest. Coupled with the real thinness of body, I was a bit negatively surprised. I did expect something different, more. That being said, this is incredibly easy to drink, and one could(well, I could) get into serious trouble if this were more easily accessible.

4.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20

BuzzBeer99 (81) - Oklahoma, USA - FEB 19, 2002

elegant enough to show off with a fuente opus X cigar! The best meal i’ve had in weeks.

4.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

beerwarrior99 (16) - USA - FEB 18, 2002

Great beer, smooth, medium bodied, silky finish. Perfect in the Chimay glass. Definitely better Belgium beers, only hard to get in America

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

HarmonKill-a-Brew (388) - Wilmar, Arkansas, USA - FEB 16, 2002

More yeasty than the White, more aroma than the Bleu. I really liked this one.

2.7

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

delacerveza (157) - Florida, USA - FEB 16, 2002

HUGE head. but that’s about it. this was one of those beers that i had such high expectations for (from reading reviews like these at ratebeer) and was just a tad disappointed. granted, it was one single of the big bottles, maybe a bad batch? but nothing special, imho. all i know is that i seem to be getting better tasting ’belgian’ beers from the microbreweries here in the USA than i am finding from belgium itself. freshness issue?? hype?

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

MikeF (538) - Cleveland, Ohio, USA - FEB 16, 2002

Not as full flavored as Blue.

3.8

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20

maestro (36) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - FEB 16, 2002

Simply excellent to drink. I love this beer due to it’s drinkability as well as it’s pedigry and lineage. It is more affordable and lighter than the Blue and as such offers better value for the serious drinker. I still prefer the Blue as an ale to sit back and enjoy, but this is a really enjoyable, easy to drink, trappist ale with an interesing history. Very nice.

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

Caton (160) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - FEB 15, 2002

A pleasant drink, fruity palate with apricots. slightly sweet finish.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

JahNoth (1039) - Rochester, New York, USA - FEB 8, 2002

Very fruity and bubbly. Tasty, but not near the perfection of the blue.

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