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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

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common

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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.


3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
HopfenWeisse (271) - - APR 19, 2012
330ml bottle from Bierzwerg. Dark amber colour with large lasting head. Aroma is malt, fruits, sweet. Flavour is bread, sweet, caramel, yeast.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kermis (962) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - APR 16, 2012
Bottle at De Paas. Clear red brown pour with off white head. Light ara of fruit and caramel. Flavour of malt, caramel and dark fruits.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
wintyguy (38) - British Columbia, CANADA - APR 15, 2012
Pours a hazy reddish copper with a lively frothy head which uniformly recedes. Aromas are light apricot fruits. Right of the taste is carbonated high, figs, apricots, caramel.bready, yeasty, wheaty, nice alcohol content. Good drinkability. Very tasty.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
cardofab (165) - Teramo- ITALY, ITALY - APR 15, 2012
Ottima trappista che ha dalla sua un equilibrio ed una bevibilitá notevole. color marrone, al naso note fruttate si mescolano al profumo di malto tostato. Al palato é maltata di corpo medio, giustamente gassata, con finale amarognolo molto gradevole con note tostate e di frutta (prugna). Good!

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
efecher (49) - Long Valley, New Jersey, USA - APR 13, 2012
Very smooth. Chimay is always consistent. Very drinkable and you drink the whole bottle before you realize it. I’ve had the blue label as well and haven’t been let down so far.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
spacecube (78) - Leeds, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - APR 12, 2012
Opens with a nice fruity aroma and pours a deep rust red. Lots of sweet fruits and fizz in the palate, balanced with a light bitterness. Excellent.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
molly75 (189) - (Madrid - España), ITALY - APR 10, 2012
[ASPETTO] marrone castagna, velata [SCHIUMA] color crema, fine e compatta, buona presenza [OLFATTO] malto tostato, con leggeri sentori di cioccolato; un leggero fruttato e lieviti e note alcoliche [GUSTO] inzio maltato, leggermente dolce, che lascia spazio a sentori tostati che ancora ricordano vagamente cioccolato e miele. Si passa per un fugace fruttato che si mescola subito con un amaricante finale e note alcoliche, con l’insorgere di toni speziati , piccanti soprattutto nel retrogusto [TEXTURE] corpo medio, vellutata , buona carbonazione e alcohol percettibile e ben dosato. [COMMENTO FINALE] un classico e per questo spesso trattato spesso con differenza, cosinderando che occupa gli scaffali di quasi tutti i supermercati al fianco di birre più o meno industriali. Strong ale belga trappista equilibrata, di facile bevuta, con un tocco amaro che invoglia la bevuta. direi quasi semplice, lineare e per questo ben riuscitae godibile. potendo avere una cantina con tutti i crismi, sarebbe da lasciare riposare a lungo.. per vedere l’effetto che fa!!

3.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ferit (41) - - APR 10, 2012
+ mooi bruin met een soort van stroperige look. - schuim ziet eruit als het schuim in de wasmachine, schuim is ook erg snel weg. +/- friste citrus geur maar daarna overheerst helaas het muffe geurtje weer. + 1ste smaak - zoutig, moeilijk te devineren wat ik nou precies proef, 2de smaak - brandende alcohol, 3de smaak - ligt bitter op de achtertong, 4de smaak - bier blijft hangen achter in de mond, dikke schuim.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
olio (1530) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 8, 2012
33 cl bottle.
Rated on 20090213.
Pours brown color with medium head. Aroma of yeast, caramel malts, toffee and dark fruits. Flavor of dark ripe fruits, caramel malts, toffee and mild yeast and spice notes.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Bricktop86 (230) - Moore, Oklahoma, USA - APR 7, 2012
Was given one for free by a Bud Light drinker so I can’t complain. I still think its a little overrated.


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