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

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

Linnet (530) - Umeå, SWEDEN - APR 3, 2009

Big creamy beige head deep red cloudy colour. Smell is yeasty, sweet, dark fruit, but the yeast dominates. Flavour is yeasty and very vinous there is also some hops in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is very crisp with heavy carbonation, medium bubbles. This beer was very good it’s big brother is a bit better, but this is also great! Serving type: bottle

4.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20

Tweety (377) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 31, 2009

This is probably my favorite of the Chimay beers. It’s just so good and so smooth. Great with a meal, a perfect example of the dubbel style.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

LarsEngen (114) - Sandvika, NORWAY - MAR 30, 2009

33 cl bottle. Dark red color with a huge thick light brown head. Aroma of sweet malts. Flavor of sweet malts and sugar. Very nice and smooth. Not that complex as the blue one.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

Blaze312 (132) - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - MAR 30, 2009

750ml Bottle. Pour with thick head, a dark red color. Malty yet sweet aroma. Taste fruity with a hint of citrus. Too drunk to give this a proper description.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

KyotoLefty (3752) - Kyoto, JAPAN - MAR 28, 2009

From the 750ml bottle. I have had this many times, but when I decided to rate it, it turned out to be amazingly disappointing. Nothing was wrong with the bottle or its age, but this was not an interesting beer. Too young, maybe? Weak, somewhat vegetal aroma. Light body and light flavor, with not near enough malt. Very boring.

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

jvmiller (558) - Bel Air, Maryland, USA - MAR 28, 2009

Aroma is very yeasty-bready, almost minty. Alcohol, candy sugar. Body is smooth, silky. Hints of tart fruit, malty just a bit of candy sugar. Very smooth, carbonated just right. Its pretty mellow and very balanced and clean. Nice one.

3.5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

bookman10 (340) - Osseo, Minnesota, USA - MAR 28, 2009

Nice dark red beer. Pours with thick, creamy head. Nice fruity, bitter flavor, though not quite as good as the Chimay white variety, which I like much better.

4.1

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

mike1977ok (1188) - NETHERLANDS - MAR 27, 2009

Hazy red colour. Some malt in the aroma together with some candy sweetness. Quite a metallic taste with some bitter cocoa-like malt coming through in the aftertaste.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

aphalo (84) - Turku, FINLAND - MAR 27, 2009

Bottle 330ml, 2008. Hazy copper colour, small light brown head. Fruity aroma, citrus and kiwi in it. Pretty light body, taste has fresh fruits, raisin, hint of nuts; yeast in the finnish.

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

slimweebs (163) - Los Angeles, California, USA - MAR 27, 2009

Pours a hazy amber color, very inviting. Has a very malty flavor, incredibly smooth, and just enough bite to balance out the sweet flavors. Has a nice thick feel, and carbonated just right. An excellent beer!

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