Chimay Rouge (Red)

This is a nice bit of variety, but it doesn’t live up to the two greats of blue and white. Certainly well worth the drink though.

Sweet, almost fruity start, with unique dry finish, beautiful pour, stellar

Dark hazels brown with a half inch of a nosily bubbly head, lots of small chunks float everywhere, very tasty looking beer. Sharp yeast, smooth banana, a touch of alcohol, and cherries fill the nose, beer smells better and better when beer warms to proper temperature. Banana, and sweet malts comprise most of the flavor, there seems to be a slight smoky aspect to it as well, the flavor is very good but seems slightly watered down. It’s strange this isn’t getting the lowest marks of all the Chimmay’s I have drank but its my least favorite, it is the most mild tasting but still dam good."

t pours nicely and visually resembles iced tea. It has a larger head than the other two Chimay’s, but fades faster into a nice off-white ring of foam. The aroma from this beer is one of barley and fruit. It has a fascinating, smooth, dry taste. As it hits the mouth it starts off being very carbonated, but quickly fades into a dry, fruity, caramel-ish taste. The aftertaste is amazing and leaves the hit of barley and apricot behind.

Bottle Pours a hazy reddish brown with a good off white head. Nice stuff floating around. Has a good aroma of floral, bread, and sweet malts. Has a good carbonation. The flavor is well blended. Not real deep but very refreshing. Has a medium body. Good finish and a nice aftertaste. Not as dry a texture as some of their beers but still a touch dry. Very drinkable but not my first choice from Chimay.

Floral aroma, very light and nothing out of place. It’s dark and cloudy and reddish brown, with brewed in the bottle particulates. The flavour is smooth and easy with the end flavour being the most prevalant in the aftertaste. The first part of my ’red, white and blue’ day of chimay.

Hazy reddish dark brown colour with lots of particles floating in the bottle. Thick creamy off-white head. Strong - not pungent - sourly, vinous aroma with a whiff of roasted caramel. I could taste notes of berries, almonds and the yeast, accompanied by a great creamy mouthfeel. That sourness didn’t contribute distinctly to the flavour, but is clearly adding its complexity in the aroma. Late, pleasant alcohol warmth. I think I might have enjoyed the Dubbel by Westmalle a tiiiny bit more, though, this is a bit too much on the yeasty side...

A nose of bread, yeast and hops. Taste is a bit sharp - yeast, minerals and a distinct malty flavour that I recognize from the blue counterpart. A good dubbel, but nothing special. It could use some aging.