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Chimay Rouge (Red)

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
19533.79/5.03.79/5.07%97.3Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Bottle Conditioned.
Ingredients: Pilsner malt (French barley from Champagne) & caramalt; German Hallertaur & American Galena hops. Yeast & sugar added to the bottled beer.
Chimay Rouge (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.
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 lumpsowers (235), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/103/516/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Sweet, almost fruity start, with unique dry finish, beautiful pour, stellar


 Cirrhosis (615), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 5, 2009  
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."


Dfonorow (31), New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 3, 2009  
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.


 Birdiebeagle (780), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 1, 2009  
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.


 TheHulk (114), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
May 31, 2009  
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.


 danielst (137), Vienna, Austria
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/104/515/20
May 28, 2009  
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...


 LanceUppercut (121), Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
May 28, 2009  
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.


 EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
May 27, 2009  
Young bottle. Sweetly malty nose with a little roast, light mineral water and candi sugar yeasty notes. Dark ruby-mahogany pour does not let light through. Sudsy off-white head. Taste is sugary, yeasty, and richly malty, though a little one-dimensional; ends up drying off quite a bit, faint light fruit and air. Medium body, lightly bitter. For its relative blandness, this is still very balanced and composed, and the flavors have had some time to mature and mesh together.



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