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Chimay Rouge (Red)

Chimay Rouge (Red) - Abbey Dubbel

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
19463.79/5.03.79/5.07%97.2Trappist glass
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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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 Snojerk321 (1917), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 4, 2009  
Bottle. Pours cloudy brown with a fizzy beige head. Aroma is like peeled apple skin, with hints of caramel and spice. Medium body. Flavor has a general fruit sweetness, as well as a light spicy note. Nice.


 JFURYCAT (782), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
May 3, 2009  
Wow, I never rated this? One of the only decent beers at Pocono Brewing Company on bottle. Enjoyable with an accent on the fruits and yeast versus the typical malty dubbel. Nice mix of hops to add bitterness. The palate isn’t as wowing as other dubbels and is a bit dull. But a decent beer nonetheless.


 TampaBrew (726), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
May 3, 2009  
Pours a deep amber. Bready malty nose. Smells musty and slightly fruity. Medium to full body.


 noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 2, 2009  
11.2 oz. bottle (2008) in my brand new Chimay goblet. Beautiful appearance: pours a copper-amber/ruby w/ a generous rocky, white head that keeps bubbling away angrily. Carbonation from the bottle re-fermentation is evident. Nose is candy sugar and spicy fruits. Bananas, bread, toasted malt and a whole lot of hoppy bitterness in the flavor. Medium-bodied and extremely dry. Not as good as the Bleue, but underrated in my view. Maybe a shade too dry. Caramel and toffee notes as it warms. Finishes figs in alcohol.


 green (187), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/519/20
May 1, 2009  
malty but not sweet or dry, lightly smokey roasted light cherry mild rasin, soft, finishes with fig and dark fruit and well balanced bitterness. Complex and luxurious. Unparalleled craftsmanship, would be the best rated beer on earth if it were harder to get.


 smashteroid (227), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 30, 2009  
This is the first Chimay I have had, but hopefully not the last. I’ve been enjoying abbeys lately, as I had until recently never tried one. Served cold from bottle. Dark red/amber color with a thick off-white head. Yummy flavor with good fruity notes and sweet/bitter interplay. An enjoyable beer.


Stoutjourner (17), Thailand
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/56/20
Apr 28, 2009  
A pleasant beer, with caramel flavor, nice color and good maltiness. Too much carbonation, though. I would like the opportunity to try this one on tap some time.


 DigitalMan (113), Idaho, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/515/20
Apr 21, 2009    Updated: Jun 10, 2009
My favorite of the Chimays. Not too strong (like the Blue) but still with most of the complex character. Been having one of these every so often for 20+ years. Always a winner.



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