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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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RATINGS: 2399   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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.


4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
badhack (53) - San Jose, California, USA - JUN 26, 2011
Poured a light brown and coppery color, quite transparent and bubbly. Had a thick head that dissipated fairly quickly. It smelled of fruit, hops, some malt and a slight bit of grass. It’s taste had a very smooth and moderately strong malt profile, seemed like mediums to dark roasts. It was slightly sweet and tasted of fruit and had a fairly strong bitter hop finish, but not as strong as an IPA. This was a good beer, darker flavor than I expected. It lacked the complexity you’d expect but it is very smooth.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
FlyingWombat (21) - AUSTRALIA - JUN 26, 2011
Poured from 330ml bottle into snifter glass. Cloudy brown-red colour, large off-white head that falls away relatively quickly and leaves little to no lacing. A big aroma of sweetly sharp malts, caramel, multiple fruits like orange and spices. Taste dominated by malt, caramel and dark fruits, as well as a toasty edge. Mouthfeel is a little rough and in some parts watery, which detracts from the drinkability. Medium body with medium-to-high carbonation. Overall a mostly enjoyable beer, but far from a "wow!" beer. Seems a somewhat straight forward abbey dubbel.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
DutchDrebus (1112) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUN 25, 2011
It’s a good beer but i just didn’t like it very much. Mouthfeel isn’t how i like it.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Zita (2193) - Assentoft, DENMARK - JUN 24, 2011
bread, nuts, toast, golden, hazy, light brown foam,light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish,

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
abemorsten (1201) - Randaberg, NORWAY - JUN 19, 2011
Glass at Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen. Hazy orange with a two fingers thick, creamy, light brown head. Wooden, spicy Belgian yeast aroma. Sweet, spicy, acidic and light earthy flavor. Medium body. Dryish mouth.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
prawlie (474) - Berkshire, ENGLAND - JUN 19, 2011
Bottle from Tesco poured into a Westmalle glass. Very dark red, with a well formed and generous head. Tastes fruity, slightly sweet, its a little less comples a brew than I was expecting. The aroma is rich, hoppy and fruity, nice. Nice on the palate, though not as good as the Blaauw.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
gunnar (2279) - Sandnes, NORWAY - JUN 16, 2011
Tasted in Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen. Pours hazy golden with a big creamy off-white head. Lively carbonated.Aroma of dark sweet fruits, good malty sweetness. Taste is light sweet, malty with some alcohol presence, port wine and some nice spices, good choice. Complex and simple.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Jesterdeal (416) - Marlton, New Jersey, USA - JUN 15, 2011
Aroma of.plums, yeast and malts. Pours a hazy red with a bubbly head. Tastes of sugar cane, wheat and tasty yeast. It’s the tastiest glass of bread I’ve had in a while.


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