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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
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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.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MacMoney (326) - Espoo, FINLAND - MAY 14, 2011
Bottle. Pours a cloudy dark reddish amber with a large, white thick head. Aroma is a lot of Belgian yeast with tones of banana and cloves and spiciness, some candy sugar. Taste is strongly clovey, with some pepper and Belgian yeast. Palate is alright, not as strong as it should be.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
crajun (390) - , Texas, USA - MAY 14, 2011
snifter at cool river; dark coppery color with a thin off white head. Aroma is dark fruit? this to me is a subdued dubbel and I like that better than some that are tooo much of everything - sweet slight carbonation; good not worth the $ in my opinion

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jolo (521) - Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 12, 2011
Bottle 33 cl. A mahogany colour with a white (small bubbly) head. The aroma of sweet, fruity and some yeast. The carbonation is good. It has a medium sweet taste, some yeast and maybe caramel. A beer that met my expectations but not the best Chimay

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BeerCast_Rich (1056) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 12, 2011
[330ml bottle, Peckham’s Stockbridge, Edinburgh] Gusher on opening – seems to happen a fair bit with Chimay beers. Huge head from the gush, deep rusty brown pour. Slight caramel notes on the aroma, plenty of sweet fruity malt in evidence. Slightly bitter taste, some woodiness, mostly caramel malt. Slightly sour aftertaste. Really good drinker, particularly for 7% [04102007]

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Sevenlee (372) - Central Coast, NSW, AUSTRALIA - MAY 9, 2011
Pours a dark amber colour with a tall frothy off white head. Aroma is fruity malt and some yeast. Taste is also fruity with hints of caramel and yeast. Little bitterness in the finish. Probably the weaker of the Chimays but still a beautiful beer.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
RickTStiles (504) - Rochester, New York, USA - MAY 8, 2011
pours red with a luxurious off white head and minimal lacing. Aroma is boozy with yeast, bread and cranberry notes. The mouthfeel is crisp and biting (lots of carbonation) but the body is full. taste is yeast and cranberry with a hint of caramel. finish is simple and bitter.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Kronebryg (613) - Sorgenfri, DENMARK - MAY 8, 2011
Fine head, dark golden Light nose, caramel, herbs and a little citrus very lively w medium body and a fine length Taste w. Orange, light caramel A bit dissapointing

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
sailracer (190) - Massachusetts, USA - MAY 6, 2011
On tap. Initial fruity taste with a sour/bitter bite. Mellowed a little after the first drink. Pretty good overall.


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