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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

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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.


4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Prokroustis (361) - Thessaloniki, GREECE - APR 22, 2011
Cloudy dark red with an off white head. Malty aroma with fruits, plum and licorice. Very balanced taste with a great sweet dry finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Scopey (1179) - Croydon, Surrey, ENGLAND - APR 18, 2011
Bottle from Nelson Wines. It pours hazy medium brown with red highlights and has a very thin beige head. The nose is sweet fig, date, caramel, wood, tangerine and winter spices. The taste is wood, caramel, smoke, tobacco, orange, orange blossom, dark fruit and honey, with a long woody finish. There’s no denying it’s a decent brew, but it really lacks the drinkability and complexity of the Bleue.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jmagnus87 (520) - Carbondale, Illinois, USA - APR 15, 2011
From a 33cl bottle from Pick’s Liquors poured into my Chimay Trappist glass. This beer pours a light brown/ruby. It has a full inch of head that is a dark white color and lasts and lasts. Has a slight smell of caramel and fig. Taste is malty like a fresh baked loaf of bread. It is slightly sweet and slightly bitter. Very good amount of carbonation. Finish is dry and abrupt. Overall, I dislike this beer. I feel that it is the very worst of the Chimay brand. I will not be buying this beer again.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
legrosjf (18) - CANADA - APR 15, 2011
En versant le tout en verre, une odeur de levure est nettement perceptible. Des arômes de pain frais, de noix grillés,de caramel, de fruits séchés et d’épices sont perceptibles. Le liquide de couleur brun légèrement brouillé est recouvert d’une belle mousse beige et persistante. En bouche, l’amertume, l’effervescence et le petit côté piquant rend la dégustation bien intéressante. Très bonne bière.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
badnewsbeers (2195) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - APR 14, 2011
Why haven’t I rated this yet? Well, here goes. Pours a murky, reddish brown. Almost no head. Aroma of caramelized sugar, bread pudding and fig. Flavor of stone, cinnamon, bread, caramel, and slight toast. Good, but expected and standard for a dubbel.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Thorpe429 (3542) - Alexandria, Virginia, USA - APR 14, 2011
Served in a goblet with Thanksgiving dinner 2010. Pours a medium brownish-crimson color with a single-finger white head with a touch of lacing. The retention isn’t the best either, though it’s certainly a nice color. Nose is dark caramel, purple plum, dates, raisins, and a touch of booze. The flavor brings forward some notes of lightly-sweetened dark fruits, raisins, and malt along with a fairly strong presence of dates and a nice yeasty character. Medium body with low carbonation and a bit of booze. Drinks fairly well but doesn’t have all that much depth. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-25-2010

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Matts_Property (589) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - APR 12, 2011
UPDATED: APR 13, 2011 330ml Bottle. Pours a deep red/orange/brown with a foamy white head. Aroma of spices, dark fruits, toffee, caramel. Flavour of roasted malts, yeast, spices, dark fruits. Soft carbonation. Suck on that F**k Society

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Meilby (2372) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - APR 11, 2011
Bottle 330ml @ home
Pours cloudy orange with a off-white head. Aroma is funky with notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits and yeast. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carboantion is soft.


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