Chimay Rouge (Red)

bottle. Poured cloudy reddish-brown with off-white head. Citrus, yeasty aroma with some pepper. Peppery flavour with high carbonation that bites the tongue. Astringent finish.

Reddish brown pour with a fine looking light tan head. Very fruity aroma. Apricot, peach, apple with a mild yogurty sweetness. The flavor is yeastier. Also more bread and caramel, but still quite fruity. The finish is very clean and dry, almost surprisingly so, and rounds the rich flavor out nicely. Very good, very drinkable beer.

Overall a very good beer, but not a flavorfull as some other Trappist Ale’s I’ve had before. There is almost no aftertaste when you drink it. I had bought this and Fin Du Monde also, and actually enjoyed the Fin Du Monde better. This is still a very good beer and will probably buy again.

Pours slightly hazy bright burnt orange with a tall beige head that has great retention (there ’till the glass was gone), likely due to the high effervesence, leaves some lacing as well. Aroma is grassy, caramel, blossoming fruit trees, fruity yeast, a hint of toast, and apricot preserves. Flavor is grass, apple, toast, caramel, fruity yeast, dark fruits and sweet grain. Finish is slightly acidic fruitiness, burnt sugar and some grassy, spicy notes. Bitterness is present and about average for a dubbel.

Larger bottle (750?). Pours a deep amber color with a medium off white head with good lacing. The aroma is yeast, fruit, vinous, caramel malt. The flavor has more yeast, vinous, moderately sweet caramel like malt, and other fruits. Dry, somewhat fruity finish. This is decent enough, but probably won’t revisit anytime soon.

Pours deep amber with a distinct fruit smell; hints of apple. Flavor is semi spiced with a medium body. Nice carbonation. Good intro to dubbels.

Bubblegum licorice malty smell. Pinkish amber color with an apple juice hue and a minimal frothy off white head. Lots of funnelling carbonation action and some suspended sediment. Smooth and rich taste of sweet malt with a minor sweet sourness. Medium bodied, resinous in the direction of syrupy, and the funneling carbonation is soft and fizzy. A very good Dubbel, whether a session beer or not could be debatable, how it’s served, and how it’s prepared to be served.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a large off-white head. Spicy aroma with notes of yeast. The flavour is malty and some yeast with hints of fruits and spices. Nice medium-bodied dubbel.