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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.


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
OmegaX (383) - Florida, USA - MAR 26, 2011
Small bottle from the Chimay gift pack (I just wanted the glass). This is the last one of the Chimays that I haven’t tried. This one is nice and fruity overall. Some hop/malt showing through as well. Overall I like the grand reserve better but not bad at all.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
hoosiers1994 (561) - Maryland, USA - MAR 25, 2011
33cl bottle poured into a goblet. The beer smells fantastic....with notes of fruit....plums maybe. The beer pours a nice reddish brown, like a true dubbel should, and leave a nice off white head with large champagne size bubbles. Taste is fruit up front, noting tastes of fruit again, sweet, but with a dry finish. The hops provide just the right amount of hops to keep this from being too sweet. Very well balanced, with some linger bitterness. Palate is medium body with lively carbonation. Overall, a great classic dubbel. This really hits in all the right places. Very, very good.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Rasmus40 (3016) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - MAR 25, 2011
Clear brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, yeasty and light spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Light dry and spicy finish. 250311

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
msojka (411) - New Jersey, USA - MAR 19, 2011
Pour is a deep red brown color with a decent sized white head. Nose is of dark fruits and yeast. Taste is mostly of fruits, maybe with some earthy notes. Extremely light, and very well carbonated.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mattyb83 (589) - Minnesota, USA - MAR 19, 2011
Bottle. Deep, translucent red and orange color with a large semi off white head. Yeasty bread aroma with just a hint of fruits showing up. Fruity flavor with, some sweetness, and some clove-like spice. Medium bodied. Prefer the blue and white to this, but it is still pretty solid.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
ralphdot (506) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - MAR 19, 2011
Dark red colour with a good head, very nice brune, it says Brune on the bottle but is known as Chimay Red?

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
GarnotingPete (320) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 19, 2011
Bière cuivrée sur lie, légèrement trouble avec un généreux col beige mousseux. De complexes arômes herbacés, de gazon, de pomme verte, d’alcool et même de café! Bière plutôt acide et légèrement minérale. De corps moyen. Texture lisse et plaisante avec une fin honnête. Probablement agréable avec des repas épicés et arômatiques.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
77ships (744) - Antwerpen, BELGIUM - MAR 14, 2011
bottle@home: least impressive of the Chimay’s, heavy on dark red fruits & malts, some caramelised brown sugar, spice, minor spiced hops, middling, bit thin body


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