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Chimay Rouge (Red)

Chimay Rouge (Red) - Abbey Dubbel

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
19463.79/5.03.79/5.07%97.2Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Bottle Conditioned.
Ingredients: Pilsner malt (French barley from Champagne) & caramalt; German Hallertaur & American Galena hops. Yeast & sugar added to the bottled beer.
Chimay Rouge (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.
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 cgreb (173), Marburg, Germany
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 4, 2009  
bottle - hazy brown beer with a beige head. A lot of yeast and fruity flavour. Some banana. Sweet and malty flavour. Traces of bread and yeast. Alcohol is easily detectable.


 scraff (1921), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 31, 2009  
750 ml - Dark orange-brown, foamy off white head. Raisin and fig nose warms to soft hints of sweet iced tea. Plummy grape flavors ride touches of yeasty sweet spice. Light to medium bodied, medium carbonation, dark fruity finish. A classic, but has been passed by many others over the years...


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Brown in color with ruby highlights. Aroma is of sugar, sweet malts, plums and figs. Taste is of sweet malt, light hops, fruit, and yeast.


 FatguyRacer (129), Crownsville, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 30, 2009  
Bottle. I would almost agree with those who would rate Chimay Blue higher. However I found that I needed to look beyond the first impression to find Red’s beauty. It’s fruity aroma is very subtle and its look in the glass is all class. Red has great color and head to match. It is a bit over carbonated, but I am willing to overlook it because it has a near perfect balance of malt and hops and alcohol. The bitter aftertaste is just right. This is a very dry and refreshing brew. Not to light and not to heavy. It makes me wish I had some fresh sourdough bread and hard cheese to eat.


 Scubatrip (388), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/104/514/20
Jan 30, 2009  
From the bottle, pours a hazy dark reddish with a thick bubbly off-white head. Not much in the nose. Taste is thin, some berries, kinda watery. A bit of yeast, finishes clean. It’s ok, but I don’t think it’s as good as its bretheren.


EatsTacos (13), , Yukon, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 28, 2009  
Pours a hazy rusty reddish brown. A thin white head goes away pretty quickly to form a ring around the glass. The smell is very sugary and heavy on malt. Dried dark fruits come to mind, prunes, raisins, there is some apple juice and grape juice. Lots of yeast and almost no alcohol smell. Initially this beer is pretty sugary and sweet with a faint sourness on the sides of the mouth. The hops are spicey and add to the bitterness. The finish is sweet and spicey with a lot of fruityness. Medium bodied with a crisp carbonation. Good drinkability.


 Plamadude30k (122), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 28, 2009  
While this is an excellent beer, it simply does not match up to Chimay Blue. In many ways these are similar, however the Red has a more pronounced carbonation, nearly becoming acerbic. Despite this, the beer is rather sweet and creamy, with a feeling of clarity in the depth of it.


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 27, 2009  
Cloudy amber with an off-white head. Belgian yeast, spices, and light fruits create a fairly complex taste. Sweet finish, medium body. Solid and widely available.



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