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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.


2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bigabe (166) - California, USA - FEB 10, 2011
Pours reddish brown with a lively, bubbly head that sticks around. Aroma is complex, funky and fruity. Taste just does not live up to the aroma or the appearance. The flavors are very subtle, and basically kind of boring. There is some dark fruit, and some bitterness along with sweet malts... but nothing jumps out and grabs you. This is my least favorite of the Chimay brews, and I only drink it if it’s given to me. In fact, this is the worst trappist beer I have tried.

3.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
crossovert (2546) - Wisconsin, USA - FEB 10, 2011
UPDATED: OCT 27, 2011 I have had this one before, but not recently, I’ll review it. Best Before End: 2014. It pours a reddish brown with a quickly dissipating white head. The smell is unmistakable. It smells almost like a framboise. It has raspberries and dark fruit amidst caramally dark candi sugar malts. The flavor follows. Lots of sweet caramel and alcohol, ripe dark fruits, some earthiness. It is a good dubbel.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ferfie (173) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - FEB 9, 2011
Bottle at Remedy Cafe in Edmonton. Pours a rich bright brown, with a light fluffy head. Spices in the nose, usual to belgian ales, but there is a rich sweetness that is not generally found in trippels or strong ales. Taste is a meld of light and dark fruits with spices, such as cloves. Mouthfeel is medium with a nice carbonation - all of which suits the flavours well. Finish is very smooth, not bitter or acidic. Quite a nice beer, don’t know if this style is my favorite, but this beer pulls it off well.

4.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
wraith (19) - AUSTRALIA - FEB 9, 2011
Amazing, Druglike enjoyment, pleasant copper colour, nice maltiness, low bitterness, good balance.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
patricks110 (814) - Alberta, CANADA - FEB 7, 2011
A wonderful dubbel. The pour is cloudy mahogany with hints of ruby red. The aroma is rich and yeasty with huge malts. Sweet and slightly bitter taste with tons of esters of apricot and raisin. I love the smoothness of the beer with almost no carbonation. Beautiful silky mouthfeel

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
decaturstevo (3387) - decatur, Tennessee, USA - FEB 6, 2011
Copper/amber pour with white head and lace. Aroma is caramel malt and brown sugar. Brown sugar, bread, and light abv. A bit thin and fizzy for me but a very nice beer.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RayOhm (465) - Fergus, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 6, 2011
a little overrated if you ask me. but still pretty good. malts, yeast and some caramel and fruit dominate the flavour. the colour was awesome, dark red. otherwise decent

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
FudgeSociety (243) - Florida, USA - FEB 5, 2011
UPDATED: NOV 6, 2011 I fear my bottle may be skunked. It totally volcanoed out of the bottle when I cracked it open and it smells like apple juice. Nonetheless it tastes pretty good, if not amazing.


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