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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.


3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
lusikka (2062) - Tampere, FINLAND - SEP 8, 2010
330 ml bottle. Rated @ 21.3.2009.
Pours a hazy reddish brown colour. Light fruitiness on the nose and notes caramel malts. The flavour is very barley-driven with malts, spices, banana and yeast. Medium bodied with a dry and fruity finish. Classic dubbel.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Mora2000 (2732) - Dallas, Texas, USA - SEP 6, 2010
The beer pours a slightly hazy brown color with a white head. The aroma is dark fruit, brown sugar and caramel malt. The flavor is grapes, dark fruit, caramel malt, alcohol, yeast and brown sugar. Very complex and very nice. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A world classic that didn’t disappoint.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Atheist_Peace (428) - Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA - SEP 4, 2010
750ml bottle. Pours a brickish colour with almost no head and no lace. Smells of caramel, brown sugar and grain. Tastes of the same. A little too sweet for my taste.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
JDBaker11058 (616) - Maryland, USA - SEP 4, 2010
Appearance: reddish cola brown with big foamy white head. Aroma: sweet caramel and roasted, bready malts; some spiciness like ginger snaps. Taste: sweet caramel malts, dark fruit (raisin?); spices of cinnamon and light clove. Finish: medium, lightly sweet malts with dry and tart yeasty notes. Notes: Perfect. Great sweetness (but not too sweet), with perfect amount of carbonation yielding to a beautiful dry finish. Amazingly refreshing, superlatively balanced, complex and satisfying. The perfect beer. Perfect.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ontbeermaker (1261) - Ontario, CANADA - SEP 1, 2010
UPDATED: SEP 21, 2010 Lots of taste, tons of aroma, this beer is quite tasty. Not sure I believe its actually brewed by monks, but thats not why I would drink beer anyways. Recommend.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
taphandle (987) - Texas, USA - AUG 29, 2010
Very dark brown - off-white head of fine bubbles. Aroma is of bread and dark fruit. Taste reminds me a bit of molasses - also some yeast flavor in there. Somewhat earthy too. Finish is light, but with a touch of hay.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Hugh (143) - Zillebeke, BELGIUM - AUG 27, 2010
33cl bottle. In some respects, the description above is true. It does have a coppery colour and a creamy head. In other respects it is the most infuriating thing, with packaging and back story so promising but the product itself so bland and watery. I wish all the flavours and ’nuances’ referred to were present. Enrageingly inoffensive.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
ndon (857) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 24, 2010
bottle. very enjoyable. not over the top like some trappist beers i’ve tried, slight bitterness with some dark fruit flavours coming through.


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