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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.


4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
badnloose (111) - North Hollywood, California, USA - AUG 8, 2010
I can’t add anything that hasn’t been said in the 2,100 other reviews for this excellent beer, save that it might be the most drinkable beer I have ever encountered. Remember that awful ad campaign for Bud Light? "The difference is drinkability"? Bud Light is the chicken nuggets and french fries to Chimay’s lemon roast chicken on a bed of watercress.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
tkrjukoff (2284) - SWEDEN - AUG 6, 2010
Pours hazy brown red with small off white head leaving some lacing on the glass. Nice malty full bodied aroma with some sweet fruits, dark syrup and caramel. Flavor is full bodied malty, fruity, spices, hops... lovely. Acidy sweet, lean crispy on palate-well balanced. Finishes with round malty and hoppy aftertaste.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Davros (919) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - AUG 1, 2010
Pours murky brown with a large lasting head. Nose shows golden syrup and brown sugar along with spicy phenolic yeast and some light fruity esters. Flavours are very doughy (overwhelmingly) with more spicy yeast and alcohol. Carbonation is low, especially for the style. Probably the first time I’ve said a Belgian doesn’t have enough carbonation actually.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
zeek (129) - British Columbia, CANADA - JUL 31, 2010
A straightforward ale. Very malty, slightly sweet start, smooth mouthfeel, pleasant finish. This beer tasted much more "commercial" than I was expecting. I guess I expected a more robust, raw ale from monks.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
zombywoof (417) - Shawnee, Kansas, USA - JUL 29, 2010
Used to drink this at the Dubliner in the Old Market in Omaha back in the day so I have a certain nostalgia for Chimay because for me this was my first forays into what beer could be besides american lagers. Excellent aroma of caramel, cereal, toffee, nuttiness and a little floral. Moderately sweet with earthy roasted notes. Yeah Chimay still rocks.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
drougkolya (263) - Otterburn Park, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 29, 2010
UPDATED: OCT 27, 2010 Très bonne bière et surprenante. Petit format de bouteil. Pétillante et mousseuse...un peu crémeuse!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
bgiamatei (317) - São Paulo, BRAZIL - JUL 27, 2010
Cerveja acima da média. Muito boa. Coloração marron fosco, espuma ambar de boa formação. Cheiro bom de pães, suavemente adocicado. Cerveja bem complexa, aveludada e cremosa. Gosto frutado. Retrogosto suavemente amargo com tons frutais.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
grimreaperguru (170) - santee, California, USA - JUL 27, 2010
Pours a cloudy coppery red color with a white head.The aroma is a fruity apricot.The flavor is a rather nice fruity sweetness.The texture is silky smooth and finish is a very light bitterness.Overall very good.


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