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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.


3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
sigh_borg (23) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JAN 2, 2012
Pours a cloudy medium-brown with a foamy off-white head. Aroma is raisin, cherry, apricot, and mildly yeasty. Taste is not as sweet as expected, given the frutiness of the aroma; it’s actually somewhat bitter and alcoholy. Palate is creamy and rich, with a bitter finish. Not my fave double.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
jimmay (705) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 1, 2012
750 ml bottle. Pours deep browny red in colour, lots of creamy fluffy offwhite head. Tonnes of lacing. Big sweet, raisiny sweet aroma and taste, \some bitterness. Quite good!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
teddybeer (569) - Madrid, SPAIN - DEC 31, 2011
33cl bottle. Poured a brown beer with frothy, tan and quickly diminishing head. Aroma is toasty, alcoholic and yeasty. Flavour has dry fruits notes, sweet, candi sugar with a moderate alcoholic and yeasty final. Carbonation is medium. Texture is oily. Body is high.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
kerenmk (139) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - DEC 28, 2011
bottle. pours cloudy red with a small tan coloured head. plum and biscuits in the nose and pleasant bitterness in the mouth. full body, light carbonation, long aftertaste and very balanced. great beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
POLK (1288) - Hørning, DENMARK - DEC 19, 2011
Dark reddish color with very good head. Fruity aroma. Caramel malty flavor.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
BunnyHops (26) - Newark, Illinois, USA - DEC 13, 2011
Aroma is delicious! Fruity apricot aroma with the creamy density of the head similar to champaign bubbles. Very smooth and fruity taste with just a slight bitterness and alcohol kick.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
aphelion1979 (120) - West Sussex, ENGLAND - DEC 13, 2011
UPDATED: DEC 14, 2011 pours nice dark mahogany with a tanned head. aroma of dark fruits, caramel and brown sugar. taste is rich and sweet. there are dark fruits, cloves, and floral spice. there is a nice silky texture, with just the right amount of carbonation. quite a strange mineral quality in the finish, and its not as deep/complex as some, but its still really good.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Thomasalias (82) - Budapest, HUNGARY - DEC 11, 2011
UPDATED: JAN 31, 2012 0,33l bottle from Belgium. Hazy light brown color with frothy beige head. Interesting cheese, barley, fruits and alcohol aroma. It’s a bit smoky. Medium bitter-sweet taste. Medium body with creamy texture and average carbonation. Bitter-sweet fruity finish. It’s a wonderful beer. Unique aroma and taste. Very good choise.


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