Chimay Rouge (Red)

A little less than the blue for me. Deep copper color, sweet, nice malt flavor.

Reddish brown color. The complex aroma is in some ways similar to a hefeweizen with the addition of the dried fruit and spicy flavor. On the carbonated side, but it helps balance the sweetness. Fantastic beer.

Opaque amber color with a plentiful creamy head that maintains itself very well. It has a pleasant candy aroma with caramel and fruit notes. The flavor has the same sweet and fruity complexity of the aroma with a bitter note. It has a full body but remains very smooth and drinkable.

Bottle, pours a reddish chestnut with a wispy head. Nose is belgian yeast, light figs, some chestnuts. Kind of underwhelming. Flavor is at first too bitter with a long, bitter finish, faintly cola-like. As it warms some nice creaminess comes through, with some raisins and figs. Decent, but too watery. Heavily carbonated. Some of the fine nuances are there, but this is just a large step down from the Grand Reserve, and is watery compared to some of the better dubbels out there.

Pours a copper cloudy copper with a fine off-white head. The aroma is yeasty, with dark fruit, clove, banana, and a hint of caramel. Flavor is similar, with a soft sweetness and a lightly bitter finish. This is frothy and creamy on the palate, with fuzzy carbonation. Nice crisp finish.

Bottle. Pours deep amber with a foamy, aromatic head. Strong fruit tastes and crisp carbonation. Body is firm and the finish is light, yet satisfying. You can never go wrong with a Chimay, although I still prefer Blue Label.

33cl bottle. Red colour like the label. I prefer the Chimay Blue. Still a nice beer though

Wonderful thick red colour with decent head. Very fruity in both smell and taste and you wouldn’t notice its strenght. Also a bit sweet (but not too sweet). A strong beer that you can have a few of.