Chimay Rouge (Red)

	Percentile
	97
	overall

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1953	3.79/5.0	3.79/5.0	7%	97.3	Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Bottle Conditioned.
Ingredients: Pilsner malt (French barley from Champagne) & caramalt; German Hallertaur & American Galena hops. Yeast & sugar added to the bottled beer.
Chimay Rouge (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.

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DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jul 27, 2008

(Bottle). Very pleasant fruity aroma. Pours red brown with a smallish creamy head. Flavor is light fruit, with just the right touch of bitterness. Complex without being inscrutable. Finishes smooth. An excellent and enjoyable beer.

wyzzywyz22 (771), Wirral, Merseyside, England

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	6/10	4/5	5/10	2/5	8/20

Jul 27, 2008

Bottle, Legendary Lancs Heroes, Crosby. How does this stuff rate so high? I remenber being underwhelmed by this back in my early days of belgian berer tasting in 2003, but thought I’d give it another chance....Reddy brown colour, looked quite appealing. Malty aroma. Flavour had some fruit and spice.Creamy mouthfeel mixed with an unpleasant carbonation that is just wrong. Don’t believe the hype ! NOT a great beer.

espenra (282), Oslo, Norway

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 26, 2008

33cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. It poured a reddish-brown colour with a medium white head that settled down fast in the glass. The aroma smells of wheats and malts. The flavour is dry and bitter and tastes of raisins, malts, alcohol and caramels. It has a short aftertaste.

tofubeth (9), Vermont, USA
does not count

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	9/10	5/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Jul 26, 2008

No doubt, a great beer, but strange undertones of wheat beer, which is great unless you hate wheat beer, as I do. Chimay Blue did not leave me with this feeling.

jcdsmack (88), Henderson, Nevada, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 26, 2008

Chimay red This ale pours an amber colour with a thin tan head good carbonation supprisingly hoppy aroma thin mouthfeel and an unusual crispnesss for a belgian the 7% abv must have something to do with it as I am more accustomed to the triples and abbeys.so needless to say it lacks some of the more winey alchohol presence, not a bad thing. Biscuity sweet malt finish fruity hop aroma very drinkable. While I find most belgians to be one and done because of the body and abv this lighter crisper example is very easily followed by a second and third. I did notice a slight mettalic taste near the end of the bottle when the yeast sediment was more prevalent. Not in a bad way just a hint on the finish.

DrFunk (80), Sorumsand, Norway

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 25, 2008

bottle from monooly outlet, oslo. Pours hazy brown with creamy tan head. Weizen-like aromas with yellow fruits. Kinda dry, but still fruity. Some sweetness in the end.

scotch4281 (39), Hollywood, Florida, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jul 22, 2008

Not bad at all. Actually, I thought it was similar to Chimay Blue. Where I live, this is a very common beer, so I know bars where I can get it regularly.

BoBoChamp (1346), Gent, Belgium

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jul 21, 2008

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, yet easy to drink Trappist, cloudy, rocky head, good brew

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