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Chimay Rouge (Red)

Chimay Rouge (Red) - Abbey Dubbel

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 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 
19463.79/5.03.79/5.07%97.2Trappist glass
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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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 FlyingSwine (169), Littleton, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/517/20
May 9, 2008  
Pours a perfectly cloudy dark brown, with a nice light head. A great looking beer. Aroma is mainly of fruit, and typical of the Dubbel style. Taste is similar, but with a bit of yeast to complement the sweet peachy flavor. Palate is a bit fizzy yet slick, especially at warmer temperatures. Overall a VERY good Dubbel.


gfolivares (67), McAllen, Texas, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
May 9, 2008  
Pours a regal deep amber cloudy color with a thick, creamy head. Very complex and aromatic upon nosing, with sugestions of dark fruit cake, spiced brandy, raisins, molases, vanilla-caverndish tobacco, and rum-soaked cedar wood. Full bodied, almost chewy with an oily mouthfeel. Equally complex taste with hints of candied dark fruits infused in ancient oak-barrel-aged brandy. The taste develops into suggestions of burnt sugar, plumbs, oloroso sherry, and warm cinamon-raisin bread. Long, warming, tappering finish with appetizing hop bitterness, and slightly acidic astringency with notes of tart black cherries, figs, vanilla, and spiced rum. Try with a tradition monastery-prepared dark fruitcake drenched with brandy or cognac. Also try with cherries jubilee or Banana fosters desert with vanilla bean icecream.


spud1987 (46), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 7, 2008  
Cloudy reddish brown with off white head. Aroma of brown sugar and raisins. Woody flavor with dried fruits. Good flavor of fruits and sugar. Just a bit of bitterness. Overall a very nice trappist ale.


USCMustangman (41), Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
May 6, 2008  
Pours a cloudy, dark red with a small white head. Flavor is fruity and mildly sweet.


 zappafan99 (462), Ascension Island
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 5, 2008  
Cloudy and murky with bits of goodness floating around.thin to no head after initial pour. Fruit taste turns to malt then hops. Raisin or dates. I like all the Chimay offerings.


 jeg (115), Austin, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/516/20
May 4, 2008  
Copper color with a off-white bumpy head. Flavor is sweet fruit and nuts with a touch of hops. A nice smooth, dry and slightly bitter finish, very fine carbonation. Very good dubbel - a fine compliment to the Indian food that I ate with it.


hockey28 (12), Buffalo, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/105/517/20
May 3, 2008  
Another one of my favorite Beligum beers. reddish brown in color. Very smooth and consistent flavor


 Meatmallet (120), Salem, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
May 2, 2008  
Reddish brown with a thick off white head. Lightly spiced and floral aroma is fairly faint. Clove spice and a nice fruity sweetness at the end. Very smooth and carbonated.



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