Chimay Rouge (Red)

bottle poured into a chimay trappist glass has a thick copper amber color with lots of floating sediment and active carbonation. when held to the light the sediment is brought up with the carbonation and falls back down the sides of the glass, very pretty. aroma has sweet fruit, yeast, caramel, and flower pollen. flavor is well balanced, apricot coming through, light malted bitterness, flowery pollen, and some alcohol. mouth feel is medium with plenty of carbonation and a complementing texture. the yeast is what really stands out and makes this beer.

Ok. For my 100th beer I wanted something special. This is it. May not be the best trappist out there but "for the money" it’s great. Recommend this one as a "seat down and sip two or three beer" types. Love it.

A- Pours a dark reddish brown with a massive doughy head. S- Smell is sweet, of dark fruits and berries. Hints of raisin bread peek through. T- Taste is sweet hints of apricots, assorted fruit and alcohol come to the forefront of the flavor. Starts off strong and backs away fairly quickly leaving a syrupy lining that tastes a little like robutussin in my mouth. M- The mouthfeel is slightly thin, highly carbonated. D- This beer seems to suffer a bit when it comes to drinkability. I’m just not digging the sickening sweet aftertaste that coats your mouth.

Deep dark, ruby red (almost brown?) pour with a sustaining off white head. Light aroma of yeast and perhaps banana - well, now after I read the description - of course it’s apricot. Full mouth feel with a long finish. Creamy, malty, a hint salty and bitter. Very good, consistent flavor.

Weak fig aroma. Brown pour with a thick billowy cream colored head. Tastes of fig and marshmallow. Clean, alcohol slightly noticeable. Lacking collateral qualities, but tastes very good, unoffending.

Pours dark copper with off white head. Aromas of bread, dough and dark fruits. Flavor is slightly sweet with lots of Belgian yeast and caramel, brown sugar. Medium body with lively carbonation and a slick mouthfeel. A very good abbey dubbel.

You just can’t go wrong when it comes to Chimay. Yeasty flavors are dominant here, with some sweet brown candi sugar flavors, caramel and toffee, and just the slightest hint of dried dark fruits. Delicious.

Bottle pours a dark reddish brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is mostly sweet, brown sugar, yeast, caramel, dried fruit, and malt. Rich, sweet, smooth flavor includes brown sugar, toffee, roasted malt, and dried fruit. Very nice!