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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
19553.79/5.03.79/5.07%97.3Trappist 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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 glennmastrange (846), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 12, 2008  
Bottle. Moderate malt aromas of roasted and nutty, light herbs for the hops, moderate notes of leather and broth for the yeast, with prune, wood, pepper and ahint of cola in the background. Head is fizzy, off-white, with a little lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy, but sparkling dark red/brown. Flavor starts lightly sweet and moderately acidic, then finishesmoderately acidic and bitter. Palate is medium, dry and watery, and it has a fizzy carbonation. Not as good as the blue and white but definitely an excellent sessoin beer.


viethe (3), Holts Summit, Missouri, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/519/20
Apr 10, 2008  
One of the best beers I’ve ever had. The aroma is slightly sweet and roast-y, with a creamy mouth feel. The taste is almost like eating dark chocolate and fruit at the same time. Chimay Rouge is further proof that the best traditional beers come from Belgium.


tkimbrought05 (37), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/516/20
Apr 8, 2008  
Again, used the Chimay glass for this one. Very nice smell, the trappist glasses really open up the aromas of these beers. Spicy and fruity. flavor is slightly malty, I probably should’ve let this warm up a bit more as it was pretty cold and the flavor was a bit on the short side. Still a nice beer.


 craftycarl21 (543), South Hero, Vermont, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 7, 2008  
big head on the poor, not enough lacing to speak of. beer is colored dark walnut. aroma is of a less potent belgian strong- spice, nuttiness, intiguing overall. reserved but delicious flavor of caramel, spice, hints of red wine and nutmeg as well. good mouthfeel, very very nice beer.


 oteyj (745), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 7, 2008  
Hazy dark amber with lots of residual yeast. Aromas of caramel, yeast, and a bit of spice. Mellow and reserved. Extremely smooth mouthfeel, spicy notes, and excellent malt backbone. A tad thin on the palate, but excellent despite.


 changeup45 (788), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 7, 2008    Updated: Sep 11, 2008
Pours a murky dark brown color with an amber tint to it. It is topped with a fizzy moderate sized head. Head tapers off a bit but a bunch of frothy lacing remains. There is a spicy fruitiness to the aroma but it’s faint. The flavor is malty with a sugary dark fruit flavor. Some spice mixed in. Pretty well balanced and smooth. I’d rank this third among Chimay beers behind the White and Blue but this is excellent.


 Changed (163), Ithaca, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Bottle. drank this while slightly congested. most noticeable feature was the great mouth feel. Drank it when it was rather warm, resulting in noticeable darker fruit flavors. Goes down warm and very easy. Great beer.


 gilvanblight (390), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Apr 4, 2008  
My favourite Chimay beer. Nice copper pour with a creamy slighlty tan head. A lot of fruit in the cent. Fruit continues in the flavour, some caramel, some spice. A slightly warming aftertaste. I am a huge fan of this it just tastes great and goes down easy leaving a nice warm aftertaste.



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