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
1956	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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gilvanblight (390), Windsor, Ontario, Canada

4.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.7	9/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	19/20

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.

mattmc1973 (305), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 31, 2008

Small bottle, pours copper/brown with frothy off-white head. Head dissipates, doesn’t leave much lacing. Aroma lightly fruity and hoppy, with taste of smoke, caramel, light hops, and dark fruit. Initially lightly sweet and bitter, and a bit acidic. Nice beer, but not quite as good as Chimay Blue.

TheCaptain (549), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 31, 2008

Small bottle. Copper dark red pour with a foam head that settled quickly. Sweet fruit aroma of apricots/raisins. Smooth on the pallet, blend of malt and sugary bread (yeast). Some spicy bitterness in the finish. Would have again but next is the Bleu.

minch25 (355), Columbus, Ohio, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	4/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

Mar 30, 2008 Updated: Apr 12, 2008

I’m getting the feeling that I don’t really like dubbels. this one is borderline undrinkable for me. Not at all interesting.

erunama (11), Washington, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	5/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 30, 2008

Pours a medium dark ruby brown. Foams upon opening, but head dissipates quickly once in a glass. Feels nice in the mouth, and the taste is even throughout (slight bitterness which is offset by sweetness and caramel flavors). Not as complex as I expected, but it is a very welcoming beer. I look forward to trying the other two Chimay brews for comparison.

fredandboboflo (1404), East Setauket, New York, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 30, 2008

Bottle, 33 cl. Aroma of Belgian yeast, accompanying fruitiness, spices, licorice, honey, apple. Flavor largely the same, with a nice hop finish I’m not accustomed to in similar brews (although I think this may just be my palate developing). Typical fine carbonation for a Belgian, solid brew.

LilBeerDoctor (1493), East Setauket, New York, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 30, 2008

Bottle. Poured a dark brown with a creamy, light tan (1 cm) head that persisted. Aroma of Belgian yeast, light fruits, and as it warmed, dark fruits (raisin, prune). Initial taste of sweet light fruit (apple, pear, melon) and slight bitterness in the swallow. Also an aftertaste of smoked beef (odd, I know). A lighter version of the Bleu. Drinkable and tasty.

Jan Primus (160), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 30, 2008

Pours a hazy red brown with a short-lived head. Aromas are very fruity. Taste is mainly of fruits like banana, figs, apples etc and some nice sweet malt presence. An easy drinking and pleasant Belgian, not overly sweet or strong in flavour.

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