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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
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RATINGS: 2399   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle Conditioned - 75 cl, and 33 cl bottles.
Ingredients: Pilsner malt (French barley from Champagne); wheat starch or flour (10% - 15%); dextrose (5%); malt extract (0.1%); hop extract from German Hallertaur (aroma) & American Galena (bittering) hops. Yeast & liquid invert sugar added to the bottled beer.
Chimay 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.


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
TheCametron (471) - SCOTLAND - NOV 27, 2011
33cl bottle. Deep red brown with nice cream head. Sweet fruit on the nose. Candy sugar on the tongue with a delicious hap bitterness. Dried raisiny fruit. This was delicious.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Velkyal (203) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - NOV 23, 2011
Pours a murky light brown, with a persistent light tan head. Aroma is spicy and tangy, like slightly sour milk. Taste is burnt caramel with a big hit of malty sweetness, toast and nuts. Nice carbonation, medium bodied and nice drinking.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
SimonRoller (211) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - NOV 22, 2011
Bottle. (gusher) pours dark red with white head. Aroma of malts, dark fruits, some caramel. Taste is sweet some bitterness. Ok

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Chipalsa (482) - Florida, USA - NOV 22, 2011
Pours a nice red body, coming up to a thick head. Aromas are yeasty and spicy, light overall however. Flavors of dried citrus and dark fruits coat the taste buds in a mellow smooth taste. Undertones of light hops and brown sugar offer a nice twist of tastings. Drinkable stuff here.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
andregoncalves (195) - Lisbon, PORTUGAL - NOV 22, 2011
bottle from el corte ingles, lisbon. Large dense head. Brown redish color. Medium sweetness. High caramel and malt aroma.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
VincentL (121) - montréal, Quebec, CANADA - NOV 19, 2011
Mousse généreuse et pétillante qui reste assez longtemps pour se faire apprécier. Belle robe rouge brun opaque. Odeur : Une odeur complexe d’épice et de caramel qui s’essoufle un oeu vite. Piquant sur la langue (Co2, pas tabasco!), goût complexe d’épice (disons coriandre et clou de girofle. ;) ), amertume costaude (sans être dans le territoire d’une IPA), caramel discret et peut-être un peu de vanille (je cite les experts… ;) ). Bref, il s’en passe des choses en bouche!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Martinus (663) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - NOV 17, 2011
Dark clear ruby beer, firm white head. Aroma of malts, fruits, yeast tones and light candy sugar and caramel. Flavour light sweet, malts, fruity, light candy sugar with fresh hops shining through. Finish bit sweet with a nice bitterness.
(From 75cL bottle @ home)

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Countbeer (1686) - Best of Eindhoven ohne Brauhaus, NETHERLANDS - NOV 13, 2011
Bottle: Another one of the Chimay Cultus I have had many times in the past. Recently re-drunk this one and after having some of the finest beers in the world, this one still taste damn good. A nice ruby warm beer, which is maybe even better than all those so called herfst bock beers, yes, definitely better. A glass of this beer with a good autumn/winter meal makes you enjoy life even more. This brew still kicks ass!


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