Chimay Rouge (Red)

This is ok, but not as interesting as expected. It’s rather fizzy, slightly murky, dark reddish brown. It has a big light tan head that steadily dissipates to a thin ring and leaves only weak lace. The aroma is yeast, orange peel, hints of clove and banana, almost like a blend of the aromas of barleywine, Duvel, and a German hefeweizen. The taste is dry at first but then becomes rather sweet. It’s quite alcoholic from start to finish with a German dark hefeweizen quality along with prunes, dry 7-up, alcohol, whole wheat bread. The finish is mostly of prunes, alcohol, and a soft hint of whole wheat bread. It has some similarities to Bush de Noel, but clearly not as strong or pungent, etc. It’s ok, but I don’t see much goind on her, it’s rather boring without being crisp, etc.

drank at home in a chimay glass. dark cloudy brown, head does not last. slightly sweet. Its worth drinking.

Had this few times. Always like it but sometimes it was pretty well carbonated. I am not a big Dubbel fan as most brewers do not do a good job. So yeah, it did have some ripe pear flavor with some other flavors but overall, another Dubbel I can do without.

330ml bottle. Now that I am putting more thought into rating beer I found it did not live up to my expectations/memory. Nice enough, with a quickly dissipating medium head. and a turbid, amber-brown appearance. I found everything middle of the road - fruity with a hint of sweetness and yeast in both aroma and flavor. Medium body and a thin, mildly bitter finish

The smaller bottle pours murky rich caramel color with about 1/2 inch tan, dissipating head. some lacing. Mild bready aroma with some sweet caramelized sugars. More appreciation for the malts comes with warming. Full flavor. Mild bitterness, almost like aspirin, with sweet/sour , syrupy aftertaste.

Poured into a Chimay goblet. Rusty in color with a tan head that leaves excellent Belgian lacing. Aroma is mainly dark esters, with some spiciness. Flavor consists of fig and raisin, with a candied malty undercurrent. Some yeast and phenolic flavors emerge with time. Medium bodied, good carbonation, minimal booziness.

It had a darkish brown body with desecnt tan head that doesn’t last for too long. It was a delight to drink.

750 ml bottle "shared" with Naka. Pours amber with fizzy, quickly dissipating head. Lots of floaters. Nose of apple and malt, sliht vinegar/sour, some caramel. Taste is similar, malty caramel and toffee with lots of fruit - apple and cherry. Alcolol is prevelant in the end and after. Tasty, readily available, and drinkable.