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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution

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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.


5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
jpm8920 (152) - Park Ridge, New Jersey, USA - JAN 15, 2002
just as good as the bleu

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
WubbyG99999 (11) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 22, 2001
Can it get any better than this??

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
Trappist (279) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - FEB 27, 2002
UPDATED: FEB 17, 2003 As all Chimay's I loved them. This ale is great!

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
lielvarde99 (4) - Florida, USA - MAY 23, 2002 does not count
Only one beer comes close to the Chimay Premiere. That’s the Chimay Blue. The aroma, the color, the taste. I cannot begin to explain my love for this beer. It’s a sit down, smoke a cigar and enjoy type beer. It can be enjoyed at room temperature, however, I prefer it pretty darn cold. Great with strong cheeses, stews, and nuts.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
jedimasternick (96) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - NOV 4, 2002
I had the opportunity of having this aged 2 years and let me tell you it was like drinking the beer of the gods.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
artvandalay (16) - USA - FEB 17, 2003
UPDATED: FEB 18, 2003 This is the ale that all others should be measured against. Absolutely perfect balance of spices, malts and creaminess. Great mellow attack, full soft complex middle, with some tones of bitterness, and spices. Fruitiness around the middle palate and then a burst of bitters and creamy ending. This is perfection in a bottle, and cellar bottles for future consumption. They get mellower and longer with age. What a prize.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
bourne (161) - Suwon, SOUTH KOREA - OCT 5, 2004
This beer is wonderful, not as strong as the grand reseve but still has full flavor. You have to have a glass for this, the sedement is rather bad at the bottle of the bottle

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
mrhoppy (600) - Santa Clara, California, USA - SEP 19, 2010
Really I think some people expect Belgium beers to be strong and off putting, and some are. This beer is light and delicate. It really draws you in with it’s subtlety. An easy drinking masterpiece. The kind of beer that if you had to choose one beer that you would drink the rest of your life, you would choose this. Dark fruits in the flavor. Prunes, figs and raisins. The mild smoothness and complexity are superb. Tingly carbonation that lifts a very faint cinnamon and clove in the background. The more you drink it the more you discover it’s perfection.


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Beer: Chimay Rouge (Red) / Premičre Rating Avg: 3.79 No. of Ratings: 2399
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