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Chimay Rouge (Red)

Chimay Rouge (Red)

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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Chimay

Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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16013.81/5.03.81/5.07%95.9 Trappist glass P  Stats

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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 zappafan99 (181), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20

May 5, 2008  
Cloudy and murky with bits of goodness floating around.thin to no head after initial pour. Fruit taste turns to malt then hops. Raisin or dates. I like all the Chimay offerings.

 esjaygee (599), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Reddish brown with a quickly dissipating thin off-white head. Aroma of fruits, grains, nuts, Belgian yeast, sugar and toasted malt. Taste of fruit, sugar, sweet malts and banana with a semi dry finish. Decent Dubbel.


 rcasta (210), El Salvador
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Ole ole ole ole espaNa espaNa Ole ole ole ole campeones campeones BodyLightLight to mediumMediumMedium to fullFullTexture


BeerEssential (72), Massachusetts, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Although typically the least expensive of the red, white and blue Chimays, this is my favourite, perhaps since it was the first one I tried and the one I have the most experience with. Sweet, spicy, fruity and woody scent. The colour is my favourite type among beers - a very cloudy copper with a nice fluffy off-white head that settles to a nice thin layer with some lacing, but not that much. Taste is malty, a bit spicey-fruity with a bit of a bitter edge, but no noticeable alcohol. Ends with a bit of a long, but smooth bitterness. Manages to come off as light but not watery. Extremely drinkable.


 Beerman6686 (504), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Poured a nice golden color with a white head. Aroma is of nice candy sugar, spices, and some perfume. Flavor was much the same, sweet spiced and a bit sour.


 carruthm (204), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Lives up to it’s colored name with a copperish hue. Softer in flavor than the Bleue it has no less complexity.




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