Chimay Rouge (Red)

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

Bottle. Pours cloudy brown with a fizzy beige head. Aroma is like peeled apple skin, with hints of caramel and spice. Medium body. Flavor has a general fruit sweetness, as well as a light spicy note. Nice.

Finally one of the Chimay familly! Got this one at a local market, was surprised to see it there lying in the shelf. Pours a very pretty copper-brown, with a beige foam. Goes for some fruit in the aroma, with strong malt character, along with spicy. Some honey to it as well. Fruity flavor, with spice notes, malt and also some wheat esters evidents, specially in the lightly bitter aftertaste. Also some grain going on. The whole experience goes along with a soft alcohol feel. Lightly dense palate, with light bitterness. Good. / Finalmente uma da família Chimay! Comprei num Carrefour, fiquei suspreso ao vê-la na prateleira. Derrama um marrom acobreado muito bonito, com espuma bege. Tem algo frutoso no aroma, com caráter forte de malte e especiarias. Algo de mel também no aroma. Sabor frutoso, com notas de especiarias e ésteres de trigo bem evidentes, especialmente no retrogosto. Algo de grãos também acontecendo. A experiência toda é acompanhada por uma sensação leve do álcool. Densidade leve com leve amargor. Boa.

Pours brown colour with a tint of red, the head doesn’t last long. The aroma is malty, with caramel and estere from the yeast. The flavor is full of caramel and yeast, but also a bit of dark fruit. The aftertaste is a bit bitter, which makes a good balance

Very good beer, had it at a Mortons. Appearance and Aroma aren’t as great, but the taste more than makes up for it.

33 cl bottle - Beer looks very much like the bleu, but is a bit more red. More like burgundy. Head is powerful and beautiful. Very malty aroma combined with nice banana esters. Flavor reminds one of a westmalle dubbel with a nice soft alcohol burning sensation, again filled with banana esters. Yeast is also very apparent. Not very dry, and very drinkable.

Bottle. The second best batch of chimay in my opinion. Pours a dark brown body with a big fluffy head. Aroma is malty the whole way through. A lot of caramel comes through in the flavor. A solid choice.

ANother good beer of Chimay. Nice classic dubbel. Rocky white head. Good brown color. Nice beer.

Bottle. Cloudy brown pour with great thick lacing and thin tan head. Aroma of caramel malt. Taste of malt with molasses, caramel and yeast. Great finish, one of the best widely available Belgians indeed.