Chimay Rouge (Red)

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

Dark reddish brown, big and foamy beige head. Peppery yeasty nose, slight syrupy fruits and cheese. Flavor is dried fruits, malts and yeast. Spicy, well hopped and peppery finish, little earth also. Medium bodied, smooth but hollow palate. It’s got that basic Chimay pepperiness.

A very smooth tasting beer. the colour is bright red and very wonderful aroma. Rich, creamy and somewhat malty, has a prevalent yeasty and bread like taste. A full mouthfeel all the way through. A lot of lively fruit that continue to burst in your mouth all the way through the beer. Always an old reliable. :)

[330ml bottle from Tesco’s, Reading] My first Trappist beer so I was quite excited! Smell and initial taste very malty. Smooth and dangerously drinkable for such a strong beer. Mellows into a deep fruity aftertaste with almost no bitterness. Not bad, but not quite as outstanding as I’d been led to believe a Trappist beer could be - I’ve certainly had British beers I prefer. Will definitely try more of the style though.

hazy red brown amber coloured body with a off white head a spicy fruity aroma a sweet spicy fruity taste with a nice little alchoholic bitter finish nice one

Reddish amber coloured beer with off-white head. Herby butterish aroma. Sweet creamy palate. Ending is herby and bit fruity.

Pours a perfectly cloudy dark brown, with a nice light head. A great looking beer. Aroma is mainly of fruit, and typical of the Dubbel style. Taste is similar, but with a bit of yeast to complement the sweet peachy flavor. Palate is a bit fizzy yet slick, especially at warmer temperatures. Overall a VERY good Dubbel.

Pours a regal deep amber cloudy color with a thick, creamy head. Very complex and aromatic upon nosing, with sugestions of dark fruit cake, spiced brandy, raisins, molases, vanilla-caverndish tobacco, and rum-soaked cedar wood. Full bodied, almost chewy with an oily mouthfeel. Equally complex taste with hints of candied dark fruits infused in ancient oak-barrel-aged brandy. The taste develops into suggestions of burnt sugar, plumbs, oloroso sherry, and warm cinamon-raisin bread. Long, warming, tappering finish with appetizing hop bitterness, and slightly acidic astringency with notes of tart black cherries, figs, vanilla, and spiced rum. Try with a tradition monastery-prepared dark fruitcake drenched with brandy or cognac. Also try with cherries jubilee or Banana fosters desert with vanilla bean icecream.

Cloudy reddish brown with off white head. Aroma of brown sugar and raisins. Woody flavor with dried fruits. Good flavor of fruits and sugar. Just a bit of bitterness. Overall a very nice trappist ale.