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Chimay Rouge (Red) 3.79 1972

Chimay Rouge (Red)

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
19723.79/5.03.79/5.07%97.3Trappist glass
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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 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 25, 2008  
You just can’t go wrong when it comes to Chimay. Yeasty flavors are dominant here, with some sweet brown candi sugar flavors, caramel and toffee, and just the slightest hint of dried dark fruits. Delicious.


 jjuf1853 (479), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 24, 2008  
Bottle pours a dark reddish brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is mostly sweet, brown sugar, yeast, caramel, dried fruit, and malt. Rich, sweet, smooth flavor includes brown sugar, toffee, roasted malt, and dried fruit. Very nice!


 ILoveNewBeer (113), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/518/20
Apr 22, 2008  
Mid bodied, good carbonation. Dark red in color almost a maroon. This is a very good beer. Not too strong of a flavor but it has enough that it doesn’t need to be that strong.


 NoiZe (1372), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 20, 2008  
Red, brown colored brew. Sweet, yeasty, malty aroma. Fruits, sweetness and malty flavor. Nice.


 soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/518/20
Apr 18, 2008    Updated: Jun 13, 2008
11.20 Bottle: this is a very sexy beer, dark red color with white head that retains. Aroma consists malt, hints of bananas, cream and alcohol. Wonderfully rich silky taste consisting of sweet malt and prune with a slight banana taste. The thing that stands out most in this beer is the rich taste. It has a very slight hop taste hardly noticeable. The richness lingers to a wonderful aftertaste that lasts. "Those Trappist monks know how to do it" is what is thought and said out loud when drinking this. Plus as stated on the bottle, "A major part of the sales revenue is used by the monks to support charitable works." Those Trappist monks...


 jsquire (2113), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Apr 17, 2008  
I can’t believe I’ve been on Rate Beer this long and haven’t rated this beer. Admittedly my least favorite of the Chimay beers, still a nice Dubbel. Sampled out of one of the little bottles. Murky brown color with a big rocky beige head. Light pit fruit nose with some dark sugar. Warming alcohol sensation. Tastes of ripe plum and other juicey fruits, and dark brown sugar sweetness. Solid beer, and readily available.


emarkd (24), Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Apr 16, 2008  
750 mL Magnum poured into a snifter. Pours a pretty chestnut-red with a nice head. It’s very clear and I didn’t really expect it to be. Aroma is yeasty, malty and sweet. The taste starts out very sweet with a large dose of plum and raisin flavors. Very sweet. Nice, dry finish, though. Well balanced. Quite different from the other Chimay beers, but I like this quite much.


 DandyWolfFloyd (331), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 13, 2008  
Grand Slam at the Beer Fest in the Poconos. The aroma a bit roasty malt and spice. Heady with a dark brown color. Flavor is complex with sweet and smooth. Roasty, sweet, bitter, and fizzy all at once and all in a sensible way. Nice silky carbonation, very smooth. Masterful.



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