Rouge / Red (La Première)
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont) in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
7.35
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The Chimay Red is the oldest of the Chimays. Its coppery color and sweet, fruity taste make it a particularly tasty dark ale.
In the 75 centiliter version, which is in existance since 1978, this beer is also called La Première.
In the 75 centiliter version, which is in existance since 1978, this beer is also called La Première.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Ahh chimay - the biere that introduced us to trappistisme. Can’t believe I’m finally getting around to rating this guy. Pours a lighter shade of dark brown. Less head than I remember. A great balance of fruitiness and dark sugars ensues. Well done.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 00:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
In my opinion, I prefer the blue and the white chimay. This one is pleasant, sweet, caramel, better to drink it not so cold. Drinking it in 2016, a long time ago.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 12:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Ok. For my 100th beer I wanted something special. This is it. May not be the best trappist out there but "for the money" it’s great. Recommend this one as a "seat down and sip two or three beer" types. Love it.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:16
8/10
Hea, magus, linnaseline, karamelline, okaüdeerunud jms.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2025
at 19:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From Sep 2006
Poured from caged and corked 750ml bottle(cork says 2006) a cloudy rusty brown with a huge head of foam that just won't quit. Lacing abounds!
The smell is of spice, yeast, and sweet malt with a touch of citric fruit.
The taste has some caramel sweetness up front with a splash of dark fruit, mainly plum but also fig. Midway through, the sweetness comes back with some citrus bitterness that grows right through to the finish. Nice taster and quite easy to drink.
Bottom line: Very nice Dubbel that should not be overlooked. I recommend it!
Poured from caged and corked 750ml bottle(cork says 2006) a cloudy rusty brown with a huge head of foam that just won't quit. Lacing abounds!
The smell is of spice, yeast, and sweet malt with a touch of citric fruit.
The taste has some caramel sweetness up front with a splash of dark fruit, mainly plum but also fig. Midway through, the sweetness comes back with some citrus bitterness that grows right through to the finish. Nice taster and quite easy to drink.
Bottom line: Very nice Dubbel that should not be overlooked. I recommend it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2025
at 14:42
9/10
RB score 3.79
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2025
at 02:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Pours brown with everlasting beige head. I only took nunerical notes while having this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 14:17
8/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:05
7/10
Caramel, malty, dried fruits
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2025
at 19:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
dark brown, huge head, lots of yest, and dried fruit in the aroma. flavour is all dried fruit, nice and complex, little bitter in the finish. quality stuff.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 05:31