Chimay Première (Red)
Red Pours a deep brownish red, lighter than the blue, but very similar. I clearly suck at decanting these small bottles as floaters are in here and I have at least 2 oz left in the bottle. Carbonation is almost gone before this has been typed. A bit bland, but dubbles arent really show cases I suppose. I feel like this one is taking on hef like characteristics. A touch of bubble gum is coming through here. I think this is a touch cool so Ill finish in a bit. Sweet fruity notes from hops, with some fruit malt esters. Wide mouth glasses just dont do the job on the nosebut this is their glass! I just dont know what to say here. This isnt a good dubble. The flavors arent intense, malt dominate, and the balance that is here isnt done in an overly enjoyable way. The hops here arent great and the fruity flavors of the malt just arent working with the hops. This beer might have been saved with a nice well carbonated and creamy body. The problem is this beers carbonation is awful. The big bubbles and over carbonation here are a huge problem here. I have often found this style to be pretty darn good, but this one isnt. It doesnt taste badbut what beer really does? This is however an awful example of beer.