Dark berries
Cherry
Oak

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Chimay Red Bruin 330B

Name: Chimay Red Bruin 330B
SKU: 113931
Price: 9.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · 13%

$9.99each

What it tastes like

Chimay Red, a Bruin style beer.

Dark berries
Cherry
Oak

Additional information

Wine
Style: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Chimay Red Bruin 330B

Chimay Red is brewed inside Scourmont Abbey, a Trappist monastery at Forges, close to the town of Chimay in Hainaut, southern Belgium. Brewing at the abbey began in 1862, and Red is the oldest of its beers, which is why the 75 cl bottle carries the name Première.

Under the Trappist rule, the beer is sold to support the monastery and good causes. The brewery pays rent for its space in the abbey, and most of the profit goes to charity and to development in the surrounding region. Chimay was the first brewery to use the Trappist Ale label.

The beer itself is a 7% dark brown ale with hues running from copper to deep ruby. Ripe orange, peach and apricot sit against malty notes of nougat, biscuit and toffee, and the finish is mineral and gently bitter. It is refermented in the bottle for three weeks before it leaves the brewery.

Serve it at 10 to 12 degrees. The abbey recommends its own cheeses with it, especially Grand Chimay, and it also suits a slow pork and apple casserole.