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Chimay Dorée is an ale, more specifically a Belgian style, brewed by Chimay Brewery, a brewery located in the Scourmont Abbey in southern Belgium. It is one of the ten breweries in the world to produce Trappist beer. All of the profits from Chimay products go for the benefit of the monastery and to charity. Considering that it's a monastery brewery, the annual amount of Chimay products being brewed is staggering, 12 million litres reported in 2005. The Chimay Dorée was previously reserved only for the visitors and inhabitants of the monastery, but now it has been released into wider distribution and is also available in the Finnish liquor stores.
Taste: The Chimay Dorée is a medium-bodied beer with a really distinct flavor of several spices and herbs. It starts with a fruity, flowery taste of apple, coriander and orange peel. It then delivers a malted body with surprisingly wheaty feel and finishes with a faint bitterness.
Overall, the Chimay Dorée is a great beer with a distinct taste and great character. It really stands out among Belgian ales and especially among the Chimay selection and is perfect for a warm sunny day. Unfortunately the flowery aromas of the beer remind me of some deodorants and fragrances which ruin the experience slightly, but of course that's not the brewery's fault. Maybe the aromas could've been slightly more potent and it would be interesting to taste a stronger version of the Dorée. In any case, it's really an outstanding beer, quite literally.
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