Beers similar to Chimay Gold

Belgian Pale Ale·Belgium·4.8% ABV·One of 44 Belgian Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Chimay Gold's spicy and citrusy character. For decades Chimay Gold was a refectory beer for the monks, brewed since the brewery restarted after the Second World War and only sold to the public from 2013. At 4.8 % ABV it is lower in alcohol than the other Chimay ales. Spicy, floral aromas with citrus and clove meet coriander and hop, followed by a balanced bitterness and a spicy aftertaste.

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White Rabbit Pale Ale

White Rabbit Brewery

Australia · Belgian Pale Ale · 4.9%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares floral notes and clove notes with Chimay; adds grass notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops coriander notes.

What carries overclovespicyfruityfloralbitter

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Chimaygrassycoriandercitrusy

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Manus

Brouwerij Dampegheest

Netherlands · Belgian Pale Ale · 4.7%

ALTERNATIVE

72%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same coriander notes and floral notes as Chimay, adds herbal notes, softer carbonation, but without the clove notes.

What carries overcorianderfloralcitrusyfruitymalty

Structure: softer, a touch lighter

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Structure: Very close — a touch less texture, a touch less body.

Structure: softer, a touch lighter

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Grimbergen Belgian Pale Ale

Grimbergen

Belgium · Belgian Pale Ale · 5.5%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Chimay, same clove notes and hop character; adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, no coriander notes.

What carries overclovespicycitrusyfruityhoppy

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Chimaydrycleantropicalcorianderfloral

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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St.Bernardus Extra 4

Brouwerij St. Bernardus

Belgium · Belgian Pale Ale · 4.8%

71%

MATCH

Like Chimay on clove notes and floral notes — adds sweetness, noticeably more bitter, but without the coriander notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Taiphoon

Hop Back Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

70%

MATCH

Mirrors Chimay's coriander notes and floral notes — plus softer carbonation, minus clove notes.

Structure: softer, drier

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Happy Coincidence

Tap Social Movement

United Kingdom · Belgian Pale Ale · 4.8%

68%

MATCH

Keeps bitterness and hop character like Chimay, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, drops clove notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Grimbergen Triple d'Abbaye

Grimbergen

Belgium · Tripel · 8%

67%

MATCH

A touch more fullness, fuller-bodied, no citrus notes — clove notes and coriander notes as with Chimay.

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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Hoegaarden Cherry

Brouwerij van Hoegaarden

Belgium · American Wheat Ale · 4.9%

67%

MATCH

Alongside Chimay on coriander notes and floral notes: adds wheat character, lighter-bodied, drops clove notes.

Structure: a touch lighter

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Hop Harvest

Brouwerij De Ranke

Belgium · Belgian Pale Ale · 5.5%

65%

MATCH

More bitter — same floral notes and bitterness as Chimay, adds grass notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the clove notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Seeing Visions

Wiper and True

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.2%

64%

MATCH

Softer — same coriander notes and bitterness as Chimay, adds tropical notes, softer carbonation, but without the clove notes.

Structure: softer, drier

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