Delirium Nocturnum

Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Melle, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

WOW!! What the hell do these notes say from last week I have no idea, I’ll do my best though! Dark brown, small cap. Apple aroma, crap maybe peach now or is that only because there is a picture of a peach hidden under the foil on the cap…..Hey I’m doing pretty good so far interpreting my drunken scribble. Hints of cherry……….soup (don’t know what that means)…..sweet not gum but gum…….something something plums………….something something darkness……malty………… and the last phrase say’s “good beer but not but good”. GOOD JOB ME!!

This beer must have colour, I’m sure of it but reviewing outside in the dark doesn’t lend to visual info. The aroma is a little weird and obviously nothing that I was expecting. Sweet, soft and assuring, strange apricots or peaches, a hint of spice, kind of creamy and fake. Has a light spice taste, medium fruit and quite sweet.. maybe more than that. Apple, notable yeast. Very good carbonation and on the syrupy side. A hint of heat but only on occasion - this is interesting here and there but being interesting won’t save this beer.

750 ml bottle pours a dark brown color with a big white head. Aromas of caramel, roasty nuts and yeast. Medium body with a nice long finish

250ml from the tap room at Delirium Café, Brussels. Good looking with its clear, ruby-dark body and bright naked surface. Smell of brittle caramel while the content brings a more malt-fruity flavour with caramel, nuts and grapes. Smooth, strong and likable (shared with Frau Eva at the pavement outside the cafe. Happy days in Brussel, 06.05.2011).

Bottle enjoyed during game one of the stanley cup. pours a cola brown, with nice beige head with great lacing. nose is of toffee, earth, bread, and some apples. taste is of rootbeer, caramel, toast, yeasty, but lighter drinking than expecteded. since i have AC on full blast wathcing ice hockey at night this beer is hitting the spot.

Bottle 330 ml. Poured dark amber in colour with thick tan head. Dark fruits and yeast in aroma. Brown sugar and exotic dark fruits in flavour.

Bottle. 2010 vintage per the cork. Pours a dark amber brown color with some reddish highlights. Slight tan head. Malty, bready, caramel, dark fruit, clove, and banana round out the nose. Medium mouthfeel with good csrbonation. Caramel, apple, banana, and slight roast all in the flavors along with some alcohol notes. Tasty if you are in the mood for a dark Belgium style beer.

33cl bottle. Pours a chestnut brown and there’s a nice red hue around the edges of the glass. There is a generous head which is still a good size after it fades back. Some gentle bubbles. The nose has apples and raisins. The taste has more apples and there is a floral and spice thing going on which reminds me a little of Turkish Delight. As the beer goes down, there is a distinctive ginger cake which goes into Blackjack sweets at the finish. The palate is medium to rich in structure there is a thick fizzy texture with a sweet but then refreshing finish. Overall, a lovely beer which could lead to another even at that strength.