Delirium Nocturnum

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle at Cafe Buitenlust, Oirschot. Nice dark brown / dark amber colored beer. Decent smell and taste, lively carbo, medium to full body.

Draught at Delirium Cafe, Brussels, Belgium agutsu 2011. Redbrown , beige big head. Hoppy aroma. Tastes dried fruits, figs, Sweet.

Bottle: Deep cloudy burgundy pour, with visible floaties, and a dense tan head. Sweet Belgian malt aroma. Has some brown sugar, fig and raisin hints, and is also somewhat boozy. Creamy carbonation. Roasted flavors upfront, followed by an apparent boozy/alcohol flavor. There’s some faint sweet fruits, with brown sugar and more roast & alcohol toward the finish. A straight forward and simple Belgian Strong Ale.

In bottle. Pours a nice dark red colour with a lasting light tan head. Aroma of ginger, apple straps, black pepper and caramel. Alcohol is fairly present with pepper, candy sugar, yeast and chocolate. Little foamy mouth-feel with some CO2 prickle. OK.

Amber reddish pour with tan head. Aroma of doughy yeast. Taste of dried dark fruit, figs and yeast. Dry finish with slight bitterness. A touch more sweet and this beer would be very good.

Review from notes taken on 8/22/11 at World of Beer Fort Myers. Poured from an 11.2 ounce bottle into a Tripel Karmeliet tulip. Pours a very dark caramel brown with a 1 finger greyish-tan head that had some darker sediment floating on top. Decent head retention and minimal lacing. Smell: Sweet dried dark fruits and sweet malt. The aroma didn’t explode from the tulip as I had hoped. What aroma was there smelled nice though. Taste: Mixture of lemon juice and sweet fruit up front followed by sweet malt in the middle before ending with touches of black pepper and mild phenols at the finish. Aftertaste is smooth and fairly dry. Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with a high amount of carbonation. Drinkability: Good drinkability. The alcohol is well hidden so you may be tempted to drink more than you probably should. Overall: Very good beer overall. I’m not sure if I like it more than Delirium Tremens, but I think it’s definitely in the same class. I would definitely recommend giving this one a shot.

One of my all time favs. A classic of a Belgium Strong Ale. Although the Tremins outsells the Nocturum, this is the one I prefer, however, I love them both. Can’t taste the 9% alb., but it will hit you.

Bottle from Sam’s in Durham. Surprised by digging this as much as I did. Nose of flowery/powdery Belgian yeast, golden raisins, figs, and toffee. Nose a bit more sweet and floral; not quite as complex. Light, fizzy palate. Clean finish. Alcohol well hidden.