Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Very dark copper/red, clear, persistent off-white head. Aroma: Munich malt melanoidins, light toffee, some dark fruit, spicy and slightly clove-like phenols, light apple fruitiness. Munich maltiness with slightly sweet balance, dark fruit and raisin, lightly spicy phenols. Medium-full body, high carbonation.

Aroma of cinnamon, Apple, and dough...seriously like an Apple pie. Pours red with a light but dense foam. Tastes of sour dough, cinnamon, and Christmas. Very pleasant.

Pours a dark amber color. Smell is not good at all. Don’t know what it is exactly, but the combination of things makes the smell just bad. Aftertaste bad as well. Nice color and good carbo and body, but the most important criterias kind of suck.

frothy average small white head. FD. dark amber thin translucent body. aroma: strong apple, floral, dehydrated orange, alcohol, moderate hoppy, date. if and ff: heavy sweet light bitter; average duration. palate: medium body, soft carbonation, wateru textire, metallic finish. dulçor laranja, condimentada, menos enjoativo q o regular das tripel no inicio, mas no final acaba se tornando cansativo, baixa drinkability. amargor de lupulo tb surge no final. 45s 26,6rs cm

Im Geruch erdbeerig-malzig und sehr süß. aufdringlich. Startet denn auch stark erdbeerig, süß. Im Mittel alkoholisch, malzig und süßfruchtig. Das Ganze wirkt unangenehm und übertrieben. Abgang gewürzig-dumpf, süßfruchtig. Unpassend künstlich-süßer Nachhall. Aufdringlich, klebrig-süß und mit Fehlaromen besetzt. Gruselig.Test vom 22.2.2011, Gebinde: Glasflasche

A: Dark amber and very little head that fades fast. Almost no lacing S: A little bit of dark and sweet notes but obviously different than a RIS. Some plum and raisin with very little Belgian yeast notes. T: Pretty Sweet for the style. I thin it overpowers the distinctive Belgian yeast we all love. Its not bad by any means. I think it might ever work well as its season release this these types of beers aim to be a bit festive. M: Great mouth feel, not too thin and low to medium carbonation. D: So so, The sweetness and the high ABV does have me wanting more than 1 in a single sitting.

Dark, slightly hazy, reddish brown beer, some sediment floating around, off white head.
Aroma sweet malty and rather spicy, ginger, vanilla, cloves and nutmeg, amongst others. Raisins, caramel, candy sugar, slight banana, some hints of sweet indonesian soy sauce. Christmas cookies (speculaas and piparkook)
Flavour quite sweet and spicy, again ginger and nutmeg, caramel, malts, dark dried fruits, more spices. Alcohol lends warmth and depth but doesn’t overpower. Complex but quite balanced. Finish warm alcoholic, yeasty and spicy. Nice one.
(33cL bottle -Delirium Christmas- @ Brouwershuis, Baarle-Hertog)

Bottle poured into tulip. Aroma was deeply complex and interesting. Among many scents I could discern noticeable amounts of ginger and nutmeg, yeast, laid back brown sugar, molasses, figs, raisins, other dark fruits, a slight amount of cinnamon and light soy sauce. Probably the most things I’ve ever smelled in one beer. Excellent. Pour produced a dark, somewhat murky beer that looked like spice cake or ginger bread. Extremely thin lacing and light brown head that subsided rather quickly. Taste = wow. Nice depth, and sweetness that didn’t cover up the flavors at all. Hints of mainly brown sugar, some ginger, dark fruits like mentioned above, clove, banana, licorice and more. This beer is great. Solid sipper with a warm and fuzzy alcohol profile. Fantastic.