Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Pours amber red with a small, disappearing khaki head. The aroma is fruit and spices; mostly cinnamon, apples, plums, pears, and a bit of brown sugar. It’s has a surprisingly weak body and little complexity. Kind of a boring beer actually.

33 cL bottle from Plaza Liquors in Tucson, served in a tulip. Pours clear deep amber with a medium off white head. The head slowly fades to a thin cover and leaves a small amount of loose lace. The nose has rich sweet notes of caramel, raisins and molasses along with notes of fruit. The flavour is intensely fruity sweet with notes of apple, grapes, honey and a touch of hops. The finish is long and malty sweet. On the palate, it is medium in body with an oily texture and lively carbonation. Overall, this is a decent complex sweet malty ale. The sweetness is a little overdone, becoming cloying towards the bottom of the glass. Otherwise, it has a pleasant complex fruity quality. Makes for a decent winter warmer. 2010-12-31

An average beer from Huyghe. Was expecting much more from this beer. The pour is bright ruby red with brown notes. A couple fingers of white head. Aroma is sweet fruity yeast esters with apricot and raisin notes. A slightly sour note is also distinguishable in the aroma. The taste is slightly boozy with earthy yeast in the middle. The finish is alcohol and sweet apricot and plum. A pretty nice beer overall, but did not meet my expectations.

OMG it’s a date and fig festival in my glass. Dark brown. Almost a cloying aroma. Full body. Couldn’t drink much of it, but well made.

12oz bottle. Poured a reddish brown with a small but firm off-white head. Aroma: big notes of Belgian yeast, fruity, caramel & roasted malts, mild spice. Taste follows the aroma but is not as big - flavors are very understated. Medium body. Overall a good beer from Delirium... not as complex as some other Belgian Christmas Ales, but a nice beer.

Enjoyed this beer. Dark brown color. Very malty and sweet with a pronounced yeast aroma that reminded me of a belgium style ale. Had a slight roasty flavor but the sweetness overpowered it. It was a great beer for the holidays.

Nice rich colour - small head. Fruit and malt aroma. Very smooth - alcohol not overpowering. Went down very easily. Enjoyable Xmas beer. Bought from The Bottle Shop in Canterbury.

Reddish amber color. Nose of Belgian yeast, cherry, brown sugar with a slight hint of menthol. Full bodied. Mild tart cherry flavor mixes with banana, light candy sugar and a hint of Christmas spice. The finish is smooth and pleasant.