Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

bottle, amber coloured with medium and stable, lacing white head. Smell: some fruityness. Taste: yeasty, some fruits, medium bitter, roasted malts, dry. A bit monotone, not that bad Xmasbeer.

(draught 0,25l) Fruity, cherry aroma. Red-amber color. Minimal white head. Medium sweet, light sour. Oily texture.

Bottle... Poured amber/honey with an off-white head. Nose had lots of fruit tones with a caramel sweetness. Mild, foamy palate, some sweet apple tones, a bit vinous. Little boozy, honey, oak, malts, butter, cookie dough.

My girlfriend purchased this for me for Christmas (muchas gracias): Ruby/brownish color with a beige head. Aroma of yeast, spices, and sweet malts, along with some fruitiness. Taste is pretty sweet. Faint note of hops. Very fruity. A little bit of the high alcohol peeps in. Very easy drinking for a beer of this size. Quite good.

25-12-10: De couleur brune foncée, légèrement limpide avec une belle mousse blanche épaisse et onctueuse. Arômes de sucre candi, de caramel avec notes de chocolat. Sucrée, avec une toute petite amertume. Corps moyen, avec une belle texture crémeuse et onctueuse. Finale sucrée et légèrement carbonisée. Saveurs de caramel, sucre candi, dates et notes de chocolat. Très bonne bière de noël.

Hazy amber pour, thin white head. Aroma on the sweet side. A generally yeasty and spicy flavor, thinner than some christmas ales in flavor. Semi-sweet finish. It was a good christmas eve drink.

Have had this a few times, most recently last night to cap off a Christmas Day with family. Dark roasted malt and caramel character, high carbonation, and a spicy finish.

Hazy brown pour with a white head. Aroma is malt, some apple, and a hint of spice. Flavor has some apple and syrup notes. Head dissipated quickly and the beer ended up kind of flat. some good malt notes.