Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

330 ml bottle @ Pub Kultainen Apina.
Pours a deep red colour with a thin but lasting head. Yeast particles on the glass. Complex aroma of dried fruits, spices and caramel. Sweet flavour of fruits, wood, peaches and alcohol. Medium bodied with a warming finish that doesn’t last long. Great Christmas brew.

A: The pour is a dark orange/amber color with a small off-white head. S: Dark sugar and caramel are the primary aromas with some notes of butterscotch, plums, and raisins. A hint of spice too, just to make it feel "Christmasy". T: Even more sugar on the tongue with the same contributors: dark candi sugar, caramel, and butterscotch. Some nice spice character along with plenty of fruit notes, including some orange zest, this time. M: The body is medium with a bit lower level of carbonation than I usually associate with a Delirium (or really any Belgian) beer. D: I still think Tremens is the best of the bunch, but this is by no means a bad beer.

Light red and orange in the looks, frothy tan head. Aroma of spices, fruits and some notes of herbs. Medium sweetness balanced with medium bitterness in the taste with notes of banana and spices. The alcohol content appears on the after taste together with oily feel. Full body, soft carbonation. Good seasonal.

beer of summer @ OTH. ’00 bottle, damn tasty with so many years on it. orange-copper, tan head. aroma and flavors, lots of soy, malty, lots of dark fruits, definitely tell this one has some age on it, mostly the soy comes through a lot more than usual. Bready, typical Belgian yeast, dark fruits.

Pours out brown, orange-redish. Pretty big off-white head that holds good, looks pretty good at the glass. Sweet, some hoppy and fruity smell, lots of spices inside. A bit of a sweet fruity taste with caramel and prunes comming up. Goes to a slightly bitter-sour earthy taste. Not bad, nothing special.

Bottle shared by random stranger at Saint Bock. Pours reddy clear brown, light head, aroma is cherry and dark grape, belg yeast, taste is cherry spice and hop with very red dried fruits, lingering citrus.

This was nice. Pours a dark amber/brown with ruby hints. Aromas of bananas, citrus, spice, and dough. The taste follows the nose with the spices/dough notes being dominant. Smooth mouth feel, easy to drink and refreshing. A solid seasonal brew.

11.2 oz bottle pours a dark ruby with brown hints, small white head, and tons of lovely, chunky sediment. Nose is candy apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar. Taste reflects the aromas, with some ginger and spruce coming through. Alcohol is extremely well-hidden. A beyond-solid Belgian. I’ll be excited to drink one of these during the actual holiday season.