Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Ruby brown colour. Aroma of caramel and spices. Flavour of caramel, raisin spice and alcohol. I really like this beer.

Bouteille brune, peinturée imitation grès, de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de caramel et d’épices avec une pointe d’alcool. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée légèrement voilée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel avec une pointe de raisins et de clou de Girofle. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #2483)

UPDATED: JAN 2, 2010 Pours deep ruby brown with some chunkiness floating in the beer. Aroma is sweet and funky yeast with some roast caramel. Taste is sour raisin, alcohol, and other ripe fruits with a nice roasted finish. ...........................Re-rate Jan 2 2010. Had another bottle from 2005. Pours with haze and particles, ruby body, thick beige head. Aroma- cherry, wood, honey, vanilla, peaches, plum. Taste is sweet toffee and fruit. Very mild and smooth like butter.

Ceramic-like brown bottle, 330 ml, best before October 2011, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on June 9 2009; eye: copper, clear, light effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: caramel malt, spices, alcohol, candied fruits, pepper; mouth: caramel malt, alcohol, light astringency, candied fruits, pepper, alcohol warmth, a bit of hops, finale in alcohol with presence of malt, not much carbonation, medium-full body, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune aspect céramique, 330 ml, meilleure avant octobre 2011, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 9 juin 2009; œil : cuivrée, claire, légère effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt caramel, épices, alcool, fruits confits, poivre; bouche : malt caramel, épices, alcool, fruits confits, poivre

It is beautiful, dark amber with a huge, creamy head. The aroma has sweetness and notes of malt, caramel, berries, yeast and fruit. The flavour has sweetness and notes of malt, caramel, yeast, spice, berries, dark fruit and alcohol. The overall impression is rather vinous.

11.2 oz bottle. Dark brown with some orange at the edges. Lacy white head. Malty nose with toffee, raisin, bubblegum and yeast. Medium body with prominent sharp carb. Taste is raisin and brown sugar but nowhere near as sweet as expected. Bitter finish with green banana.

Presentation: It was poured from a painted "stone" bottle into a tulip glass. The sample size was 750ml bottle with a freshness date on the label. Appearance: The body has a deep, slightly reddish amber color. It has a slightly hazy appearance with some streams of very tiny little bubbles rushing up to the head. The head is tall, light tan in color and slowly fades leaving little to no lacing behind. Smell: The aroma is big and full of sweet malt and fruity notes. Taste/Mouth feel: The flavor is big and full of fruity notes inside a deep, sweet malty base. Flavor notes of tropical fruit like papaya, pineapple, and guava pop out of the sweet malt, no doubt full of Belgian candi sugar. Yeast adds some funk and alcohol is also present in a mellow warming way that adds another nice level of complexity. There is even a slight leafy hop note than brings a hint of bitterness at one point before being surrounded by everything else. Its mouth feel is big, smooth and well rounded. Carbonation is soft and its body is a solid medium to full. Notes: This is a wonderful and very enjoyable beer. Very well done, cheers Delirium Noel!!!

11.2 oz Bottle from Frugal MacDoogal for $2.99. Pours copper amber with a huge tan retentive head and effervescent carbonation . Sugary malt and spicy nose. Medium bodied with a mild spritziness on the tongue. Flavor of raisen, pumpkin spices, and Belgian yeast. Dusty and phenolic finish, with some warmth from the alcohol. Not bad