Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

UPDATED: NOV 5, 2007 750ml bottle, aged about one year. Pours a dark, cloudy, nearly opaque chestnut body. A massive, spongy, cream colored head shows nice retention, settling to a thin film only after about 10 minutes. A minimal, spotty, sudsy lacing dots the glass. The aroma is nothing short of divine. It shows a complex blend of lightly toasted caramel, nougat, heavy cream, hazelnuts, oak, and heaps of vanilla. The nose resembles a well crafted English barleywine blended with a strong Belgian. The flavor is similar, and very solid, though a bit sweet. Caramel blends with faint hints of coffee and chocolate on the tongue. An oaky, woodsy earthiness is present throughout, with vanilla making a strong push for top billing. Hazelnuts also play a strong role. Medium-full bodied, smooth, and just a little sticky. This is a damn fine brew. Considerably better than the Nocturnum. I would bet that a year of aging has done this one well.

750ml, 2006 bottle aged 9months or so. pours murky amber with off white head. nose has some light fruits of pear, prunes, and spicy yeast. flavor is dark fruity but sweetened with dark candy sugar, some spiciness to it as well. alc is very well hidden. mouthfeel is a touch watery. palate is pretty short with a sort of maple syrupy finish. decent and straight forward example of the style. thankfully i found this on clearance for $5, which is probably what it’s actually worth. however, i liked more than my score suggests.

On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Great labal slightly above average beer. Deep amber color with one finger head. Candy, sugar, caramel. Not bad but no maudite

Pours copper with a beige head. Aroma is caramel fruit and spice. Flavour is caramel, alcohol, fruit, spice and pepper.

UPDATED: DEC 2, 2010 Bottle courtesy of Fratto. I shot the cork into the ceiling. Very clear orange pour with a bubbly pour. Sweet smell with clay and sweetbread. Nice sweet malts. Sweet flavor as well. Nice earthy malt flavor that tastes of sweet spice. Fairly smooth finish with a sweet laced finish. 3.8
RE-RATE 12/2/10 Tap at gman into my brand new Delirium snifter. Clear red color with a white fizzy head. Dusty aroma with some dark fruit and a small hint of something sour. Flavor is raisins and dark malts upfront, old candied sugar that turns into a grassy cardboard finish. Not what I remember but I was drunk when I rated it the first time....if you couldn’t already tell.

Pours a nice dark reddish amber color. Aromas of fruit, and some other hints, maybe some spices, maybe caramel. Flavor is a bittersweet, malty, and a hint of hops with a nice bittersweet finish.

’03 bottle. Dark brown with a decent sized light tan head. Aroma of spice an pepper to go along with raisens. Taste is stiff pretty fresh with apricot, mango, pear, green apple and caramel. Starting to lose some of its luster and the alcohol is maked pretty nicely. Body is medium to full with a stickiness.

this beer is beautiful! So many delicious flavours...WOW..what a nice first sip...sweet and fruity, god, so damn delicious!! ...smooth...this is a new favourite at christmas time!