Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Tan with little head. Fruity with some caramel notes. Sweetly acidic and spicy with a hint of citrus. Dry and tart on the palate.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber body with a tan yellow head. Spicy yeast y notes, spices of cinnamon, allspice, and some light appleish tones. Lots of fruity esters coriander, plum, some light minerals. A bit sweet overall with a moderate warming. Nice Xmas ale.

750ml champagne corked bottle under the name "Delrium Christmas". Crimson/brown colour. Aroma of cork, rubber and glace cherry, some fairy floss. Pretty sweet, but not as sweet as expected, but, as expected theirs a pretty big shot of alcohol at the end. Palate is a little short and one dimesnional aswell, some spicyness, yeasty. Dissapointing, and a bit "crude" as silktork would say. I guess it was kind of what i expected though, typical Huyghe- i.e pretty lame. This stuff ain't cheap either, bloody hell.

Tasted this weekend, and as always Ilike anything Delirium!!! Dark brownish pour wtih a medium sized head. Smell is a malt-fest with booze and sweet fruit. Taste is sweet with some spice, yeast, dried fruit and a really nice mouthfeel. Bingo.

Dark orange, lang lasting white head, sour, long aftertaste. Maybe served too warm.

Translucent dark brown/ruby color with very light head, lots of carbonation, and no lacing. The aroma is very rich with lots of dark malts and fruits; light calamata olives, fig, brown sugar & molasses. The alcohol presence is noted in both the nose and that taste, but is still very smooth upon drinking. The flavor is very rounded with a spicy creamy malt base topped by a blend of herbs/alcohol and finishes with the light hop bite. Belgian Strong Ales make the best christmas beers, especially when they're bottle conditioned belgian beers!

Draft @ Prespa in Buffalo. Rudolf and I showed our great math skills spending $6 each for two glass of the beer we had put back on the shelf at Premier because it was $8.99 a bottle. LOL. Served far too cold, had to wait for it to warm up. Ruby amber body, with a small white head. Touch of solventy alcohol in the aroma. Sweet malt, but not much coming through in the aroma. Sweet malty flavour with some sugary Belgian character. Very fruity at times. Medium to full bodied. (3+)

This pours an opaque, light brown color with a large foamy, soapy tan head. The aroma is a bit musky, smelling of old dried fruits, old oranges, pepper, and spices. Light in the mouth, the prevailing flavor is alcohol sweetness, fruits, and more alcohol. Quite a warmer.