Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Here in Brazil this beer is named Delirium Christmas. Bitter, sweet and lightly salty at the same time. Dark amber coloration. Notes of smoking and red fruits. Good cream, of beige coloration. Average carbonation. Medium apparent alcohol.

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.

Serving glass: Poured from lovely ceramic-looking bomber with pink elephant reindeer into oversize wine glass. Appearance: Dull cloudy orange but it does shine when held up to the light. Minimal head and lacing. Looks halfway between a Belgian Strong Dark Ale and Pale Ale. Aroma: Belgian yeast showcase of cloves and banana. Also, brown sugar, figs and an overall mustiness. Taste: Candied sugar, banana and cloves upfront, with other spiciness like pepper coming through at the end. Palate: Moderate carbonation, light body due to the added sugar, almost creamy, dry finish. Body seems more like a Belgian Strong Pale Ale to me. Overall: Relatively simple Belgian Christmas but still quite nice and that 10% abv is very well hidden.

My wife’s current favorite. Very sweet, malty caramel flavor. Notes of dark cherry. I still like normal Delirium Tremens the best.

750 ml bottle into snifter. Pours slightly hazy dark red color with a dense 1 finger off white head with good retention. Aromas of cherries, dark fruit, molasses, spices, and Belgian yeast. Taste of sweet cherries with spices, and dark fruits, with lingering sweetness of fruits on the finish. Some slight alcohol warming after the finish, but overall very well hidden for 10%. Damn impressive and tasty for a Belgian, and this tops the Nocturnum for me. Great!

Bottle 33 cl...the bottle is labelled ’Delirium Christmas’ :) It pours a dark brown with a small white head...... The aroma is malty, dark fruits and sweet....The flavor is dried fruit, alcohol and caramel....nice warmer.... :)

HAs a reall good smell to it great tasting eer for the high percentage of alch

UPDATED: JAN 27, 2012 Poured a rich, dark velvet red with a medium body and had soft carbonation. The head was thick and creamy, with dense lacing. The aroma was intoxicating, pungent of raisins, fig, yeast, brown sugar and caramel - spicy too. The taste was sensual, dark fruits, cinnamon and yeast teased the taste buds, while the warmth of alcohol was satisfying in the most sexy way possible. This beer is surprisingly drinkable for its complexity, and the 10% abv is definitely worth getting lost in.