Delirium Noël

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Sweet syrupy nose with some spice. Orangey color and soapy head. Fruity tart nectar with some cinnamon, mild bitterness, maybe some sour notes. Full body, big carbonation, finishes with a deceptive burn and floral spice. Very clean tasting Belgian Strong. Seems focused, yet playful.

A hazy dark red colored beer, with a small beige head. The aroma is fruity sweet, cherries, raisins, with malts and a little hop. hints of spices. The taste is bittersweet. The flavor of fruits like cherries and peaches. There are hops with notes of caramel. At the aftertaste there are hints of alcohol with some bittersweet.

Aroma is pretty much like any other barleywine, but it almost has a berry sweet flavor, which makes it definitely not your typical barleywine… Appearance is ruby-reddish brown in color and has a nice clean finish… Can still see particles in the beer, which is pretty interesting… Probably not worth 9.50 a bottle though… Prefer the Tremens, but a very good beer nonetheless…

Slightly muddled. Minimal white head. Cinnamon bready nose. Caramel sugary nose. Sweet, malty caramel flavor. Full bodied with an alcohol middle with a tight burn. Then, the bitter hop citrus finish. As it warms, the fruit bread, holiday spice malt character really shines. Second glass is fuller and thicker. Same hue, but with thick swirling sediment. Little more of a citrus sour flavor on the hop finish. It really compliments the cinnamon malt sweetness. More cookie yeast notes. Still a great burn. Solid brew with great aging potential.

A very nice Belgian with great Brown sugar sweetness and earthy dark stone fruits. The beers pours a translucent deep red with good lacing. The aroma is a tad sweet but still very good with bursts of raisins, brown sugar and vanilla. The flavor is similar, caramelized brown sugar and dark sweet dried fruits. The feel is wonderful, particularly as it loses carbonation over time. It’s a bit too decadent for me to want one every night, but I’d certainly enjoy one during the holiday season. I cellared this bottle for about 6-9 months, so it was fairly fresh.

330mL bottle from Regional. Pours deep red orange with an off white head. I found the aroma to be full of boysenberries coming through a base of spices and vanilla. Berry fruits come though in the flavour also. Spiced background flavours, reminds me of a Christmas mince tart. Not a hint of alcohol which is quite a feat considering its ABV. The finish is fruity, medium length.

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.

On tap, winter sampling at Acadia. Poured a rich yellow color. Rich, sweet banana smell with a little noticable alcohol odor. Very slick mouthfeel, sweet and malty flavor with a warming finish. An easy drinker that I will revisit again.