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

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RATINGS: 2139   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.6   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle Conditioned.
Launched on December 26th 1989 @ 9% abv. Abv reduced from 9% to 8.5% in 2003.
The particular character and the unique taste of "Delirium Tremens" result from the use of three different kinds of yeast. Its very original packing, which resembles cologne ceramics, and the colourful label contribute to its success.
In 1997, Stuart A. Kallen nominated Delirium Tremens as "best beer in the world". A gold medal during the "world beer championships" in Chicago (1998) confirmed that worldwide recognition.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - JAN 16, 2008
Hazy golden with medium white head. Aroma is sweet malty with yeast and fruity notes. Flavor is sweet with spices and alcohol notes.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Dedollewaitor (10292) - Odense, DENMARK - JAN 13, 2007
Golden unclear with a white head. Aroma and taste of yeast-wheat, spices & fruits - citrus. Hoppy end and a little sweetness from malts. Warmth from alcohol. Medium carbonated. Very good and pleasant Belgium Tripel!

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Oakes (10191) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - NOV 23, 2000

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bu11zeye (10165) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - AUG 1, 2004
(Bottle) Pours a lightly clody, golden color with a small white head. Aroma of perfume and yeast. Flavor of malts, yeast, caramel, and citrus.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - SEP 27, 2005
330ml bottle. Golden beer with creamy lasting white head. For me, it smells and tastes like Duvel, but slightly sweeter and more alcoholic burn. Complex Belgian strong golden beer nose, with some whiskey notes. Fine in mouth with grapefruit and tangerine carrying on from aroma into the flavour. Finish is more citrus hoppy dryness with a bit of alcoholic burn. Not at all bad and worth a second bottle.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
TBone (9414) - Pori, FINLAND - MAY 13, 2004
Bottled
Apple juice color, hazy. Small steady white head. Aroma is malty leather. Starts thin-bodied, turning crisp, malty and citron. Alcoholic bitterness in finish.

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Theis (9252) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAR 23, 2008
Draught at Delirium Cafe in Gent. Clear yellow - white head. Sweetness, fruity, apples, peach, alcoholic, licoriec, pepper, yeasty. Too high carbonated.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
argo0 (9226) - Washington DC, USA - JUN 5, 2002
Spicy, alcoholy, and fruity, in that order -- not near the quality of delirium noel, but still a decent beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
yngwie (9201) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUN 27, 2006
UPDATED: MAR 29, 2010 Bottled. Massive carbonation when poured. It has a clear, golden color, and a creamy, lasting, white head. Cellar, yeast, banana, spices, a bit sourness and berries in the aroma. The flavor is banana, hops, spices and alcohol. Sweet, full body and a quite bitter finish. Nice, but a bit too much alcohol present. Rating: 7-4-7-4-14-3.6. 060531

Bottle, at Cardinal. A hazy, dark amber to light brown beer with an off-white head. Dried fruits and dark sugars on the nose. Some cellar and grains, and a good dash of prunes too. Dried fruits, sugar, grainy notes and some roasted malts, or probably melanoidisation, in the mouth. Full-bodied. A nice one, but a bit on the grainy side. 091106

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - MAR 7, 2006
Bottle at the Bar Fringe, Manchester 10/09/2004 Golden coloured with a slightly hazy appearance. Strong in alcohol. Fruity aroma. Slightly dry malt finish.


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