Delirium Tremens

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draught @ Delirium Café, Bruxelles: Yellow coloured. Unclear. Dense white head. Sweetness berries and fruit in the nose. Flavour is light fruity and yeasty. Has some spicy notes. Is medium bodied. Ends on a quite grapish and sour note. Quite refreshing

UPDATED: OCT 11, 2003 Pours a sparkling clear golden color with lots of spritz. Huge, frothy white head. Mostly lasting with thick, creamy lacework. The aroma is of spice, citrus fruit, banana, light butterscotch and white bread dough. Fruity tasting with notes of coriander, honey, white wine and alcohol. Decently balanced by the alcohol and yeast... not sure about the hops. Medium-bodied with a fizzy, dry, astringent mouthfeel. Short, dry, strawy finish.

Bottle conditioned, 330ml aged 7 yrs, 9% version. Clear gold with white head. This beer ages so well, it becomes rounded and full, the spice and citrus notes blend into a candy pear drop flavour that fills the mouth, the alcohol is still present, but is warming and smooth instead of a little rough. There is a caramel note, but avoids the port like flavours that darker beers age into. It’s obviously not the greatest beer in the world, as per the blurb, but it is pretty good and better for aging.

(33cl bottle) Unclear, golden colour with loads of particles swimming around and a big foamy white head. Moderately yeasty, sweet malty and slightly vinous fruity (citrus, peach) nose with light grainy and biscuit-like accents and a noticeable dash of alcohol. Sweet flavour with hints of acidity, full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly grainy malty and fruity taste with an early arriving alcoholic strength; medium-dry sweet and slightly bitter brandy-like finish. Not to be overrated.

transparent golden colour, nice head; aroma: nut, burnt almond, orange, slightly smoked; taste: very sweet and powerfull, alcohol; aftertaste: long, sweet and honey

Bottle. Cloudy amber with average off-white head. Aroma of heavy malt, bread and light hops. Medium body with creamy texture. Heavy flavor of moderate sweet, banana and a light bitter finish.

a sim rate: (on tap) One of my faves, especially on tap. It tingles in your mouth. Very fruity aroma. I can pick out peaches. There are definite peach and berries in the flavour. You can clearly tell that it’s strong and the alcohol is there, but not at all overwhelming which makes it nicely drinkable. Lovely stuff!

Ignore the jokey packaging, this strong blondish amber beer is quite serious in intent. Lots of spicy characteristics and citric nuances disquise the alcohol quite well and make for a dangerously drinkable beer. Rather pleasant. Dulle Griet bar, Gent, September 2003

Das Tripel riecht sehr fruchtig, eher in die Richtung Fruchtgummi. Das Bier schäumt gut auf und bildet eine stabile, feinporige Krone, die anscheined gar nicht mehr weicht. Am Anfagn schmeckts auch erstmal nach Fruchtgummi, schnell ändert sich dies jedoch zu einem alkoholisch - malzigem Aroma. Für 9% ist es dennoch unglaublich mild. Der Nachgeschmack ist malzig herb und rundet das Ganze mehr oder weniger gut ab. Ein Sektartiger Gerschmack ist, wie schon von anderen beschrieben, nicht von der Hand zu weisen, im Großen und Ganzen jedoch kann sich das Tripel jedoch sehen lassen, bei dem Preis von 2,90 Euro den ich bezahlt habe wird wohl kaum jemand ernsthaft daran denken, sich eine weitere Flasche zu kaufen. Test vom 9.12.2005, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 13,9,9,8,7,9 - 9,15

Bottle. orange colour with a white head. Aroma is fruity apple, yeast and alcohol. Flavour is yeast, fruity apple,alcohol and spices.