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

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RATINGS: 2138   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.


3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
JK (3506) - Uptown, Minneapolis, USA - SEP 3, 2005
Sweet fruity aroma. Cloudy yellow, with a fair thick but short lived head. Flavor is spices with some bitterness. Not as sweet as I expected, and from the tap it was filtered.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
trevor211 (990) - Seattle, Washington, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Cloudy yellow with a dense head. Grassy banana and some citrus. Hoppier than I expected. Just a hint of bubble gum under there. Not terrible, but not my pick.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Aarond (47) - Westlake, Ohio, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Bottle. Pours a nice golden color with a white head. Lots of bubbles. Aroma is mostly Belgian yeast with some sweety and grassy notes. Taste is yeast, orange peel, and some sweetness. Nice carbonation and mouthfeel. Overall a top notch beer.

1.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
RoodMormel (43) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - MAY 24, 2012
5-ish year old bottle, pours a dark red color with a small head. Aroma is very sweet wuth hints and raisins. Smell reminds me of wine as well. Taste is okay, very sweet. Has a long lingering aftertasge

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
bearsnbulls94 (12) - Hinsdale, Illinois, USA - MAY 23, 2012
This was a great beer and it was a good pour and it was a nice pour. It was a very nice head and it was a beautiful white.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kryon (266) - SWEDEN - MAY 22, 2012
Pours yellow with frizzy low head. Not a lot of aromas, some citrus and belgian yeast. Taste is medium sweet, citrusy, frizzy and some alcohol. Nice evenly smoothed sweetness all way makes this beer enjoyable.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rangi (112) - NEW ZEALAND - MAY 21, 2012
Big aroma of yeast, very zesty with a nice warm undertone of alcohol. Extremly high carbonation at 1st which makes the beer lively but as the carbonation begins to fade and as the beer begin to disappear along with the alcohol a pleasant mellow feeling takes over. Nice beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
cooplander (251) - Florida, USA - MAY 20, 2012
golden color, aroma of yeast, banana, citrus fruits, clove, flavors of banana, citrus/tropical fruits, candy sugar, yeast, med body, very enjoyable brew

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
rich916 (31) - California, USA - MAY 20, 2012
22oz bottle into tulip. Nice Belgian ale pours a clear golden pale with a good size head. aroma of malt, yeast, some floral with some hay. Clean refreshing finish, drinkable.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bytemesis (149) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - MAY 20, 2012
Tap. Pours mostly clear golden, medium head, decent lacing. Light aroma dominated by yeast and wheat notes. Malty sweet flavor, wheat and alcohol notes noticeable. Watery palate.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JEK69 (136) - FRANCE - MAY 20, 2012
Hazy blond, medium tan foam head. Yeast and cereals, reductive notes melted with esters. Again dominated by yeasty flavours in mouth. Fresh palate, then smooth and a bit tannic, medium bitterness, a bit short in aftertaste.


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