Delirium Noël

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

Medium amber pours from tap. Nice complex funky smell. Taste is rather straightforward. Flavor is bready with overwhelmingly dark fruit sweetness. Alcohol is not overwhelming but does provide what they must have been aiming for with the noel.

Quite disappointing to be honest- was never a huge fan of the Tremens, but thought that it was a solid beer, so expected something similar of the Noel. This beer’s chief asset is its beautiful pour, leaving a robust, fluffy head that eventually leaves plenty of lacing. Honey-Ruby colored. Sweet aroma with coniferous hints- pine? spruce?. At 10% abv, this beer required some work in the brewing process and unfortunately, the alcohol comes through in a harsh twang. Whatever other flavors there were in this beer- hints of gingerbread, nutmeg and cloves- were essentially masked by the overwhelming booziness; go get the Anchor Our Special, or the Alpha Klaus for a real Christmas Ale.

pours a hazy dark orange with a large light beige foamy head, heavy carbonation, and a very good lacing. smell is of caramel, dark fruits, spice, and roasted nuts and malts. taste is thick, very carbonation, burnt caramel, roasted malt, dark fruits, white pepper, and spice, ends somewhat bitter and with a definite alcohol warming.

A very tasty seasonal strong ale from Delirium. Hints of spice, maybe nutmeg. Smooth and strong, somewhat sweet. On draft.

I was a little into it at the time, so no good notes. Ruby with a small frothy white head. Lots of spice and malt, rather sweet as well. Surprisingly huge body. Very tasty stuff. Wonderful for a cold Christmas.

On tap at The Red in Santa Cruz. More amber than dark. Tan dense head leaves a ton of lacing. Aromas of orange peel, phenols, and a nice toffee base. Mushy apricot, candi sugar, big orange peel, and earthy and spicy notes make up the flavor profile. Mouthfeel is a little flat but that could just be the tap. Pretty nice beer.

750ml bottle. Poured a cloudy copper with a thin off white head. Nose was spicy, malty, with belgian yeasts. Fairly smooth with a light alcohol bite. Some nice spice notes, but on the mellow/simple side. Finish was spicy.

On tap at The Front Door Boise, Pours out a brownish mahogany topped with a cream head. Aroma of sweetness and spice. Tast was just the same sweet and spice. Everything nice. Along with the classic belg yeast.