Delirium Noël

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

Poured a reddish brown color with a very small off white head. Aroma was of dark fruits, some spices, and yeast. Flavor was very yeasty and had a lot of spices, very reminiscent of a winter warmer, and also the added fruitness of the other Deliriums.

Brown/amber color with large white soapy head. Aroma and flavor is of spices, brown sugar, fruits and yeast. Syrupy on the palate, with a spicy and sweet finish.

Fantastic brew! deep reddish hue with a medium but thick off white head. aroma is nice wintery mix of malt, caramel, spices and dark fruits. flavor is same with a great balance.

33cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark brown red with thick and creamy light-tan head. Good retention and lacing. Aroma is sweet malt, cinnamon, raisin, dark ripe fruits, hints of vanilla. Flavor is very similar with notes of dark ripe fruit, sweet malt, some caramel and spice. Medium body with a sweet finish. Interesting Christmas ale.

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex X-Mas brew, cloudy, rocky head, good brew

Deep mahogany amber crytal clear color with a medium frothy light-tan head. Aroma is alcoholic, yeasty and dark dried fruits with a bit of spice and caramel. Flavor is big dark caramelly malts. Well balanced with a bit of spices and come alcoholic notes toward the end as it warms in my mouth.

Appearance: Redish brown. Very little head. Aroma: Fruit, prunes. Bit of alcohol. Sweet. Taste: Sweet, fruit. Raisins? Warming. Quite nice. Info: 330ml bottle, 11/2-2008

11.2oz bottle from Whip-in at home on June 30, 2008; Sample at December 12, 2008 Beer Club meeting. The opener rips the red foil-covered cap off the faux-ceramic bottle with a light *pfsht*. Thing about colored bottles is you have no idea what’s inside them until you pour. The suspense thickens. Pours a comfortable Belgian color into my snifter, leaving a thick light-brown head that’s very fizzy - so much that it pops itself away in about 15-20 seconds, leaving no lacing and a light but constant supply of bubbles rising to the surface. Looks clear, but thick from a birds-eye view but more solid from the side. Aroma is of spice, yeast, and sweet malts. Flavor... very yeasty and spicy - not too malty, but just enough. A fine balance. What struck me the most is the immediate tingling I felt on the tip of my tongue as the beer first enters the mouth. A warm body, sweet, goes down easy. Can’t even tell this is 10% ABV. My tongue would guess 8% max. Leaves a spicy aftertaste, rising from the throat. Very cool beer. Love the floaties.