Delirium Noël

an interesting beer, sweet and tart with a very distinct belgian charavter, cherries and apple, brown sugar. nice enough.

11.2 oz. bottle split/courtesy of Naka. Pours orange with some haze/floaters. Fruity nose, cherry, orange, plus some bread and caramel malt. Taste is sour cherry, some apple, touch of cider vinegar with a good caramel malt background. No real hops. Alcohol is subdued, there is some warmth there. Good beer. Would definitely have a few more.

I drank this beer a couple days before Christmas, it just seemed appropriate. It was very good, and I had no idea it had 10% alcohol when I drank because it covered it up so well.

Tap. Nice dark red brown body with a nice creamy head. Sweet aroma. Sweet flavour. A tad bitter and dry, which balances the sweetness to some degree. The alcohol is well hidden. (Delirium Cafe, Brüssel, 15.12.07)

Coppery redish hazy pour. Foamy thick head. Fruity herby scent. Sweet yet strong taste of fruts and tartness. Rasberry, citrus, banana and more. Citrusy orangy aftertaste. Extremely pleasant soothing taste. Warm slightly tart aftertaste, not at all boozy but definate warming alcohol feel.

Medium amber with offwhite head. Nose of apple cider, fruity and cakey, with some faint yeast and spice in the background. Flavor is again apple cider with other fruit, apple cake, and mild spice. Perfectly tart, with nice carbonation and a pleasantly sweet aftertaste. Quite enjoyable.

Pours orange with some floating sediment. The number one comment about this was, "It tastes like Christmas." Simply, there is a very unique set of spice that just remind you of a very strong fruitcake.

750mL bottle. Poured into Delirium Noel branded tulip glass, even! A pleasant opaque orange-amber appearance with noticable sediment, although very smooth once in the mouth. Three finger head with only slight lacing. The alcohol was definately noticable in the aroma and flavor, but the spices and fruity hints offset any harshness fairly well. Flavor spiced up noticably as the beer warmed.