Delirium Noël

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

Bottle. Delirium Christmas. Pours a nice clear amber-brown colour with a huge creamy long lasting off-white head leaving a very nice lacing. Aroma of dark fruits, alcohol, caramel and spices. Chanpagne mouthfeel. Sweet, roastish, spicy, caramel, dark fruity, alcoholic flavour. Warm up the belly for sure. Great brew!

Notches seem to indicate March, 2006 bottling date. Pours dark copper-brown with large head that fizzes away rather quickly. Aroma is dark fruit, yeasty alcohol, occasional sour cherries and slight bubblegum. Taste is the same, with toffee and alcohol aftertaste. Alcohol is not so well-hidden in this one and is a bit fiery at times (which is why you drink this one at Xmas, not May, you dumbass!). Palate is slightly dryish, pretty smooth and highly carbonated. Typical Delirium, just higher ABV.

From the bottle, a slightly worn penny in color and slightly cloudy...pretty complex...a perfume quality to the nose..definite aroma of alcohol, smells sweet, like a cookie with candied fruits packed in it....drippy lacing forming....a heavy body with over-ripe cherries...tart-sour finish 10% abv hidden well

750mL bottle dated 3/06 (don’t know if that’s a bottling date or BB). Poured a fiery translucent red with a short cap of beige head.. left some lacing as it descended. Aroma picked up clove spiciness, pineapple, apple, and vinous notes... definitely has a punch behind it! Flavor increases in complexity and power as it progresses through the mouth.. light, sweet pineapple and mild peppery spices give the first impression.. picking up almost gin-like alcohol power, apples, and white grapes over the middle... full on boozy finish with the aforementioned array of lighter fruits and spices. Heavier body to it with soft carbonation.. warm finish. Nice one!

<rating #100> Clear brown with a nice dense white head. Very nice vinouse sweet fruity aroma of plums and prunes. Intense flavor which triggers all your taste buds, soft silky mouthfull with a warm alchohol finish that tickles in your nostrils and lingers on in your throat. Can really feel the alchohol, but not taste it

Bottle. Medium head with short duration. Color is clear amber, but with lots of sediments floating around. Aroma is rich and powerfull with fruits and spices. Taste is likewise.

Orangey brown pour with a quickly dissolving bubbly head. Nice, intriguing aroma is somewhat spicy with light fruit accents. Flavor is unique...and that makes it hard to compare. Definite hints of apples and raisins, and the alcohol is somewhat evident late on the palate. Palate is somewhat high on the carbonation side, but this beer was one of the more original I’ve had in some time, and quite good on that note! I would definitely seek this one out again! Pretty sweet label to boot...

Pours clear medium amber with a large fizzy head. Aroma is heavily malty of bread and cookies, lightly hoppy and heavily yeasty, prunes, apples and pears. Flavor is well balanced, apples, and champagine and finished slightly more bitter. Medium bodied watery and creamy, livley co2 and a bit of alcohol in the finish.