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Delirium Noël

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Huyghe
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Melle, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7273.66/5.03.66/5.0Winter10%85.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 31, 2006  
750 ml corked and caged. Dark amber colour, fast fading off-white head. Toast and plums with some spicy notes. Light peachiness and some soft sweet caramel malt. Simple yeast, but has enough spiciness to keep things interesting. Clove, peach, light apple and brown sugar. Flavour is quite sweet, toast and brown sugar, plums, apple, orange and some lingering spice on the finish. Orange peel and pith flavour. Some light herbal hop flavour. Becomes a bit vineous as it warms. Well balanced, lightly peppery on the finish. Pretty nice beer.


 Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/102/55/104/512/20
May 2, 2006  
Robe rouge aux reflets palpables. Mousse beige épaisse qui s’estompe. Arômes de caramel, de compote de pomme et de rhubarbe. Saveurs de métal, de liège et de sucre.


 oh6gdx (8840), Vasa, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
May 2, 2006  
Bottled. Brown/amber opaque, longlasting mediumsized beige head. Aroma is toffee, caramel, alcohol, malts and some fruit. Enormous malts in flavour along with spices and dry fruit. Finish and aftertaste is mostly malts and alcohol. Pleasant winterbrew.


 EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
May 2, 2006  
Bottled. Rich, frothy head on a amber brown pour. Strong, sweet malty aroma, oranges and heavy spices. Hint of bugspray. Super spciy taste, sugary sweetness is second, alcohol slick third. Alcohol burns through the end. I think I prefer the tremens.


 SoLan (1411), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 22, 2006  
2004. Amber/brown. Well formed, off white head. Beware the wrath of chunky. Nose: toasty caramel, rich malt, funky yeast, past ripe fruit, and subtle spice. Same flavors plus a bit of berry and nice hops. Full, balanced body. Excellent.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Apr 15, 2006  
Draught at Bishops Arms (Avenyn) Gothenurg, Sweden in December 2005.
Red/brown color with a creamy head. Typical Belgian strong beer scent and flavour. Not really a Christmas beer though, since I didn’t find it very spicy at all. Not too much different from their Nocturnum as I can recall it.


 Jedsbrew (465), Rhineland, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/514/20
Apr 10, 2006  
Poured a red copper color with a long creamy head and light lacing. Fruity aroma, apple citrusy with a touch of mustiness. Quite malty and on the sweet side, fruity with a light spiciness-cinnamon, clove-flavors blend well together, soft mouthfeel. Dryish finish with just a touch of booziness. Tasty rounded flavor with an underlying warmth-I liked this one and will try it again. 2002.


 Boutip (2343), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/56/102/511/20
Apr 7, 2006  
Bottle: Poured a medium amber color ale with a super huge foamy and creamy off-white head with perfect retention. Aroma of cinnamon and another spices which results in a weird perfume that doesn’t excite my olfactory sense. Taste is also dominated by that weird perfume that I have a hard time to pinpoint. I also noticed some sweet malt. Body is real creamy with a good lacing. Alcohol is very well hidden. Even though Belgian Christmas beer is not a well-defined style, there are still some things that I expect (high ABV, full body, spice mix…) which I couldn’t find in here.



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