Delirium Noël

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

Gorgeous dark garnet hue, ruby-ish, really. with a very good, puffy, creamy head, slowly subdiding, leaving lace. Aroma: big, fat sweetness, extra-large fruit, cherries, grapes, strawberries, apricots, with an added dose of sugar..I like it a lot! Taste: wonderful hop appearance on the palate at first, slightly bitter, full of fruit, backed up with fantastic fruitiness, through the malt, perhaps. Every sip and gulp provides a glorious reward, fresh and delicious, with a tangy taste, sugary as all gets-out, but never too sweet, just enough, and ever-so-tasty. Full-body, nice finish, decent texture, ...I can't really ask for more from this brew, it pleases in so many ways. This yeasty , fruity delight is a truly appropriate guard against the abominable chill of a Minnesota January. If I may note, this bottle has been aged one year, at least, (hmmm, the cork says "2001"?0, and it tastes fantastic! Better than fresh? I wouldn't know...I'm just going to enjoy it, for now..Alcoholic content becomes more prevalent later on, and really kicks after the middle. Happy Late January, Everyone!

Thanks SS! Medium murky brown, decent head. Aroma of cola, perfume, and alcohol. Plums with a note of chocolate, more perfume, a touch of cola, and that Huyghe yeast. Nice. Very reminiscent of the Nocturnum. Nice mouthfeel.

Big Bottle. 2004. Aroma is very vinous and sweet. I smell a fair amount of pineapple and pears in the aroma. Sweet candies as well. Slight yeast spice hints. Smells sexy! Mild to moderately hazy garney/ruby orange color. Has a nice light tan head that is fine and with decent staying power. Start is somewhat fruity and spicy with a nice alcohol burn in the middle. Nice roasted chocolate maltiness shows up in the end. This reminds me of a Unibroue beer...La Terrible. This has a nice subtle hoppiness to it as well.

02.10.05 750ml bottle, cork date 13./03, whatever that means. Orangish amber pour; hardly any head. Not pretty by any means with hunks of gelatinous gunk floating all throughout. But the first sniff is terribly inviting. Reminds of DeDolle Stille Nacht with its brown sugar, plums, apples, some spiciness, and extra anticipated yumminess. Flavor is no letdown, like a Stille Nacht light, less sweet. Still, it’s a nice blend of cooked fruit flavors like apple, plum, green grape, cherry, pear. A real treat except for the hunks of junk that drift about the palate and tickle the throat. Otherwise, a pleasant surprise. The beer finishes cleanly with a lingering bite.

2007 vintage. Hazy brown with white head. Caramel, dark fruits, winter spices, and yeast. Similar flavor with a little bit of a rough finish - but then again, I prefer this beer after 12 months of aging. 3

Aroma:carmel,sugar... Appearance:redish,light head... Flavor:alcohol,sugar ....

Spicey and very christmas like. Strong alcohol presence and traces of fruit and a lot of other things. Not to be gulped-drinky slowly and enjoy.

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.