Delirium Noël

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

330ml bottle, hazy dark amber hue, with a beige head, with some floaties of lee swirling around, yeasty, sweet toasty, grainy, caramelized malt, raisiny nose, with a cookie dough accent, with some dried fig and date notes, within a brandyish aroma when the beer gets warmer, follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a sweet warmth caramel, toasty character, with a hint of crème brulée, some raisiny, pruney fruitiness, with a mild note of cookie dough, and sugar pie, with a light port, brandyish mouthfeel, leading towards a sweet malty, warming finish.

75 cl bottle. Dark caramel colored. Small but persistant off white head. Big sweet smell of dark raisons, caramel and alcohol. Massive flavors of plums, raisons, and burnt caramel. Decent mouthfeel. Nice finish with a warming alcohol on the breath. My only detraction here is that the relatively light body of the brew doesn’t mesh very well with the huge flavors and big alcohol. Otherwise a great strong dark. 2002

Bottle. Nose smells like candy apples. Sweet brown sugar taste. Has an after taste like honey and brown sugar together. There is a lot more going on here, but I can’t describe it. Prune, candi sugar, malt, apple, and spice come together perfectly. This is very, very good.

Hazy reddish-brown body with a small beige head. Aroma was sweet, fruity, alcoholic. Medium bodied. Flavor was sweet and syrupy and alcoholic. Not enjoyable.

Bottle. Perhaps a 2003. Poured a murky light brown with a tannish head. Very big and fluffy head and nice lacing. Aroma is of wet cardboard maybe some prunes. Taste is slightly tart. Not entirely pleasant. Not really happy with this one.

11.2 oz Bottle from Frugal MacDoogal for $2.99. Pours copper amber with a huge tan retentive head and effervescent carbonation . Sugary malt and spicy nose. Medium bodied with a mild spritziness on the tongue. Flavor of raisen, pumpkin spices, and Belgian yeast. Dusty and phenolic finish, with some warmth from the alcohol. Not bad

750 ml bottle. Golden red body with a medium beige head. Sweet malty, spicy and some yeast in aroma. Sweet flavor, some alcohol, malt and fruit. Nice, complex but somehow not the most balanced beer around. Nevermind, it gave me some Christmas feeling.

Merry Christmas!!! The ultimate X-mas beer, A velvetly smooth taste of spices with taste of colilander, caramel wrapped up with a smooth texture like cola syrup. Truly to be enjoyed for the holidays.