Delirium Tremens - Brouwerij Huyghe

dbmernin83

California

3.9/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Oh the elephant beer. Had it off and on for the past 7 years.
Pale golden, almost looks like Bud LIght with a pillowy white head.
Yeast and alcohol esters on the nose. A little grain.
Slightly sweet, a touch of funk, alcohol esters, citrus notes.
Crisp finish and high carbonation make it dangerously drinkable and refreshing, especially on this hot summer evening.
While I tend to stray towards saisons, this is one Belgian strong pale I will come back to year in and year out.

Serving type: nitro-tap

07-07-2011 06:38:22 | More by dbmernin83

berserker256

Michigan

4.43/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I was at a bar with an enourmous amount of beers on tap. Nitrogen tapped even. And the tap with the pink elephant called Delerium Tremens really caught my eye. I'm pretty sure "delerium tremens" is the medical term for the "shakes" that drunks get. The bar tender said it was his favorite beer there so I had him fetch me a ten ounce goblet of the stuff. Right away I could detect a strong similarity to La Fin Du Monde, another excellent strong Belgian style ale. There was little head and a transparent golden color with many fine bubbles rushing to the top of the glass. It smells sweet like brown sugar and/or honey. And the taste was very smooth, sweet, honey-laden, and maybe a little yeasty. It was delicious. Heavy and fizzy with a little alcohol bite and warmth yet quite drinkable considering the high ABV. Great beer. I'd drink more if it weren't so expensive. I stop at two and switch to a lesser beer. I like it.

Serving type: nitro-tap

02-10-2009 15:08:35 | More by berserker256

Blindpigbiz

California

4.06/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Smell: floral with sweet red and orange peppers

Taste: very herbal with sweet hops adjunct with good champagne and cane-sugar; semi-spiced peppers play in the foreground throughout

Deer lord, please drink this out of a tulip glass and pair it with a basil and beef Thai chili dish. Additionally, be sure to order it from a stored bottle and not a tap system, a lot of bars carry it and not everyone knows how to serve, store, or attach the tremens keg properly. Trust the hands of the Belgians.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 09:30:46 | More by Blindpigbiz

tittymcj

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -27.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Golden, a bit hazy, and not very impressive head. A bit light and lacy. I like mine thick.

Smell was good. A bit piny and citrusy, but still some good malt. Nothing special, but solid.

Very smooth. Hard to place the individual tastes. Delirium seems an appropriate word for it.

Overall enjoyable. Again, nothing extraordinarily special in my opinion.

Serving type: on-tap

05-20-2013 13:54:43 | More by tittymcj

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

330ml bottle from The Cave bottle shop, Glasgow (£3.85):
Pale, golden amber colour with a massive, foamy white head on top that holds very well. Lively appearance with some nice lacing too.

Light hops & fruity notes that includes some cloves, spice, apple and some pineapple too. There is a touch of peach, some yeast and a nice helping of citrus on top of a well balanced aroma that also includes from grassy hops and light, summery notes.

Light fruits to begin consisting mainly of some grapes, apple and citrus notes with some lively hops and a touch of sugar too. There is a touch of banana and the alcohol content is well hidden.

Medium with a lively mouthfeel and strong carbonation. Smooth with nice, light spice and a hoppy feel with a subtle bitter finish.

Very lively and hoppy feel and some very nice light fruit notes. This one is very well carbonated and looks great with a very nice mouthfeel. The alcohol is very well hidden in this one and the beer is an easy one to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 09:03:55 | More by flyingpig

trxxpaxxs

New York

3.76/5  rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a effervescent translucent light straw with a huge amount of pure white head. The foam settles after a bit, leaving a rocky layer across the top of the beer. Decent lacing as it drinks.

S: The nose is light malt, wheat, clove spice, and just a touch of banana. I also get a good helping of boozy alcohol.

T: It's light and sweet to start with a good bit of malt and wheat and some mild banana. The spice begins to take shape in the middle as some of the alcohol burn starts to shine. The finish is back to sweet.

M: Medium bodied beer. It's starts out light and refreshing but shifts to sticky, syrup, and boozy in the finish.

O: Good beer. I like this style and this beer is pretty good. There are many others that I enjoy more, but I might return to this beer in the future.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 20:12:08 | More by trxxpaxxs

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Cloudy honey color. Blanket of dense foam atop. Looks nice. Looks familiar.

Softer aromas of apple, orange, and pear. Very nutty yeast content. Bready notes and a hint of banana. Malts are nearly wheaty. Very pale, very fruity.

Following the aroma with more pear and orange and nuttiness. Nice and strong. Yeasty and supple. A little powdery. More chewy bread and almond. An excellent standard.

Uber-creamy and delicate. Dried-up bubbles remain in the mouth after a semi-viscous body washes down. Right amount of strength.

Great BSPA. Wish it hadn't been this long between visits.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 14:55:26 | More by thecheapies

TheDoctor

Quebec (Canada)

4.34/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A:
Pours a rich straw color that is lightly cloudy. Has a light and creamy inch-and-a-half head. Head dissipates to a quarter-inch coating with active carbonation and adequate lacing.

S:
Sweet, warm vanilla and banana aromas with some pervasive warm yeast smells.

T:
A little funkier than I had anticipated with pineapple flavors and some crisp hop notes with a little touch of banana and over-ripe fruit.

M:
Warm, sweet, and round up front with nice yeast and rotten citrus. Dry finish with aforementioned funkiness in the back of the throat. Really nice with quite a bit going on.

O:
Outstanding beer. Good carbonation, beautiful head, cool bottle, and surprising complexity. I had never had an opportunity to try this beer before despite the fact that it is quite famous and I was really impressed. Would drink again. Would seek out.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 21:25:36 | More by TheDoctor

MikeB20

Delaware

3.81/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

P: 11.2oz bottle into a tulip glass.

A: A cloudy golden yellow with a two finger fluffy white head. There's a little yeast floating in there as well. The head dissolves into a light coating and lacing is sparse.

S: A lot of hay and grass with some tart fruit. A little honey comes through as it warms.

T: Sweet malt and fruit that finishes with a little bite. More hop bitterness than I would have expected but it cuts through the malt. Easy drinking up front but a little too harsh at the end.

M: Fairly dry with good carbonation. Flavors do not linger.

O: Not overly complex, what you smell is what you taste. It's a good beer flavor-wise but not quite smooth enough to keep me wanting to come back.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 19:18:51 | More by MikeB20

doktorhops

Australia

3.93/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

My first Delirium Tremens, what an exciting beer with possibly the most horribly outlandish bottle/label design ever seen. This however for some reason heightens the excitement that one will land in a mythological Wonderland after finishing the drink... or at least see pink elephants. [note: list of ingredients does not include LSD]

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a St Feuillien chalice.

A: Out the gates like the clappers! The head starts out a bold frothy white that settles down to a thin lacing. The body is a slight cloudy sunburst yellow filled with specks of what can only be yeast though they are translucent, weird.

S: A distinct and full aroma of stewed zucchini and tomatoes tips me off that there may be something wrong with this beer (perhaps it has skunked). There is not much else apart from that.

T: A big swig presents a myriad of flavours both pleasant and unpleasant; those stewed vegetables, pepper, a woody middle followed by some badly burnt sugar, various Fusels and Phenols, and a dry herbal finish. Its the oddest combination in a beer I've ever tasted.

M: Medium bodied with a tight densely-packed carbonation.

D: I'm 100% convinced this beer has skunked - it's nothing like what anyone else has said it would be like, and taking this into account I imagine the true flavours hidden by the stewed zucchini and tomatoes would work well together and I will rate it not how it tastes but how I believe it would taste had I not gotten a bad bottle. Aside from that drinkability-wise it is expensive and high on alcohol content which puts it in the realm of maybe-a-special-occasion-if-I-feel-like-some-weird-ass-Belgian-beer type of moment, aka "very rarely".

[note: I will revisit this beer in future and hopefully I will get a non-skunked bottle for review]

Food match: LSD.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 08:15:38 | More by doktorhops

barczar

Kentucky

4.15/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

My gateway beer, finally reviewed.

Pours a hazy medium gold with a frothy inch and a half ivory head that slowly dissipates, leaving pillowy sheets of lacing.

Green apple, pear, belgian yeast mustiness, and lemon form the initial aroma. Bready malt and belgian candy sugar give the backbone a fairly sweet impression. Pineapple and clove surface late. Esters are fairly citrus dominant.

Pineapple is huge in the flavor initially, with lightly toasted, slightly nutty bready caramel malt and clove hitting mid palate, lingering into a slightly peppery finish. Lime, pear, and green apple are also present.

Body is moderate, but the impression of lightness is imparted by high carbonation. It's effervescent, with moderate alcohol warmth.

Still think this is a great beer. Great belgian esters, not cloying, with a long flavor profile. It's a little hot, and carbonation is higher than I prefer, but great estery flavor.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 00:34:26 | More by barczar

Hopswagger

Oklahoma

4.53/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

P: Clear pale golden body with a white crown of white micro bubbles. Rocky Mountains of bubbly lacing.

S: Aroma is like sticking your head in a bucket of dubble bubble gum and taking a huge inhale. Butterscotch, pilsner malt, Belgian candy malt, booze and faint banana esters.

T/M: First hits like organic apple juice, then opens up to banana, clove, floral and spiced hops with a hint of medicinal flare. Earthiness comes out in a musty grain flavor and alcohol is pretty much none existent. Spicy carbonation in a medium body that is velvety and zesty. Finishes with a almost smoked apple bitterness.

O: Top notch BSPA. I think I'm seeing pink elephants...super balanced flavors that really combine to create a treat for your mouth. This is a masterpiece that really massages the palate. Glad I got to try this on tap. Cheers!

Serving type: on-tap

04-21-2013 01:16:15 | More by Hopswagger

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.58/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap. Poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Clear orange yellow body. White head. Island of foam. Thin collar.

Smell - Pale malt. Spice. Yeasty and sugary.

Taste - Sugary malt. Lots of spice. Mellows the sugars. Herbal notes. Dry finish.

Mouthfeel - Sweet but never heavy. Medium carbonation.

Overall - Tasty. Nice herbal taste. Nothing really distinguishing about it though.

Serving type: on-tap

04-13-2013 02:16:58 | More by Alieniloquium

zac16125

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

750mL bottle into tulip
4 is notched, but not sure what that means. No other bottle dates, although cork says 2.011 . A 2011 bottle? That be surprising as I just picked this up from a store that generally has pretty good turnover.

Cant believe Ive never rated this beer before...

A: Pours a pale straw color, crystal clear with 2 fingers width of bright white head. Head dissipates fairly quickly and leaves only the faintest patches of lacing.

S: Sweet Belgian yeast, candied sugar, peppery spice, hints of clove, banana, molasses, pear. So much going on here. Love the aroma.

T: Peppery spice, candied sugar, lots of clove, banana, black pepper, phenolic, fruit with apple and pear. Tons of complexity. Love it.

M/D: Medium body, heavy carbonation that allows the beer to hit every taste bud on the palate. Remarkable drinkability, you can get yourself in trouble with this one. This drinks like a flavorful session beer.

O: Overall, I love this beer. This was one of the first high gravity craft beers I ever had, and every time I drink it it brings back memories. I know Duvel is the standard of the style, but for me, this one blows Duvel out of the water. One of my all time favorite Belgians, and I love Belgians.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 00:21:38 | More by zac16125

Roman5150

Michigan

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle purchased from Total Beverage, Murfreesboro, TN. Poured into Duvel glass.

Appearance: Large white head, piss gold yellow color. Minor Lacing

Smell: you really smell that belgian yeast, strong hints of coriander and citrus, even grape and apple. This is one of the most complex beers i've ever tasted, thanks in part to the 3 different types of Belgian yeast used.

Taste: If i had to pick 3 words: Complex, Sweet, Amazing. Strong coriander and citrus, very sweet yet so perfectly balanced, there's a lot going on in this beer, but it is not overwhelming at all. In fact, this may be arguably the most drinkable, and thus dangerous, high ABV i've ever had. It's hard to be straight after 2 of these, as I tend to drink them very fast as you do not taste the alcohol whatsoever. The ending slightly resembles champagne, and there is hardly any bitterness whatsoever. It tastes similar to a Duvel, but with a lot more flavor complexities and, in my opinion, is superior. I would recommend this to any one to try as their first Belgian Strong Ale.

Mouthfeel: THis beer is very carbonated, it feels like champagne. It really tingles and leaves a lasting flavor in your mouth, truly a beer to be experienced.

Overall: This has been one of my favorite beers for years, first time having it on tap at Delirium Cafe in Brussels. It almost as good out of the bottle, even in rural Tennessee where they're not the freshest... Every sip reveals new complexities in the taste, it's a very accesible beer and combined with the flashy packaging, is very appealing to people who have never seen it before.

The only Belgian I can say, in my opinion, is superior would be La Chouffe. If you ever see the Pink Elephant on the white ceramic bottle, give it a shot. Pretty much every person i've introduced this to instantly says this is one of the best beers they've ever had. Try one, please. A good price usually falls around $5.99 per 12oz, $10.99-13.99 per 750ml, and $21.99 per 6-pack. Expensive, but worth it.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 02:50:24 | More by Roman5150

Beelzebeer

Newfoundland (Canada)

4.21/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

330ml bottle, served in oversized tulip.

A - I don't know if I poured it took quickly, but there's alot of floating sediment. Good amount of head, which last a little while, leaving nice lacing. Straw colour body

S - Booze, some sugars, light malts.

T - The same. Nice balance of the malt/sugars. Aftertaste that rounds out into some a little more smooth nicely.

M - Very nice. Great for the style. Good amount of carbonation, meaning not too much. Doesn't get in the way of the taste of the beer itself.

O - Very nice. World class pale ale. Closely resembles a tripel more than a belgian pale I think.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 01:51:37 | More by Beelzebeer

MShirokov

Illinois

3.1/5  rDev -24.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Well, it's a pretty good beer, but not amazing. Basically what I think is happening here is that it's so carbonated that it numbs your taste buds and you can't really tell what the flavor is. At least that's what happened with me. No matter how long I kept it in my mouth, the sting of the carbonation never really went away. The flavors which I was able to discern weren't too flattering. This beer actually tasted a bit like raw meat. Weird, right? Tasted a bit like blood or something. Not bad, but not worth the $10 I paid for it.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 00:31:23 | More by MShirokov

spoony

Colorado

4.18/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

From a 330 ml bottle (April 2013 notched in the label) into a tulip.

A-A normal pour produces about one and one-half fingers of mostly white head. The head drops quickly to a half-finger cap that sticks around for a long time. The brew is yellowish gold in color with a few sediment flakes floating around an otherwise clear liquid.

S-The smell is sweet and alcoholic with lighter fruits like apple flesh and pear complimenting some nice spice and banana yeast.

T-The taste mostly follows the smell with sweet alcohol being well integrated into the mixture and poking through mainly as fruit. There is a nice yeast profile (in that unmistakable Belgian style) and some pale malts to back things up. A little light on the hops.

M-The feel is medium weight with mild carbonation and a slickness that seems to accompany many stronger Belgian brews.

O-This is one of the beers that first got me into beer, and it remains delicious in my book. There are other, more complex examples of the style, but for a traditional, strong Belgian brew, Tremens is still a good pick.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 23:54:15 | More by spoony

angrybabboon

Rhode Island

3.46/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Consumed 4/5/13

Appearance: Quite unique - dark, rich gold - bright gold in the light - nice, rich, white head - keeps a large, foamy cap - leaves some streaks of lacing - what's unique here is the sediment - it's bizarre, oddly globular, like suspended balls of yeast - this is like a whole new level of floaties

Smell: Sweet, sugary, with tons of Belgian yeast and dough - candied oranges, bananas, pineapples - straight-up sugar - malts seem to be mostly doughy bread - sweet, Belgian yeast - bananas, bubblegum, and other fruity esters

Taste: Follows the aroma, with piles of sugar and fruits - an interesting strain of Belgian yeast, with an abundance of fruity esters, including bananas, bubblegum, and various kinds of pepper - sweet, sweet malts - bready, in an extremely doughy way - some earthiness to it as well

Mouthfeel: Medium body, nicely carbonated, smooth

Overall: Forget about the DTs, I'm more concerned about diabetes

I took a psychopharmacology class in the spring of 2009. Since then, I have found it rather hilarious that any beer would name itself Delirium Tremens. I find it odd that while the alcohol is not particularly high, the amount of sweetness here is off the mark.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 03:28:51 | More by angrybabboon

Goblinmunkey7

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to angrybabboon for splitting the bottle.

Appearance: Hazed gold with a small bright-white cap and collar. No lacing to speak of. Solid floating layer of sediment.

Smell: Ripe banana, clove spiciness, and mega fruity esters. Loaded with Belgian yeast. Powdery and sweet. Pear and pineapple juice. Mealy fruit. Some orange, but so much yeast character. So much pineapple.

Taste: Spicy pineapple clove juice. Layers of Belgian yeast. Hay and some earthy undertones. Some orange sweetness as well. So much pineapple and yeast. Ripe banana. Peppery and grassy. Belgian fruit. Starfruit and some underripe mango. Some backing malt sweetness. Pale malts.

Mouthfeel: Medium to light body with an effervescent carbonation. Slightly dry, but clean overall.

Overall: I won't be drinking enough of this to get the shakes, but it's solid.

Way more pineapple than I know what to do with. Loaded with Belgian yeast and the associated flavor profile. Better than expected.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 03:27:13 | More by Goblinmunkey7

jonb5

United Kingdom (England)

4.18/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

330ml bottle, poured into Leffe chalice.

A: Golden colour, half finger head, good lacing, some floaters, don't know if they were supposed to be there.

S: Very pronouned Phenol, Esters and Molasses.

T: Phenol, molasses, fudge, vanila, some yeast. Did a good job of hiding the booze, which was barely noticeable aside from a slight burn at the finish.

M: Smooth, light body, decent carbonation.

O: Impressive but slightly lacking the X factor that marks out great beers.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 12:52:32 | More by jonb5

Smurf2055

Washington

4.45/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Poured into tulip at Uber in Seattle.

Pours light, golden, and with three fingers of white head.

Smells sweet, floral, citrusy. Belgium yeast comes out.

Very complex flavor index, but very well balanced. Banana and mango. Light citrus. Honey. There’s a lot going on.

Smooth and crisp, carbonated.

Overall it’s a very light and refreshing drink with a decent punch. My favorite beer that is readily available. If only it weren’t so expensive.

Serving type: on-tap

04-01-2013 23:22:09 | More by Smurf2055

Hazer115

Michigan

4.14/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Served a 10oz. Pour.

Next to no head, but this could be a results of of bar.

Pale yellow with a slightly sweet start and a sour finish with a hop kick in the end that seems to hang around for awhile.

A cool crisp mouthfeel that could sneak up on you. The beer could be drank just like any Macro, but I'm sure you would regret downing such a good beef.

Serving type: on-tap

03-25-2013 22:20:41 | More by Hazer115

Ilafan

Minnesota

4.21/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The place I was at when having this beer, The Red Cow in Edina, Minnesota (a Minneapolis suburb), advertised this beer to be the best beer ever created. Um. Not quite. But it is still a very good beer. In fact, I liked it more than I like most other Belgians.

What I was impressed by with this particular beer was its taste. Sometimes Belgians can be too sweet or dominated by a caramel flavoring. This beer was sweet, but it finished with a tartness that I enjoyed quite a bit. It was also quite filling and rich, which is another aspect of a Belgian that I normally don't care for. But the richness of the taste made me not mind it here.

Also, the smell was strong and fruity. This proved to be quite inviting for me.

Overall, no, not the greatest beer ever made. But it was very good nonetheless.

Serving type: on-tap

03-23-2013 21:15:34 | More by Ilafan

amendt

Italy

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Here's the skinny: me and my buddy TKing rolled into these Delirium Tremens joints one night or three in Brussels. Only I don't remember because I suffer from the real thing and wasn't impressed. I do remember there was one passable young thing tailing us in the rain. I wanted to slip her the fat man. TKing wasn't buying into it -- he was in it for the beer. She followed us in these high clog heels in the rain till we got to a square and she finally gave up. She was one of these smart phone addicts and decided some bald bouncer she once knew was more reliable than us. So she bailed, my balls wailed, and less than ten seconds later - by magic! - TKing pulled back the curtain and there was the Delirium Tremens camp, on the outskirts, one of the peripheral establishments.

I drank that sumbitch and promptly forgot it. I didn't see any label, so couldn't commit it to memory. Besides, pink elephants and shit don't write to my psyche too much.

Fast forward to two years later (two?). I'm rollin' down the street with a bottle in each pocket in some sunny burb in Sicily at 1 in the afternoon. I'm stalking these hot 20-something backpacking girls, and I'm thinking: me and these Delirium Tremens (two in each pocket) are going to roll these girls, if only I can find 'em.

This is the way of things, my friends! This is the way of things. Delirium comes in these nice ceramic-looking bottles with a variety of pink elephants on the label that put you off. A glass is definitely required. Otherwise, you'll be pulling into your mouth these soft, little yeast chunks that can only remind you of the things that go on in your girlfriend's body that she doesn't want to tell you about.

Nonetheless, it's about the only thing I have to drink around here. Rochefort's all sold out. This Delirium -- the most important thing to know about it is that it has a bitter aftertaste. Not nearly as bad as those peculiar bitter beers you can buy in Belgium -- the name of the category escapes me. But there's something of the same spirit in it. A bit of bitter, a bit of sour. You can still use the bottle as a weapon, though -- lob that bottle right and you can knock out any policeman. Let 'em run, let 'em chase you in the rain.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 13:35:34 | More by amendt