Delirium Noël - Brouwerij Huyghe

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2oz bottle into the snifter glass.

Garnet colored body with a slight haze. Two fingers of off-white head; already starting to lace on the first of the subsiding.

A nutty/soapy yeast smell is in the forefront; booze, sour milk, aromatic bitters, metal, slight coriander, and a tart smack of unripe cherries.

Taste follows the aroma; yeasty, a little metallic, nutty; the cherry and spice come out in the finish, ending in the spiciness.Tastes like a Belgian Imperial Red Ale (sweeter, less hops). It's a little hot, but I don't mind it.

Carbonation is a bit high/scrubby. Still has a nice creamy feel to it. A bit sticky; lip-smacking.

It's a holiday favorite, what can I say? Slightly overrated, but a must have every Christmas season.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2011 05:13:37 | More by thecheapies

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-21-2013 20:01:00 | More by InspectorBob

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-21-2013 18:23:43 | More by johntfox

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

05-20-2013 02:26:59 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

rcdt76

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

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SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

05-16-2013 02:07:35 | More by SmellsofMahagony

jkball01

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-13-2013 16:27:44 | More by jkball01

spedprof

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-13-2013 03:49:23 | More by spedprof

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-10-2013 16:05:13 | More by twenty5

Stugotzo

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-07-2013 21:30:24 | More by Stugotzo

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-07-2013 21:18:54 | More by dalepryor

troy138

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

04-28-2013 16:43:06 | More by troy138

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-25-2013 17:40:29 | More by Jason1337

blackdavid

Brazil

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

04-23-2013 19:30:23 | More by blackdavid

jwat

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

04-21-2013 23:46:31 | More by jwat

civicm87

New York

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

04-20-2013 15:59:29 | More by civicm87

Poupae

Thailand

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

04-13-2013 14:37:35 | More by Poupae

wmobley

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

04-09-2013 16:36:58 | More by wmobley

sgttibbs

Kansas

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-08-2013 13:19:27 | More by sgttibbs

campfirebrew

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

04-04-2013 17:58:56 | More by campfirebrew

newton99

Belgium

2.69/5  rDev -30.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Smell: Spice, Peaches, Fig, Plums, Apricots. Some alcohol. Notes of woody/nuttyness.

Taste: follows the nose with the fruit but that's about it. A little bit of spice but not like I smelled. You can taste the alcohol for sure. To sum it all, it's a belgIan strong dark but not really a christmas version.

Mouthfeel: not to thin and not to thick, a nice balance. No alcohol bite but you know it's there. Good carbonation, easy to drink.

Overall: probably would get again next year if I saw it on the shelf while shopping but not somthing I will seek out and would probably skip over in preference of other holiday beers. It will definetly get you feeling good at 10 abv.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 10:11:29 | More by newton99

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-01-2013 13:32:11 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

KingslayerAle

Pennsylvania

1/5  rDev -74.3%

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Casey3236

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

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Hopinista

Nevada

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

03-28-2013 09:34:51 | More by Hopinista