Delirium Noël / Christmas
Brouwerij Huyghe in Melle, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.11
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Chestnut amber (EBC 45). A fine, white, creamy and lacing foam. A complex entity of caramel malt, fruit, spices and the sweetness of the alcohol. A strong presence of alcohol, very spicy, slightly bitter. The aftertaste is sweet, spicy and slightly bitter.
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Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2026
at 00:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
25.4 oz bottle. Thanks Ren! Pours an opaque molasses color with a khaki head and very good retention. Decent lacing. Aroma of dark fruit and booze. The flavor is kind of a muddy mix of caramel, dark fruit, and some winter spices mixed together, with a warming, boozy finish. They flavors don't really blend together well, IMHO. Smooth than i expected for 10% ABV. Definitely a sipper. Medium body. Medium-light carbonation. Low bitterness. This WILL knock me out!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2025
at 01:26
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2025
at 20:52
7/10
Tried
on 07 Nov 2025
at 17:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 2024 vintage. Caramel malt aroma with notes of dark fruit, spicy Belgian yeast, clove, Candi sugar and orange peel. Pours chestnut amber colored with a finger of tan head that has good retention and some lacing. Starts with caramel, dark fruit and Candi sugar flavors as well as having a rich, full body and smooth mouthfeel. Finishes smooth spicy Belgian yeast, clove and orange peel flavors as well as sweet, warming booze at the very end. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Newton Wine and Spirits
on 04 Oct 2025
at 22:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Wow I never rated this. 2015 bottle. Pours nice red brown with a giant Belgian fluffy head. Hints of spices, deep malts, floral, yeast candy sugar. Pretty good
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours a hazy copper amber with a large, frothy, long lasting, beige head that leaves sticky curtains of soapy lace. Sweet aroma of bready caramel malt, Belgian yeast, raisin, fig, red apple and clove. Sweet flavour of bready caramel malt, candi sugar, orange peel, plum, Belgian yeast and clove in a dry, slightly alcoholic finish. Medium to full body with a thick, sticky texture and soft carbonation. Nice complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Distilled Liquor Co.
on 12 Apr 2025
at 05:46
8/10
RB score 3.64
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2025
at 00:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Aroma of sweet malt, cloves, herbal notes, candy sugar, ripe fruity notes. Flavour is sweet. Okay, but quite sweet and sugary.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2025
at 13:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle courtesy of Giulia M. All'olfatto si esprimono sentori di sottobosco. L'intensità olfattiva è normale e modo di cui permane è sufficiente. Il mantello birroso superiore ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine, con carbonazione abbondante. Il liquido offre una visione offuscata. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è nella norma. La forza gustativa è elevata e si prolunga in modo sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità . Sul palato si fermano note di caramello, miele, frutta secca, pane cotto di recente, un accenno di resinoso, agrumi, arancia amara, mandarino e frutta passita.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 04:56