Delirium Black Barrel Aged
Brouwerij Huyghe in Melle, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.32
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Amber beer matured in oak bourbon barrels for 9 months. Scent vanilla, alcohol, spicy. Taste caramel, bourbon, vanilla, a hint of almond. Aftertaste: alcoholic, tones of wood, smoothly bitter.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap in the excellent Den Toogoloog on 11th September 2022. More dark brown than 'black' in colour; seemed fairly clear rather than hazy, on top a smooth beige covering. Malty nose and flavour, semi-sweet caramel notes, some boozy esters and tastes too; nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2022
at 19:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draught @ SKAAL Sønderborg. Pours cloudy dark ruby / copper brown with airy beige head. Clear aroma of malt, barrel, fruit and yeast. Seeetish flavour of barrel, vanilla and malt, with notes of yeast, fruit and hops. Bitter and acidic aftertaste with acidic and barrellike notes. Warming alcohol presence. The only good beer from this brewery I have tasted. But then it is very good, not just good.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2022
at 21:00
7/10
keg at the beer place Chester... deep red brown.. small tan head.. soft sweet caramel boozy toffee fruit nose... soft sweet caramel toffee fruit... soft sweet malts.. juicy fruit
Tried
on 04 May 2022
at 17:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown with an orange hue and a small creamy white head that left good lacing. Strong whiskey, toasty malt, toffee and faint golden fruit. Long finish. Moderately full bodied
Tried
on 05 Apr 2022
at 00:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at People's Republic, Hull. Pours a murky black with a thin tan head. Boozy nose, woody, vanilla and cherry. Taste is estery, more oak, prune, vanilla. Warming finish.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 19:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled 750ml (AIH147)
Dark ruby colour, big beige head and lace. Oak, vanilla, dark fruits in the nose. Medium-bodied. Typical Delirium flavour: fruityness now with strong barrel age vanilla flavour. Backing alcohol. Similar than Chimays: does not gain much from barreling.
Dark ruby colour, big beige head and lace. Oak, vanilla, dark fruits in the nose. Medium-bodied. Typical Delirium flavour: fruityness now with strong barrel age vanilla flavour. Backing alcohol. Similar than Chimays: does not gain much from barreling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2021
at 17:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto. Poured dark brown in color. Toffee malty with vanilla barrel quite strong. Bourbon and malts. One dimensional somehow.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2021
at 10:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Draught (11,5%) @ Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto Aroma has ripe fruits and belgian yeast. Also toffee-like malt. Flavour has toffee candy, plastic glue, rather sharp alcohol and pear esthers. Too strong on alcohol and rather sweet but kinda works. The pear esthers are nice. Does not smell or taste like a stout; more like belgian strong. Actually this is quite close to BA La Trappe Quad.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2021
at 15:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Keg at Hilpeä Hauki, 20211208) The beer poured dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had vanilla, wood, toasted malts and Belgian style yeast. Palate was full bodied and a bit sticky with medium carbonation. Flavours were vanilla, wood, toasted malts, grass and bitterness. Aftertaste was dry, woody and bitter. A nice brew with rather strong barrel notes and light Belgian style notes.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2021
at 20:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Beer tasting & B2B event hosted by Belgian Embassy in Croatia, thanks for the invite. Thanks to the kind people from Brouwerij Huyghe and especially Zvone Pelko for opening this one. Unclear amber, medium beige head. Mild oak notes at first, bourbon coming out nicely, tannic, malty, peaty, dried fruit. Lots of bourbon character in the flavour, some alcohol, dried fruit and malts again in the finish. Drying, smooth, strong, tartish liqueur-like.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2021
at 18:28