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The fourth generation of the family brewery invests in quality, sustainability and craftsmanship with an eye for history and brewing tradition.
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Brouwerij Huyghe owns 2 breweries/brands:
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2.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 1
Hazy orange - amber; just red-amber tinted creamy, slightly irregular head. Nose of cheap pralines fourrées, Belgian chocolates filled with running or soft stuff, partly based on chocolat, sugar, copra, cocosbutter,... and also of chocolate with orange langues de chat which I abhorr. Terrible mix of chocolate (thank God it isn’t white chocolate anymore), fake strawberry filling, orange marmalade and sweetener. With a break into a raw faint-bitter (dry) chocolate finish. Partly sticky, partly light, nearly watery MF. The first time I had this, it was white chocolat heated into some kind of beer. Had I been rating then, it would have received negative marks somehow. Since then, Huyghe seem to have discovered powdered cacao, praise the Lord. Which still makes it an awful concoction.
Tried on 11 Jan 2005 at 13:09

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark rich reddish amber color with a lt beige head. Malts and figs in the aroma. Malt, toffee, brown sugar, and fruit tastes. Medium bodied, highly carbonated. Underlying sweetness that gets old the more you drink. Slightly mineral taste. There’s a lot of flavor, but it’s a bit too sweet and there’s an underlying mineral flavor that isn’t the most pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2005 at 11:07

7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
2004 Bottle: This beer is a hazy brown color with a foamy thick beige head with decent retention. Nice lacing. Aroma of yeast, apples and malt. Medium-bodied and spicy, with fruit, yeast and hops flavors as well as a light malt balance. The alcohol is not overly noticeable but I was definitely feeling it after this large bottle. The finish is tart and lasting. Very enjoyable overall.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2005 at 21:47

5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Hazy blonde golden coloured body with a super thin white head. Aroma of bananas, bubble gum, coriander seed, malt, raisins and pineapple. Medium-bodied; Super sweet up front with a majority coco and pineapple taste, with a little malt and more caster sugar rolling through. Aftertaste is very sweet, with some tart acids (ala pineapple) coming around as well. Overall, much better than the Chocolate, but still a little too sweet for a actual fruit beer worth drinking. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased at Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 29-December-2004.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2004 at 22:42

7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dark brown with a small head. Smells sweet, almost eggnoggy, raiseny, etc. Very nice. Flavor is slightly strongly weak (make sense?), and the alcohol is well hidden. Finishes bitter, but overall the alcohol is well hidden. Nice.
Tried on 22 Dec 2004 at 23:40

3.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Slightly hazy amber coloured body with a very thin off-white head. I expected this one to be pitch black, so it is a bit deceiving. Aroma of an unwrapped tootsie roll. Simply stated, this one smells so strong of milk chocolate candy, you cannot discern any other tastes. It smells so sweet I don’t even really want to have a sip. Medium-bodied; Insanely sweet taste that matches the aroma exactly. The sweetness lasts throughout the length of the beer and shows no sign of malt, hops or yeast--just CHOCOLATE! A very crazy beer and one I could drink a LOT less than Cave Creek. This one is pretty bad, but I think it’s only because its way too sweet. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased at Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 26-November-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2004 at 23:04

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear golden with a quickly growing white head, that actually spilled over my glass after it grew. Lotsa carbonation and some small floaters. Smells: fruit (kinda pina coladay), vanilla, candy. Taste: warm alcohol stands out, very warming actually. Not as fruity as the scent would have you believe... finished spicy, with maybe some peppery cinnamon. A nifty brew that I’ll revisit sometime.
Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2004 at 00:46

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Slightly darker than yellow colour. Refreshing yeasty, clovy aroma. Good bitterness. Tea-like flavour.
Tried on 15 Dec 2004 at 17:09

6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Opaque straw-yellow colour. Slightly bready, yeasty aroma with very subtle spice. Sweetish palate with minty, herbal notes underpinning clean malts.
Tried on 09 Dec 2004 at 21:37

6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
I am afraid I am one of those people who just "don’t get" this brewer. I have not been very impressed with any of the Delirium line. I had not tried this one so I ordered it. Sampled on draft at the Sharp Edge in Pittsburgh this beer poured a caramel color with a small white head. The aroma was sweet, fruity and somewhat flowery. The flavor was sweet, fruity and flowery - almost perfume like. Perhaps rose petal. The perfume like element I have found in all of the Delirium beers - and is perhaps why I am not so fond of them. I liked this one better than the others though.
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2004 at 15:16