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Delirium Tremens
Brouwerij Huyghe
- From:
- Brouwerij Huyghe
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #8 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #4,923 - Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 11.86%
- Reviews:
- 1,835
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 20, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2001
- Wants:
- 444
- Gots:
- 1,781
Colour and sight: pale blond, the fine and regular effervesce ensures a fine and stable head.
Scent: Slightly malty, a nice touch of alcohol, spicy.
Flavour: Feels like the sound shot of alcohol is igniting the mouth. In reality the tongue and palate are warmed. The taste is characterized by its roundness. The aftertaste is strong, long-lasting and dry bitter.
Scent: Slightly malty, a nice touch of alcohol, spicy.
Flavour: Feels like the sound shot of alcohol is igniting the mouth. In reality the tongue and palate are warmed. The taste is characterized by its roundness. The aftertaste is strong, long-lasting and dry bitter.
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Ratings by axeman9182:
Reviewed by axeman9182 from New Jersey
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz bottle, courtesy of Amanti Vino's Beer of the Month club, poured into my Duvel tulip. The beer pours a somewhat dull goldenrod, closer to clear than cloudy, though not entirely translucent. A strong pour leads to a voluminous, creamy and frothy white cap. Head retention is above average, but lacing is subpar for a BSPA. The nose is mostly sweet, grassy and pale fruit (apples and pears) malts. There's just a hint of spice, which isn't quite enough in my book. Fortunately Delirium Tremens' flavor allows a bit more of the yeast influence to shine through, with some pepper and clove being the most appreciable. All the requisite parts are in place for a phenomenal Belgian Strong Pale Ale (at least as far as flavor goes), but for some reason the result is just a little bit short of that. One area where the brewery nailed it though is the mouthfeel, there's enough heft in the body without crossing the line into being too viscous and thick, and the carbonation is invigorating and exciting without seeming fizzy in any way. That, along with a solid (but not top notch) taste makes Tremes quite quaffable, especially with the alcohol not really shining through. Delirium Tremens is a more than passable Belgian Strong Pale Ale, but falls short of "all time classic" status
Sep 10, 2010More User Ratings:
Reviewed by aeranu from Florida
4.77/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Finally got a hold of these! After seeing the staple pink elephant in a couple of places I’m glad to discover a local store that supplies it.
First off this beer smells incredibly strong with a gassy, spice-like scent. I could open one of these bad boys up across the house and be able to smell it from wherever I’m at (it is possible that I dropped one and it sprayed all over my kitchen which would explain the lingering smell in my house, but that’s not the point).
The look in my ale glass makes it clear that it is very golden and almost a bit hazy looking, a lot more dense than a Pilsner but more transparent than a wheat beer(Hefeweizen).
The taste is out of this world, how the heck did they pack so much flavor into this thing? It’s clear demeanor hints that it might seem weak but looks can be deceiving. Not only is is the flavor profile extravagant, it slowly changes in your mouth giving you a good spectrum of tastes— from spicy and bready to a nice, dry aftertaste that longs for more.
I feel f****** amazing after a couple of these, lest us not forget it’s packing a whopping 8.5% abv.
Highly recommend to every and anyone.
Mar 20, 2024First off this beer smells incredibly strong with a gassy, spice-like scent. I could open one of these bad boys up across the house and be able to smell it from wherever I’m at (it is possible that I dropped one and it sprayed all over my kitchen which would explain the lingering smell in my house, but that’s not the point).
The look in my ale glass makes it clear that it is very golden and almost a bit hazy looking, a lot more dense than a Pilsner but more transparent than a wheat beer(Hefeweizen).
The taste is out of this world, how the heck did they pack so much flavor into this thing? It’s clear demeanor hints that it might seem weak but looks can be deceiving. Not only is is the flavor profile extravagant, it slowly changes in your mouth giving you a good spectrum of tastes— from spicy and bready to a nice, dry aftertaste that longs for more.
I feel f****** amazing after a couple of these, lest us not forget it’s packing a whopping 8.5% abv.
Highly recommend to every and anyone.
Reviewed by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Compared to Duvel and La Chouffe:
Hop intensity: Duvel, La Chouffe, DT
Sweetness: DT, La Chouffe, Duvel
L: Clear gold body with a short white head that fades quickly to a thin blanket of bubbles.
S: Wheat, lemon, spice, bubblegum
T: Clove, ethanol, bubblegum, cherry
F: Full bodied, warming
O: A classic.
Jan 28, 2024Hop intensity: Duvel, La Chouffe, DT
Sweetness: DT, La Chouffe, Duvel
L: Clear gold body with a short white head that fades quickly to a thin blanket of bubbles.
S: Wheat, lemon, spice, bubblegum
T: Clove, ethanol, bubblegum, cherry
F: Full bodied, warming
O: A classic.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
4.06/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Nov 10 2023
Nov 11, 2023
Delirium Tremens from Brouwerij Huyghe
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
6354 ratings
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