Howdy all. Yesterday I promised you a special treat, and here it is (well the treat is mostly for me, since I'll be drinking it). Today I'll be reviewing Delirium Tremens, one of my favorite beers, which also happens to be quite hard to get my hands on.
Looks: Light hazy yellow/golden. Big white frothy head that diminishes quite quickly, but still remains quite thick.
Smells: Apricots, banana, spices, yeast.
Tastes: Fruits, sweet. Its taste fades quite quickly in your mouth, leaving a dry finish that makes you want to drink more.
Looks: 4/5 - Looks great. Ideally you need to let it sit a tiny bit in order to get the most of it.
Smells: 5/5 - Such an intense mix of fruits and spices, enough to make you salivate for it.
Tastes: 9/10 - Simply amazing. It's sweetness hides it's quite high alcohol content (8.5%), so be sure to take your time savoring it.
Overall: 18/20 - If you ever come across this, do yourself a favor and get some. Even if you don't like beer get this.
J
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Beer Review - Chimay Bleue (Belgium)
Another late update! Sorry about that everyone. I was unable to come online before now as my internet was down (terrible excuse I know). Thankfully that left me plenty of time to sample today's beer: the Chimay Bleue.
Now this is a beer from Belgium and I've never had it before, so it will be something new for all of us!
Looks: Hazy dark brown that turns dark cherry red in the light. Large beige head that diminishes quickly.
Smells: Cherries, brown sugar and a hint of caramel. Quite a strong smell of alcohol.
Tastes: Quite bitter, tastes of yeast, spices, bananas, alcohol. The aftertaste is quite short and very malty. The alcohol is quite noticeable, but it is a 9%, so it is quite strong too.
Overall, quite good, but a little disappointing. The taste of alcohol is a bit too dominant in my opinion, taking away from the other flavors in there. Also due to the strong alcohol content, it needs to be drunk slowly and since its aftertaste is so short, it leaves the pallet wanting more, making harder to enjoy it.
J
PS: I'm thinking of doing a bit of a schedule for the updates, let me know how this sounds / if you guys would like it in another way.
monday: beer review
tuesday: beer review
wednesday: restaurant/pub review
thursday: misc (can be anything)
friday: beer review
saturday: drink review (i'll try to review things other than beer)
sunday: misc (again: can be anything)
Let me know what you think in the comments.
Now this is a beer from Belgium and I've never had it before, so it will be something new for all of us!
Looks: Hazy dark brown that turns dark cherry red in the light. Large beige head that diminishes quickly.
Smells: Cherries, brown sugar and a hint of caramel. Quite a strong smell of alcohol.
Tastes: Quite bitter, tastes of yeast, spices, bananas, alcohol. The aftertaste is quite short and very malty. The alcohol is quite noticeable, but it is a 9%, so it is quite strong too.
Overall, quite good, but a little disappointing. The taste of alcohol is a bit too dominant in my opinion, taking away from the other flavors in there. Also due to the strong alcohol content, it needs to be drunk slowly and since its aftertaste is so short, it leaves the pallet wanting more, making harder to enjoy it.
J
PS: I'm thinking of doing a bit of a schedule for the updates, let me know how this sounds / if you guys would like it in another way.
monday: beer review
tuesday: beer review
wednesday: restaurant/pub review
thursday: misc (can be anything)
friday: beer review
saturday: drink review (i'll try to review things other than beer)
sunday: misc (again: can be anything)
Let me know what you think in the comments.
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