Delirium Tremens

Best thing that I liked about this 8.5%abv Strong Ale...the bottle. lol Seriously, I didn't find it all that good; the peppery flavour wasn't a particularly pleasant experience for me.

Best regards, Bill

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Bill Becker
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Yes, the bottle and the pink elephants seem to make more of an impression on people than the beverage. Still, it's a Belgian and a flat, peppery Belgian beer beats an American Bud anyday.

Dave

"Bill Becker" wrote:

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Dave.US

My experience with Belgian beers is quite limited but I have found a few that I really really like. Like Rochefort 8 & 10, Affligem Brune, Westvleteren 12..(none of the above found locally so I satisfy my yearnings with New Belgium's excellent interpretations)

Best regards, Bill

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Bill Becker

I satisfy my yearnings with New Belgium's excellent

New Belgium's beers are less "interpretation" than you might think. Jeff Lebesch not only took bicycles from here, he took along one of our finest young brewers; Peter Bouckaert, who learned his trade at Rodenbach, Roeselare, before trying his hand in a microbrewery over here. With the 1554 he even tried to recreate a lost historical style - from over here, while his La Folie is typical Rodenbach Grand Cru in the best way. I love his creations, the more as he got a free hand. Cheers, Joris

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Joris Pattyn

With the 1554

Good stuff in the bottles I've found here in Casper. Very nice on draft at the brewery!

while

I still have 2 bottles aging.

I asked if they plan on bringing back their Grand Cru(I missed it the last go around) and they said most probably.

And cheers to you, Joris.

Best regards, Bill

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Bill Becker

Hmmm....

Maybe you need to get used to this style, golden ale. DT is one of my favorite Belgians.

nb

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notbob

It tastes better in the bottle than from tap. I don't mind it too much, myself. :)

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Anonymous

I've found DT can be fairly variable, and usually benefits from some age. I've had bottles that are very unbalanced, with hot alcohol overwhelming everything. And I've had some that are well-blended and nuanced.

That said, DT tends to be one of the more "out there" examples of the broad category of Belgian golden ales. The peppery character is definitely a prominent feature, as is the alcohol.

-Steve

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Steve Jackson

I agree.. we had it on tap at the Dominion Beerfest earlier this year and the alcohol dominated any flavoring in the beer. Conditioning in the bottles makes it taste better, but like you said... it depends on how long they've been in the bottles.

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Anonymous

"Bill Becker" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@uni-berlin.de:

Well, to be fair, if you judge every Belgian by Rochefort 8 and 10 and Westy 12, not a whole lot of Belgian beers are going to shine. That's a pretty hefty measuring stick . . .

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Dan Iwerks

This peppery characteristic wouldn't happen to be from the type of yeast used would it? I ask as DCL T-58 is supposed to impart peppery characteristics (and supposedly used for Belgian beers). cheers rb

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rb

According to Michael Jackson's The Great Beers of Belgium, Delerium Tremens "...demands three different yeast cultures. These are employed consecutively in a two-stage primary fermentaton and in-the-bottle conditioning".

He doesn't say what yeasts are used.

nb

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notbob

Its been a long time, but I'd have to think that DT is a phenolic beer which would entail a certain peppery spiciness in the ester profile. Any detectable alcohol can occasionally be peppery as well. Put 'em together and you could a beer that is easily described as "spicy" or "peppery". I uesd to get that in Chimay Bleu but not so much anymore. I've learned to love it, although I really disliked Chimay Bleu at first (loved the Red at first meeting tho).

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