Delirium Nocturnum

Style:Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Alc %:8.5
Brewery:Brouwerij Huyghe
Country:Belgium
Tap/Bottle?:bottle
Where/When:NY
Cost:???
Rating:5.5

Pours dark with a coffee coloured head that dissapears
Very dark brown.
herbal nose, medicinal like
sweet, lightly funky, a little spicy, there is a chocolate/caramel thing going on which fades when some bitter hops kick in and add to a slightly funky finish.
Quite unique, not sessionable in my opinion but that's just my preference.
A little like a sasoin in my opinion, tho not as funky.
The sweet taste i dig, but after that it loses me.
Carbonation seems mild.
I had a Delirium Tremens on Saturday and I really loved it-quite similar to Duvel really, a very very nice beer.

Duvel

Style:Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Alc %:8.5
Brewery:Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV
Country:Belgium
Tap?:Bottle
Where/When:@ home, 2009
Cost:$8 or $9, $21 for large bottle
Rating:9/10

This is one of the first quality beers (ales) that I was introduced to and fittingly it was in a cafe in Brussels in 1994 on my first trip to Europe. After this initial tasting I had a second go with Duvel but it was for a session and it didn't treat me kindly- hey it was a long time ago and they were free! Boy did I dribble alot of bullshit that nite! Which nicely leads me to my first review on this little blog:
I poured slowly and got a two fingered head.
A pale golden colour.
There is a light spiceyness at the tip of the tongue, it seems quite gassy (ah, high carbonation) too.
It's bitter and sweet.
I confess, I fell in love with this beer the first time I had it- I knew that I had experianced one of the best beers on the planet. It isn't a session ale but you can learn that the hard way.
An amazing beer that's been brewed since 1871.

OK, so that's my first review- plenty of room for improvement as I have plenty to learn but ya gotta start somewhere.