Delirium Tremens (beer)
History
In 1906, Leon Huyghe purchased an existing brewery in Melle (at a site that had been in operation brewing beer since 1654). The brewery adopted the present name in 1938. While the company initially brewed a regular pilsner, it soon began brewing the kinds of beers now typically known as "Belgian."
Operations and products
The beers created at Huyghe include a series of beers under the "Delirium" tag that feature pink elephants on their labels. The best known of these is Delirium Tremens, a blonde, Belgian ale. Other beers brewed at Huyghe include a Christmas beer and a beer called "Deliria", selected to be brewed by the company from 65 entries made by women brewers. In addition, the company makes a number of fruit beers with low ABV.
Huyghe has acquired several smaller Belgian breweries, including Arteveld Grand Cru in 1987, Brouwerij Biertoren in 1993, Brouwerij Dam in 1994, and Brouwerij Villers in 1999.
Selected beers
- Delirium Nocturnum - 8.5% alcohol
- Delirium Noël - a winter seasonal offering, 10.0% ABV.
- Delirium Tremens - 8.5% alcohol
- Named as "Best Beer in the World" in 2008 at the World Beer Championships in Chicago, Illinois. Stuart Kallen gives it the number one spot in his book, The 50 Greatest Beers in the World.
Name controversy
The Delirium Tremens beer product was banned in the United States for a period of time when it was first exported there. The reason was that the authorities thought the imagery and name of the beer were "too provocative" and "encouraged excess drinking".
Gallery
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St. Idesbald blond -
St. Idesbald dubbel -
St. Idesbald tripel -
Viller's Brune -
La Guillotine Bier 3 -
Delirium Tremens in Palm Springs -
Floris Passionfruit cider/beer, produced by the Huyghe Brewery
See also
References
- ^ Hampson, Tim (2013). World Beer. New York: DK Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 9781465422637.
- ^ Oliver, Garrett (2011). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford UP. pp. 472–73. ISBN 9780199912100.
- ^ Yenne, Bill (2014). Beer: The Ultimate World Tour. MBI. p. 127. ISBN 9781937994419.
- ^ Hampson, Tim (2014). The Beer Book. DK Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 9781465437679.
- ^ "Delirium Nocturnum - Brouwerij Huyghe - Melle, Belgium". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ Sudo, Chuck (2006-12-06). "Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week": Delirium Nocturnum". Chicagoist. Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ "Delirium Tremens". RateBeer. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "A Welcome Home", Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post, 10 January 2003.
- ^ "Sip of the Week", Peter St. Onge, Charlotte Observer, 11 October 2006.
- ^ Stuart A. Kallen, The 50 Greatest Beers in the World, Replica Books, 1999. ISBN 0-7351-0086-1, ISBN 978-0-7351-0086-2
- ^ "Delirium Tremens Beer | International Beer Collector". beercollector.com.au.
- ^ Orient, The Bowdoin (3 December 2010). "Riding the pink elephant: a look at Delirium". The Bowdoin Orient.
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