Huyghe Brewery

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Huyghe Brewery
Native name
Brouwerij Huyghe
IndustryAlcoholic beverage
Founded1906
SuccessorAlain Delaet
Headquarters
Melle
,
Belgium
Key people
Patrick De Wael
ProductsBeer
OwnerAlain Delaet
Number of employees
20
Websitehttp://www.delirium.be/

Huyghe Brewery (Dutch: Brouwerij Huyghe) is a brewery founded in 1906 by Leon Huyghe in city of Melle in East Flanders, Belgium. Its "flagship" beer is Delirium Tremens,[1] a golden ale.

History[]

The site of the brewery has been in operation since 1654.[clarification needed] In 1906, Leon Huyghe purchased an existing brewery in the town.[2] The brewery acquired 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", including a series of beers under the "Delirium" tag, with pink elephants on the label.[3] The best known of these is Delirium Tremens, a blonde, Belgian ale. Other beers brewed include a Christmas beer and a beer called Deliria, a beer selected from 65 entries by women brewers,[1] in addition to a number of fruit beers with low ABV.[4]

Huyghe has acquired several smaller Belgian breweries, including Arteveld Grand Cru in 1987,[3] Brouwerij Biertoren in 1993,  [nl] in 1994, and Brouwerij Villers in 1999.[citation needed]

Selected beers[]

Delirium Tremens & Glass
Delirium Tremens & Glass
  • Delirium Nocturnum - 8.5% alcohol[5][6]
  • Delirium Noël - a winter seasonal offering, 10.0% ABV
  • Delirium Tremens - 8.5% alcohol[7]
    • Named as "Best Beer in the World" in 2008 at the World Beer Championships in Chicago, Illinois.[8][9] Stuart Kallen gives it the number one spot in his book, The 50 Greatest Beers in the World.[10]

Gallery[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Yenne, Bill (2014). Beer: The Ultimate World Tour. MBI. p. 127. ISBN 9781937994419.
  2. ^ Hampson, Tim (2013). World Beer. New York: DK Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 9781465422637.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Oliver, Garrett (2011). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford UP. pp. 472–73. ISBN 9780199912100.
  4. ^ Hampson, Tim (2014). The Beer Book. DK Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 9781465437679.
  5. ^ "Delirium Nocturnum - Brouwerij Huyghe - Melle, Belgium". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Delirium Tremens". RateBeer. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  8. ^ "A Welcome Home", Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post, 10 January 2003.
  9. ^ "Sip of the Week", Peter St. Onge, Charlotte Observer, 11 October 2006.
  10. ^ Stuart A. Kallen, The 50 Greatest Beers in the World, Replica Books, 1999. ISBN 0-7351-0086-1, ISBN 978-0-7351-0086-2

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°00′03″N 3°48′19″E / 51.000870°N 3.805200°E / 51.000870; 3.805200

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