Huyghe Brewery

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

Huyghe Brewery

Brouwerij Huyghe in 2014
Native name	Brouwerij Huyghe
Industry	Alcoholic beverage
Founded	1906
Founder	Leon Huyghe
Headquarters	Melle , Belgium
Products	Beer
Owner	Alain Delaet
Number of employees	20
Website	https://www.delirium.be/

History

In 1906, Leon Huyghe purchased an existing brewery in Melle^[1] (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.^[2] The best known of these is Delirium Tremens, a blonde, Belgian ale.^[3] 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.^[3] In addition, the company makes a number of fruit beers with low ABV.^[4]

Huyghe has acquired several smaller Belgian breweries, including Arteveld Grand Cru in 1987,^[2] Brouwerij Biertoren in 1993, Brouwerij Dam [nl] in 1994, and Brouwerij Villers in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Selected beers

• Delirium Nocturnum - Belgian brown ale, 8.5% alcohol^[5][6]
• Delirium Noël - a winter seasonal offering, 10.0% ABV.
• Delirium Tremens - Belgian blond ale, 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]

Name controversy

See also: Porn star martini § Name controversy

Further information: Delirium tremens

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".^[11][12]

Gallery

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  St. Idesbald blond
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  St. Idesbald dubbel
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  St. Idesbald tripel
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  Viller's Brune
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  La Guillotine Bier 3
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  Delirium Tremens in Palm Springs
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  Floris Passionfruit cider/beer, produced by the Huyghe Brewery

See also

• Beer in Belgium