Huyghe Brewery
 Brouwerij Huyghe in 2014 | |
Native name | Brouwerij Huyghe |
|---|---|
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
| Successor | Alain Delaet |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Headquarters | Melle, Belgium |
Key people | Patrick De Wael |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Alain Delaet |
Number of employees | 20 |
| Website | http://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. 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, Brouwerij Dam in 1994, and Brouwerij Villers in 1999.
Selected beers
- 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 2 Yenne, Bill (2014). Beer: The Ultimate World Tour. MBI. p. 127. ISBN 9781937994419.
- ↑ Hampson, Tim (2013). World Beer. New York: DK Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 9781465422637.
- 1 2 Oliver, Garrett (2011). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford UP. pp. 472–73. ISBN 9780199912100.
- ↑ 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. 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
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