Delirium Tremens (beer)

Delirium Tremens is a brand of Belgian strong pale ale produced by Huyghe Brewery in Melle.

History

Delirium Tremens was launched on 26 December 1989. The beer uses three different yeasts and is packaged in a bottle that is painted to resemble cologne ceramics. The label exemplifies different phases of the production of "Delirium Tremens" and that the "Pink Elephant" was up and ready to conquer the world.

In 1992, the "Confrerie van de Roze Olifant" (Brotherhood of the Pink Elephant) was founded to promote Delirium Tremens and other beers of Melle.

Seasonal beers and special editions

• Delirium Noël (10% ABV)
• Delirium Nocturnum (8.5% ABV)
• Delirium Ultimum (ABV unknown - released in 1999)
• Delirium Millennium (ABV unknown - released in 2000)
• Delirium Christmas (10% ABV- released in 2006)
• Le Guillotine (8.5%) released in 2009

Awards

Delirium Tremens was named as "Best Beer in the World" in 1998 at the World Beer Championships in Chicago, Illinois, USA."A Welcome Home", Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post, 10 January 2003."Sip of the Week", Peter St. Onge, Charlotte Observer, 11 October 2006. Stuart Kallen gives it the number one spot in his The 50 Greatest Beers in the World.Stuart A. Kallen, The 50 Greatest Beers in the World, Replica Books, 1999. ISBN 0735100861, ISBN 978-0735100862

Etymology

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