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Delirium Black Barrel Aged
Guest tap, rotating

Tap 22

Delirium Black Barrel Aged

Brouwerij Huyghe, Melle

Style
Barrel-Aged Strong Ale
Alcohol
11.8%
Price
159 kr / 0.3 l

The elephant after nine months in bourbon barrels: vanilla, caramel and oak.

Legend has it

This beer spent nine months in bourbon barrels, and bourbon has a legend of its own. According to it, the Baptist preacher Elijah Craig of Kentucky was the first to rest his whiskey in barrels of charred oak, and that is how the drink got its colour and its flavour. Historians are doubtful and call it a charming legend: nothing shows his whiskey was any different from his neighbours'. But the story lives on, and the barrels can still be tasted in the glass.

Beer stories travel from brewery to bar to guest, and rarely shrink on the way.

Interesting facts

The heaviest
When Delirium Black arrived in 2019 it was, by the brewery's own account, the heaviest beer in the brewery.
The barrels
Under US rules, bourbon may only be aged in new, charred oak barrels, so used ones are sold on, among others to brewers making barrel-aged beer.
The copper
After the First World War the brewery had to replace the coppers the occupying forces had taken, and an old copper now hangs as a dome above the bar in the brewery museum.
Especially good with

Crème brûlée, Belgian truffle.

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Frequently asked questions

(More frequently asked questions)

Can I taste several beers at once?

Yes, with the beer box you pick six beers from our 24 taps, served in smaller tasting glasses. The staff are happy to help you put your flight together.

Do you serve every beer in its proper glass?

Yes, just like in Belgium. Each brewery designs glassware to lift precisely their beer, and almost every beer here is served in its proper glass.

Does the beer selection change, or is it always the same?

Both: taps 1-16 are our permanent draughts, always on, while taps 17-24 are rotating guest taps, each beer stays on until the keg runs dry, then a new one takes its place. New bottles also arrive in the bottle cellar all the time. See what's pouring right now →