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Delirium Tremens

Belgium - 8.5% ABV

If not particularly rare, this next beer is certainly incredible. If you've never had Delirium Tremens before, we're so excited for you to try it. If you have, we hope you thoroughly enjoy rediscovering this classic with us today. The brewery responsible is Huyghe Brewery, in Melle, Belgium, which has a long history dating all the way back to 1906. Despite not being brewed until its first batch in 1988, Delirium Tremens quickly took over as the brewery's flagship beer, and remains so today. The pink elephant logo may be famously recognizable, but Delirium Tremens is equally known worldwide for its higher-than-average alcohol content and its truly iconic style and flavor. Not many beers can say they were named the "Best Beer in the World," as Delirium Tremens has, and more than once at that.

This beer is an excellent example of a Belgian strong pale ale: medium-bodied with a complex combination of fruity, yeasty, and wheaty aromas and flavors. This is Belgian beer perfection. There is nothing off-balance here. Simply put, it's just a cerebrally lovely beer experience. Soft, ultrafine carbonation (thanks to its signature combination of three different yeast strains) and a round, broad mouthfeel make this beer incredibly smooth. However it's for this very reason that Delirium Tremens is famous as well as infamous. You'll find that it's extraordinarily crushable... especially considering that its alcohol content comes in at a sneaky 8.5%.

We hope you love it!