Native name | Brouwerij Huyghe |
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Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
Founded | 1906 |
Founder | Leon Huyghe |
Headquarters | , Belgium |
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 the city of Melle in East Flanders, Belgium. Its flagship beer is Delirium Tremens, a golden ale.
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."
The beers created at Huyghe included a series of beers under the "Delirium" tag that featured 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 in 1994, and Brouwerij Villers in 1999.[citation needed]
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]