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Duvel Belgian Ale

Name: Duvel Belgian Ale 8.5% 330ml
SKU: 109409
Price: 8.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Beer & Cider · Belgium · 330ml · 4.8%

$8.99each

What it tastes like

A Belgian ale from Duvel.

Additional information

Beer & Cider
Style: Belgium
Origin: 330ml
Size: 4.8% ABV
Alcohol: 0.1 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Duvel Belgian Ale

Duvel comes from the Moortgat family brewery, founded in 1871 by Jan-Leonard Moortgat at Breendonk, in Belgium's Antwerp province. After the First World War the strong golden ale was sold as Victory Ale. In the 1920s a drinker called it a real devil in the local Brabant dialect, the name stuck, and Duvel is that dialect word for devil.

The yeast descends from a Scottish culture Albert Moortgat bought on a business trip to Britain just after the war, and the brewery still uses it. The grain bill is pilsner malt plus dextrose, hopped with Saaz and Styrian Goldings, which keeps the beer pale, dry and lively at 8.5%. It ferments in tank, is chilled to minus 2 degrees, then bottled with fresh sugar and yeast. The bottle refermentation takes two weeks in warm cellars, followed by six weeks maturing in cold ones.

Serve it at about 5 degrees in a stemmed glass with room for the head. The dry, fruity finish cuts through salty or fried food, so think mussels cooked in white wine, fish and chips or a washed-rind cheese. It is a strong beer, so it suits a slow glass at the table.