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It all began when Jan-Léonard Moortgat and his wife founded the Moortgat brewery farm in 1871. Around the turn of the century, Moortgat was one of the over 3,000 breweries operating in Belgium. Jan-Leonard experimented by trial and error, and his top-fermented beers were soon greatly appreciated in the brewery's home town of Puurs and far beyond. Before long, the Brussels bourgeoisie was also won over by his beers. Business was booming and Jan-Leonard's two sons, Albert and Victor, joined the company. There was a clear division of labour: Albert became the brewer, Victor was responsible for delivering the beer to Brussels by horse and dray. In 1923 the production of Duvel began with just a few crates. Today, Duvel is enjoyed literally all around the world (in over 50 countries) by countless beer lovers. The beer is still brewed with profound respect for the original recipe and the time it needs to mature
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diabel (1874) reviewed
Vedett Extra Pilsner from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle Pale, yellow body. White, rocky head, which diminishes mostly. Excellent lace. Yeasty aroma. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly bitter, averagily long finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2004 at 10:58
Sigmund (15026) reviewed
Maredsous 10 Triple/Tripel from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
(33 cl bottle, now available in Norway). Deep golden to amber colour, large head. Very nice aroma of dried and ripe fresh fruits and herbs, yeast, malts, oak and pipe tobacco. Flavour is spicy with an alcoholic warmth (no surprise at 10% ABV), elements of dried fruits, medicinal herbs and brown candy sugar. Herbal aftertaste. A very good beer that packs a real punch.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2004 at 16:01
Sloefmans (15815) reviewed
Duvel Green/Draught/Single Fermentation from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear lemony-golden beer; huge white head, extremely tenacious; Grainy aroma, with grassy hops and white candi sugar nose. Very dry impression. Cookies, alcohol and rather a lot of sweetness dominate the taste. Finish is very dry and roasted. Some herbal freshness all the same. Well-bodied, but rather dry, thinner texture. Alcoholburn. Even the ’green’ one is one powerfull b*st*rd of a beer. It’s - not surprisingly - way much sweeter than the ’red’.
Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2004 at 11:35
jhaase (15105) reviewed
Maredsous 10 Triple/Tripel from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Small bottle Estery and yeasty aroma with noticeable alcohol - citrus notes if you get some yeast in. Hazy gold, low foamy lacing head. Fruit, light citrus tastenotes with a bitter yeasty edge. Ends on a alcoholic burn. Medium body. Wasnt too thrilled with this one.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2004 at 13:33
Sloefmans (15815) reviewed
Vedett Extra Pilsner from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Pale gold beer, slim white rim for head. Dry-peppery nose, with a lot of pale malt and grain behind it. Dry, grainy and malty tase, with a peppery-spicey finish. And then it whithers away - nothing there anymore. Light bodied, certain powdery mouthfeel. Strange - like a low-alcohol Duvel, brewed with bottom fermentation, and not fully delivering the spicey promesses.
Tried on 28 Jul 2004 at 15:35
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Passendale from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Simple ale, a bit sweetish, probably not fresh anymore (the bottle is a few years old).
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2004 at 07:27
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Maredsous 6 Donker from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Beautiful amber color. Very nice caramel aroma, mature. Too dry and thin flavor, loses immediately of interest; just some caramel, a bit cheesy.
Tried on 19 Jul 2004 at 06:42
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
Bel Pils from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A yellow beer with a small white head. The aroma is sweet malty and so is the flavor. For me the flavor is too sweet - it’s almost sticky in the mouth. [4/3/4/3/7=2.1]

Updated on draft as Belgo Pils made for Belgobaren, at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. A golden beer with a thick orangey head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malty and hops as well as hints of hay. The flavor is sweet with a hoppy note, leading to a dry hay finish.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2004 at 13:51
bb (19143) reviewed
Maredsous 8 Brune/Bruin from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Brown with a touch of red sporting a thin off-white head that just clings on. Aroma of sweet malt, sugar plums, and brown sugar. The taste is of roasty malts and cocoa - not quite sachrine, but a tad too sweet. Nice clean finish. It’s a little too roasty for what I’d like, and as you drink the cocoa flavors really step up. Hides alcohol well.
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2004 at 12:10
NotABeerProfessor (3597) reviewed
Maredsous 8 Brune/Bruin from Duvel Moortgat
22 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Dark amber. Caramelized aroma is refreshing, with a dose of grassy hops even. Dry chocolate hits the nose and tongue, with sweeter, near cloying malts coming to bear as you get into it.
Tried on 24 May 2004 at 12:52