Duvel Moortgat

Commercial Brewery in Breendonk, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Duvel Moortgat

Established in 1871

Contact
Breendonk-Dorp 58, Breendonk, 2870, Belgium
Description
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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7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
A clear deep golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of rum barrel, vanilla, wood. Taste of strong pale malt, wood, vanilla, rum.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2026 at 12:21

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Duvel Tripel Hop Cashmere
Belgian IPA 9.5%

Clear gold with thick fluffy and rocky white foam. A bit of sulfur in the aroma with some spicy and fruity Belgian notes. Full bodied with rich Belgian flavor.

Solid stuff but I prefer the original I think.
Tried from Bottle from Liquor Mountain Rakzan Sanjo Gozen on 02 Feb 2026 at 04:13

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
0.33l bottle. Slightly hazy golden body with a lasting white head. Aroma of lemon zest, sugar syrup, a touch of coriander and some spicy hops. The Belgian yeast character shows up too. Taste of bready malts, hay, lemon zest and a generous amount of spicy hops. The aroma shows some sweetness, but the sip is rather dry. It finishes quite bitter for a Belgian blond. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2026 at 20:58

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared, golden beer, small head. Aroma is malt, grain, sweet. Taste is the same, sweet, malt, grain. Ok
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2026 at 12:55

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
0.33l bottle. Slightly opaque golden body with a thin white head. Aroma of hay, doughy yeast, coriander and lemon zest. Taste of sugar syrup, coriander, lemon zest and some hay. It has some banana to it too. Quite sweet witbier. OK.
Tried from Bottle from Le Comptoir Belge on 22 Jan 2026 at 21:13

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 5.5
750ml bottle, best by end of October 2030.

It pours a clear gold with a fine head of foam that sticks around leaving some lacing.

The smell is caramel malt, toffee, vanilla, boozy, kind of fruity from the agave? Some woody notes.

The taste is caramel malt, toffee, vanilla, agave?, full on 12%abv. Very unusual tastes going on here and I am not a big fan. The smell was more impressive for me.

Only medium bodied, on the dry side in the finish, at $12 a bottle, not worthy of another purchase.
Tried from Bottle from The Liquor Shed on 10 Jan 2026 at 14:21

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
EB - Bottle 330ml. @ [ Trinntorp 🇸🇪 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As Duvel Imperial Blond ]. ABV: 10.0%. [20260103]. 7-/3/7-/4/15
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2026 at 13:29

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Thanks omhper! Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grassy, herbal and mild spicy tones with some mild alcohol to it. Flavour is floral, fruity, some grassy, alcohol and some spicy tones. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2026 at 00:18

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle courtesy of Gregory, many thanks!
A: clear golden, stable, foamy, white head.
A: ripe banana & pineapple, white sugar, clove, fennel, jenever.
T: sweet banana & apple, spicy clove, white sugar.
F: floral hops, yellow fruits, solvent, boozy white rum-like alcohol.
P: medium body, oily-sticky texture, fizzy carbonation.
It's like Duvel but messier, meh.
Tried on 01 Jan 2026 at 15:10

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Bottle from ASDA in Watford, Herts. A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a huge white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, yeasty, spice, fruity aroma. Tastes is something similar with a pleasant sweetness. Really enjoyed this, improvement on the last bottle that I tried some years back.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2026 at 14:34