Style and Colour: Barrel Aged Duvel: Mexican Tequila.
Taste: Sweet notes of caramel and vanilla from the wood. Fruity yeast esters from the original Duvel recipe. Warm, long finish.
Alcohol: 12 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 10 - 12 °C.
Fermentation: Duvel has been aged on wooden Mexican Tequila aged 1 to 3 years barrels for minimum 6 months.
The Brewery: The Moortgat Brewery was founded in 1871 by Jan-Leonard Moortgat in Breendonk.
Origin: After the First World War, the Moortgats named their beer Victory Ale ("the beer of victory") to commemorate the end of the war. But in the 1920s, the beer was nicknamed nen echten duvel ("a real devil") and the beer was finally renamed Duvel (Devil).
Food: Excellent as a digestif by the fire.
