Blond beer

Troubadour Magma is an amber-coloured IPA beer that is the flagship beer of the Musketeers brewery. The beer has the bitter characteristics of an American India Pale Ale that is softened with a fruity Belgian triple. The beer has a generous white head. This high fermentation beer is a beer full of character!

On the nose, you feel an explosion of fruity aromas due to dry hopping. You will also notice aromas of hops, malt, yeast and spices. 

The taste of Troubadour Magma is hops, malt, yeast, citrus, caramel and spices. It is a spicy, bitter beer that is slightly sweet. Troubadour Magma has a soft finish. 

The Musketeers brewery has been operating since 2000. The name troubadour comes from the troubadours who were storytellers and singers and passed along stories across countries. The brewers have named their beers to reference their local tradition. 

As young Belgian beer brewers, they also travel a lot. In America, the hoppy beers had taken off, which inspired the brewers of the Musketeers. In Belgium, bitter beers were not a trend yet, but there were a few on the market. As soon as Troubadour Magma entered the market, it became an instant hit. A dutch singer, Rob De Nijs, has sung that real beer lovers go for bitter. 

The Troubadour Magma is a beer ideal to enjoy on sunny days both in summer and winter.

Learn more about the beer and get the answers to the most common questions:

• Where is Troubadour Magma brewed?

Before the Musketeers brewery had its own place, the beer was brewed on commission by De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi. De Proefbrouwerij is specially built for the production of beer by third parties. So to say startups or new brewers who do not have their brewery yet. In 2019 the Troubadour Magma beer moved to the Musketeers' own brewery. The Brouwerij the Musketeers is located in Belgium between Antwerp and Gent, in Saint-Gilles-Waes. 

• What foods and dishes are good to pair with Troubadour Magma beer?

The Troubadour Magma beer goes great with seafood like fish, mussels or shellfish. It is also good with poultry. Moreover, you can pair the beer with Asian cuisine, hard cheeses and salad. Surprisingly, it also goes well with dessert and patisserie. 

• How to serve Troubadour Magma? 

Like most IPA beers, Troubadour Magma fits best in a tulip-shaped beer glass. This glass allows you to swirl the drink so that it can reveal all its aromas. It is best to serve the beer between 5 to 8 degrees celsius. 

• How bitter is Troubadour Magma?

To speak about bitterness, we use the International Bitterness Units, the IBU. The IBU of Troubadour Magma is 45. This means that it falls slightly more on the bitter side, as generally speaking, most beers have an IBU between 15 to 80. 

• When was Troubadour Magma beer launched? 

Troubadour Magma was not the brewery's first beer. The first beer they brewed was Troubadour Blonde in 2000. Troubadour Magma was launched in 2010 at the Zythos Beer Festival. It became an immediate success, and since 2011, at the end of every summer, the brewery has also launched a special edition of Troubadour Magma. 

• What awards has Troubadour Magma won? 

Troubadour Magma is an awarded beer. It has won more awards than you can count on fingers on two hands. For several years, it has won awards at the Beer Awards Digitaal Festival. The beer also won awards at the Zythos Beer Festival, Helsinki Beer Festival, World Beer Awards and Brussels Beer Challenge. 

• What other beers are similar to Troubadour Magma?

If you like Troubadour Magma, you might also like Juice Junky by the Brussels Beer Project brewery or Super 8 IPA by Haacht brewery. Don’t forget to also look at our full collection of IPA beers. 

• Is Troubadour Magma gluten free?

No, Troubadour Magma does contain gluten. You can find gluten-free beers in our catalogue by selecting a gluten-free filter. 

• What are other beers by the Musketeers brewery?

Some other beers by the Musketeers brewery are Troubadour Westkust, Troubadour Imperial, Jack’s Precious IPA and Antigoon Courageous. 

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Typical sweet bitterness with a fruity dimension.

Tripel Karmeliet is still brewed according to an authentic beer recipe that describes the use of three kinds of cereals: wheat, oats and barley.

The Tripel Karmeliet beer was created back in 1996. The brewer got inspiration from a local bakery and was impressed by their multi-grain bread. Because of this, he was thinking of creating a Tripel beer and worked on refining the recipe for three years. 

Afterwards, he had the luck to discover a recipe that dates back to 1679. This beer recipe was very similar to the recipe he was working on. This ancient recipe had a big influence on the modern Tripel Karmeliet recipe. That led to the tripel beer we know today that instantly became a success. 

The beer has a nice creamy foam and a golden colour. You have spicy notes and hints of vanilla and citrus on the nose. The Tripel Karmeliet flavour is refreshing with spicy, earthy and sweet notes. The oats bring a creamy mouthfeel and a smooth finish. You can also get notes of banana and vanilla which develop into an orange flavour throughout drinking. 

The brewing process of Tripel Karmeliet beer is much longer than usual and takes up to 6 or 7 weeks. It is only to assure quality and flawless taste. 

Moreover, the beer has won several awards, including the World Beer Awards, World Beer Championships, The International Beer Challenge and Asia Beer Challenge. You can trust that this beer is pure perfection. A great Belgian classic!

Want to know more about the famous tripel karmeliet beer?

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: 

• Who makes Tripel Karmeliet?

Tripel Karmeliet is brewed by a Belgian brewery Bosteels. The brewery also has other fantastic beers like a strong blonde beer Kwak. 

• Where exactly is tripel karmeliet made?

Bosteels brewery, which brews Tripel Karmeliet, is situated in a little Belgian town called Buggenhout. The little town is located in the Northwest of Brussels, in Denderstreek, in the province of East Flanders. 

• How many calories are in tripel karmeliet?

Tripel Karmeliet has 76 calories per 100 ml. 

• What is a triple beer? What makes a triple a triple?

The term came in use to indicate the strength of strong pale ale. Westmalle brewery was the first to use this term in 1956 to name their strongest beer in the range. These styles were already brewed before, though. After the Westmalle Tripel, the style was copied all around, and the name took off. Triple beer is often a heavy top-fermenting beer and refermented in the bottle. The triple beer uses three times more malt than normal Trappist beer. 

• Which beer is similar to Triple Karmeliet?

You should start with the Westmalle Tripel that made this style famous. Other popular choices are Paix Dieu, Jambe de Bois by Senne brewery, and Guldenberg, a bitter triple beer by De Ranke brewery. 

See our full collection of triple beers. 

• What are the ingredients of tripel karmeliet?

The beer has been brewed with 100% natural ingredients. The Triple Karmeliet contains wheat and oats, barley, Steiermark hops, mineral water and the brewery's own yeast, the K97 grain yeast. 

• How to serve Tripel Karmeliet? How do you drink Tripel Karmeliet?

The best pouring temperature of the Tripel Karmeliet beer is between 6-9 degrees Celsius. Tripel Karmeliet has its own beer glass. Once you open the beer bottle, you pour the beer into the glass tilted at a 45-degree angle. Slowly tilt the glass upright so you will end up with a good amount of head. 

• What foods are good to pair with Triple Karmeliet?

Tripel Karmeliet beer goes well with all sorts of cheese platters. Surprisingly, it also goes very well with some desserts like pies. 

• How strong is a triple beer?

Triple beers have around 9% alcohol. The Triple Karmeliet has 8.4% of alcohol. 

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One of the best Belgian pilsners (if not the best) created with Belgian hops, it is unfiltered and unpasteurized in accordance with ancestral recipes.

The Gruut Blonde is a rather cloudy and quite sweet gruut (spiced beer).

It is the result of a mixture of specific spices. This style comes to us from Germany and was very popular with us before the war.

American Pala Ale with aromas of peach, passion fruit and grapes. The exclusive use of pale ale malt makes this beer a bitter product.

La bière belge Kerel Yuzu de la brasserie VBDCK est une Saison de 5.5%. Cette saison est agrémentée de Yuzu, un agrume japonais que l'on retrouve de plus en plus souvent dans les recettes de bières artisanales.

Delirium Tremens is a pale lager, slightly malty, with a nice touch of alcohol, spicy. The taste is characterised by its roundness. The aftertaste is strong, persistent and dryly bitter. On the nose, the aroma is sweet, malty and slightly resembles burnt caramel.

For creating Delirium Tremens beer, three different Belgian yeasts have been used. The beer is top-fermented. 

Delirium Tremens is a beer now known worldwide as a famous Belgian beer. Everyone can recognize the beer label with the pink elephant. Delirium also has a beer bar that is a popular place among locals and tourists. 

For anyone living outside Belgium, the Delirium Tremens is a great Belgian beer to receive as a gift. 

The beer also deserves a special beer class that has a specific beer glass stem. The beer bottle as well as unique as it is ceramic. 

The Huyghe brewery has created an excellent beer that has won many awards. It is the most known beer by the brewery. Already in 1998, it was elected as the World Beer Champion. This beer is the most popular in the brewery and takes up around 40% of the production. 

Want to know more about the Delirium Tremens beer? Read about the most frequently asked questions:  

• Who makes Delirium Tremens beer?

People often think that Delirium beer is made by Delirium brewery. That confusion comes easily as there is also a Delirium cafe with the same name as the beer. In reality, the Huyghe brewery makes Delirium beer. Other great beers by the brewery are Delirium Red, Delirium Argentum and Delirium Nocturnum. 

• What does delirium tremens mean?

Delirium tremens is a medical term. If you are talking about Delirium Tremens around doctors, you might need to specify that you are talking about a beer. Delirium tremens is a confusion caused by an alcohol withdrawal that alcoholics experience. 

• Why is the beer called delirium tremens?

Now that you know what delirium tremens means, you might wonder why the beer is named like that. The legend says that a Belgian tax collector felt like slipping into unexpected drunkenness. He then stated that if he continues drinking the beer, he will get delirium tremens. The name stuck with the beer and is an allusion to the medical symptoms. 

• What kind of beer is Delirium Tremens?

Delirium Tremens is a strong blond triple type of beer. The beer is refermented in the bottle. 

• What are the ingredients of Delirium Tremens?

The Delirium Tremens beer recipe includes water, Styrian Golding and Saaz hops, pale malt and three different types of yeast. 

• Why does Delirium Tremens beer come in a ceramic bottle?

The story is that the ceramic bottles were leftovers from a custom order, and thus the brewers used the leftovers for the next orders. Then it became an iconic image for the brand.

• How to serve delirium tremens beer?

When you are drinking Belgian beer, you need to follow the Belgian beer culture and serve the beer in its proper glass. So, of course, you’ll need the Delirium Tremens glass for the beer. And like most beers, first, hold the glass tilted while pouring the beer. Then gradually straighten the glass to get a fine foam on top. The best serving temperature is 6 degrees Celsius. 

• How to store delirium tremens beer?

The best way to store Delirium Tremens beer is in a dark, cool and dry environment. You can keep the bottles for up to 36 months. 

• What beer is similar to delirium tremens?

If you like Delirium Tremens beer, you might also like Duvel beer. Otherwise, have a look at other Belgian style blonde beers to find a nice alternative.  

• What food can you pair delirium tremens beer with? 

Delirium Tremens beer goes well with various cheese platters. It is best next to strong cheeses. 

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A subtle taste between cereal and hops.

Kwak is the historic beer of the Bosteels brewery. In a special Belgian style, it is served in a glass as mythical as it is fragile.

The copper color is typical of this kind of style, it is rather sweet but has a cereal taste of its own.

Baptist Blond est une bière blonde très accessible destinée au grand public. Les bières Baptists ont été lancées il y a quelques années pour l'ouverture du bar de la brasserie. Baptist est le nom choisi pour le bar et cette gamme de bière en hommage au fondateur de la brasserie.

La brasserie Van Steenberghe imite-t-elle la brasserie Moortgat et ses Duvel Triple Hop? Dans tous les cas, la Piraat Triple Hop est bien une bière blonde forte en alcool avec une dose additionnelle de houblons. La Piraat Triple Hop est encore plus forte que les Duvel Triple Hop avec une taux d'alcool à 10.5%

Suzanne is a saison-style beer brewed by Hedonis Brewery.

Saisons style beers are light, cloudy, dry and grassy beers. Saisons were originally brewed on farms in the winter for seasonal workers during the summer harvest.

Suzanne is a generously dry-hopped spelled seasonal beer.

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