Delirium
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Why go
- More than 2,000 beers from over 60 countries, including Trappist and Belgian abbey beers
- A Guinness World Records entry for the most beers available for tasting: 2,004 in 2004
- Delirium Tremens on tap, an 8.5% beer that gave the bar its name
Opening hours
Today11:00 – 03:00Show all
Drinks to try
- About thirty beers are served on draught.
- Bush Caractère, a filtered, top-fermented beer made with a house yeast cultivated for 80 years.
- A Lambic beer aged in oak casks.
- A high-fermentation beer brewed only during the full moon.
- One beer on the menu is an excellent dessert beer.
- Brugge Tripel, the city beer of Bruges.
- Beers from Huyghe Brewery, the brewer of Delirium Tremens, are on the menu.
- Staff listen to visitors' tastes before suggesting beers, to help them choose.
- Quality comes first: staff steer guests away from industrial beers.
Atmosphere
- Delirium Café, the downstairs room, is in a cellar.
- The Taphouse is on the ground floor and the Hoppy Loft upstairs; all three rooms are reached by the third entrance on the left side of the alley.
- Each room has its own separate menu.
- A pink elephant, the beer's symbol, decorates the entrance.
- Monasterium, a separate corner bar entered by the first entrance on the left corner of the alley, is decorated with authentic pieces from a church.
- Concerts are held at the bar, among them one by Cré Tonnerre.
- Jam sessions take place every Thursday.
- Some areas are smoke-free.
Entry and dress code
- Visitors of all tastes are admitted.
Shorts
History
The bar's name comes from Delirium Tremens, a strong beer made by the Huyghe family brewery. The bar is known for the size of its beer list. Several other bars are linked to it under the name Delirium Village. Delirium Cafés have also opened in France, Brazil, Japan, Italy and the Netherlands, and cafés of the same name exist in Amsterdam, Tokyo and Budapest.
- 17th centuryThe building that houses the bar dates from the 17th century.
- December 2003Joël Pêcheur, Fabienne Charles and Jean De Laet found the bar.
- Mid-2000sThe bar sold 1,500 hl of beer a year.
How to get there
- 5 minOn footAbout five minutes on foot from the Grand-Place, the main square, along a pedestrian-only side street.
- 5 minOn footThe address is Impasse de la Fidélité/Getrouwheidsgang 4A, a dead-end lane off the Beenhouwersstraat in the Îlot Sacré quarter, near the Grote Markt.
Sources: Delirium Café - Wikipedia · Brussels/Centre - Wikivoyage (drink) · Delirium Cafe Brussels - Delirium Village Bruss… · Menu - Delirium Village Brussels · Menu Delirium Café - Delirium Village Brussels · Délirium Café - Wikipedia · Delirium Café - Wikipedia · Delirium Café - Wikipedia · checked 18 Oct 2026
- Website
- deliriumvillage.com/
- Phone
- +32 2 514 44 34
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Questions and answers
Where is Delirium in Brussels?
Delirium stands at Impasse de la Fidélité/Getrouwheidsgang 4A, a small dead-end alley near the Grand-Place. It is about five minutes on foot from the square.
What are Delirium's opening hours?
It opens at 11:00 every day. It closes at 03:00 from Monday to Thursday, at 04:00 on Friday and Saturday, and at 02:00 on Sunday.
How many beers does Delirium serve?
More than 2,000 beers from over 60 countries, with Trappist and Belgian abbey beers among them.
Is Delirium in the Guinness Book of Records?
Yes. In January 2004, a month after it opened, Guinness World Records listed it for the most beers available for tasting, with 2,004 recorded.
Does Delirium have live music?
Jam sessions take place every Thursday, and concerts are held at the bar.
Are there gluten-free beers at Delirium?
Yes, gluten-free beers are available.
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