Délirium Café
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Délirium Café is a bar in Brussels
, Belgium
, noted for a beer
list of over 2,000 beers. It has been recorded in the Guinness World Records
as having 2,004 different brands of beer available for sale in January 2004. The bar offers beers from over 60 countries, as well as a large range of Belgian beer
s .
The bar is located in the small alley Impasse de la Fidélité, only a couple of hundred metres from the Grand Place
. The Jeanneke Pis
statue is across the street from the entrance.
The bar's name comes from the beer Delirium Tremens
, whose pink elephant symbol also decorates the café's entrance.
Délirium Café has expanded, with a franchise in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
which opened its doors in 2010
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, noted for a beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
list of over 2,000 beers. It has been recorded in the Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
as having 2,004 different brands of beer available for sale in January 2004. The bar offers beers from over 60 countries, as well as a large range of Belgian beer
Belgian beer
Beer in Belgium varies from pale lager to lambic beer and Flemish red. There are approximately 178 breweries in the country, ranging from international giants to microbreweries..-History:...
s .
The bar is located in the small alley Impasse de la Fidélité, only a couple of hundred metres from the Grand Place
Grand Place
The Grand Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels. It is surrounded by guildhalls, the city's Town Hall, and the Breadhouse . The square is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels, along with the Atomium and Manneken Pis...
. The Jeanneke Pis
Jeanneke Pis
Jeanneke Pis is a modern fountain and statue in Brussels, which forms a counterpoint in gender terms to the city's trademark Manneken Pis at the Grand Place ....
statue is across the street from the entrance.
The bar's name comes from the beer Delirium Tremens
Delirium Tremens (beer)
Delirium Tremens is a brand of Belgian strong pale ale produced by Huyghe Brewery in Melle.-History:Delirium Tremens was launched on 26 December 1989. The beer uses three different yeasts and is packaged in a bottle that is painted to resemble cologne ceramics...
, whose pink elephant symbol also decorates the café's entrance.
Délirium Café has expanded, with a franchise in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
which opened its doors in 2010