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MORT SUBITE

The journal.

40 essays on Belgian beer and one bar in Texas. 11 of them are about a beer on the draft menu.

Page 4 of 4 · Beer of the Week · MAR 2026

Duvel: The Devil You Know at Eight and a Half Percent

How a family brewery in a small Flemish village spent ninety days perfecting a golden ale so deceptively strong that a local shoemaker called it the devil, and the name stuck forever.