Belgian brewery Haacht is celebrating three medals at the World Beer Awards, with Tongerlo Brown named World’s best dark Belgian-style dubbel.
The Super 8 Rouge 0.0, only launched in June, won bronze in the no- and low-alcohol flavoured category, and Super 8 IPA scored bronze in the IPA American-style category.
“We are very proud of this result,” said Baudouin van der Kelen, chief executive of Haacht Brewery. “This is great recognition of the commitment of our employees and their continuous focus on quality and innovation.
“The innovative nature of the newly launched Super 8 Rouge 0.0 has not gone unnoticed. We have succeeded in launching a non-alcoholic rouge beer that is significantly lower in calories and sugar than most of the other beers in this market segment.
“In addition to the spicy Super 8 IPA, our abbey beer Tongerlo Brown has also won an award. With this, the entire Tongerlo range has been awarded gold. In 2014, Tongerlo Blond won gold across all categories at the World Beer Awards.
“These awards prove the top quality of our versatile range which, as a family-run brewery, we have been building and brewing with great craftsmanship, passion and dedication for more than 125 years.”
