Catalogue no. BBG058

Dikkenek IPA

Brewery: Brasserie Lefebvre S.A.
Beer style: IPA
Glass style: Speciality / Novelty
Capacity: 25cl / 20cl
Place: Quenast (Wallonia)
Manufactured: 2023

Curator’s Notes

I acquired this Dikkenek glass from Brasserie Lefebvre, although “glass” scarcely prepares you for its wonderfully eccentric proportions. A gently curved bowl sits on an enormous solid pedestal which seems almost to belong to another object entirely. Rather than force it into a conventional category, Speciality seems the appropriate description.

The front declares “Dikkenek” in orange lettering alongside a blue star and “Belgian IPA”, while the character visible through the glass wears sunglasses and an expression of considerable self-confidence. That is entirely appropriate. Dikkenek is Brussels slang for a big-mouth or braggart: someone with a distinctly elevated opinion of themselves. The branding cheerfully adopts that swaggering Brussels character.

The result is a great little glass for a Belgian IPA: eccentric, self-confident and rather pleased with itself. Manufactured in 2023, with 20cl and 25cl measures.

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