There’s an expression about being so drunk you can see pink elephants. Well, if you’re in Brussels, Belgium, stumbling along a narrow alley near the Grand Place, you actually will see pink elephants — whether you’re stone cold sober or three sheets to the wind. How? They’ll be on the signs for the world famous Delirium Café. Belgium is home to waffles, French fries (Belgium claims to be the birthplace of this world-wide fast food treat), InBev (one of the world’s largest breweries), and over 500 different kinds of beer, including the famed Trappist monk beers of which there are only seven in the world (six in Belgium, one in the Netherlands). Located in the basement of an 18th century building, this grand beer bar is literally packed with history. Hanging from the hallowed walls are beer trays and keg tops that have been nailed on top of old beer advertisements that have been pasted over posters. Jugs, beer bottles and mugs dangle from the ceiling. But it isn’t a dive; it’s a museum to beer where you’re allowed to taste what’s on display. Upon entering you’re given a mammoth tome wrapped in worn, cracked leather. A Bible to some, it’s actually a two-pound menu of beers. Inside aren’t verses, but page after page of beers, hundreds of which have very detailed descriptions. In 2004 (the same year it opened by the way) Delirium was awarded a Guinness World Records certificate for having 2,004 different beers available at all times. Actually, they have over 2,500 beers from around the globe (just not always available due to distribution problems), some so rare even the most ardent beer aficionado will not have heard of them. So if you can’t find something that will quench your thirst here… you may very well be delirious.