Brouwerij Hoegaarden Grand Cru

Grand Cru
(has 2 batches)

 

Brouwerij Hoegaarden in Hoegaarden, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.99
ABV: 8.7% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 208
Tripel version of Hoegaarden, since 1991 and somewhat of a classic. Ochre blonde colour with fluffy, snow white head; sweet maltiness and fruitiness (of banana and peach) predominate, bit yeasty, spicy notes (coriander), soft mouthfeel, warming alcohol in the finish.
 

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7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Large foamy white head stayed on a finely carbonated, unclear light amber body. Tea, spices & herbal aroma. Medium bodied, tingly on the tongue & a cloying back. Herbaceous, Belgian yeast, spiced, tea & coriander tastes with a boozy finish. Deece
Tried on 20 Mar 2021 at 17:30

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Belgiuminabox. Pours a hazy amber colour with a medium sized throthy off-white head. Aromas of banana, cloves, coriander, pear and peppery spice. Taste has the same notes as the aroma with some added caramel, hints of floral and a little brown sugar. Medium bodied with a fairly smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2020 at 20:38

7.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Si on ne peut retirer à cette Hoegaarden grand cru sa belgitude, on frise ici quelque peu à la caricature. La délicatesse n'en sort pas grandi même si globalement elle tient la route. Je préfère ne dire mot sur la mention Grand Cru, au risque de devenir grossier. Le visuel est sur un blond orangé légèrement trouble avec une mousse blanche nappant tout juste la surface. Me nez est franc sur la coriandre, le citron, les céréales, l'alcool et une levure aux accents de banane. A la dégustation, tout est trop poussé, la douceur, les épices, l'alcool, stéréotypé au maximum. Heureusement une petite acidité à l'attaque et en deuxième bouche vient casser la lourdeur. On retrouve de façon assez homogène les arômes présents au nez. L’arrière-bouche est quant à elle sur un alcool faisant plus que ses 8,5%. Très bonne corpulence néanmoins. Le final nous laisse tout de même sur une bonne amertume salvatrice. Un peu de finesse s'il vous plait...
Tried on 16 Jul 2020 at 15:17

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0.33 bottle. Szép az üveg, és a sör világos borostyán színe is. Habból csak pici marad, de az végig. Mazsolás, picit alkoholos, összességében elég egyedi, közepesen intenzív illat. Kandis cukros, édeskés, alkoholos ízzel nyit. Ahogy melegszik, gyümölcsösebb lesz. Minimális keserűség, közepesnél komolyabb test, kicsit talán túl szénsavas. A búzasörös élesztős jegyek háttérben, de "bolondítanak" rajta.. Finom.
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The bottle is nice and the beer is also light amber in color. Only a tiny bit of foam remains, but all the way through. Raisins, slightly alcoholic, overall quite unique, moderately intense aroma. Kandis opens with a sugary, sweet, alcoholic taste. As it warms up, it becomes more fruity. Minimal bitterness, more than average body, a little maybe too carbonated. Wheat beer yeast notes in the background, but they "fool" on it .. Delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2020 at 17:29

8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Aroma 8. Appearance 5. Taste 7. Palate 4. Overall 16. Grain, sweet, and spices aroma. Malt, coriander, sweet, and citrus fruit taste.
Tried on 30 May 2020 at 20:25

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Small sample at a family's birthday. Of course I've had this frequently since 1984 or so, but not in recent years (decades). Golden colour, white-ish head. Aroma's are sweet, coriander seed, Belgian yeast. Retronasal follows this. Above moderate sweet, coriander. Medium bodied. Finish is light spice-bitter. Classic, but I'm not as excited as I used to be about this in the 80's.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2020 at 21:44

8/10
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Tried on 02 Feb 2020 at 20:57

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2020 at 18:15

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2020 at 19:12

7.1/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
hazy golden beer, white head. bready, zesty smell with a bit of the alcoholic strength coming in too. It's a good wheaty pale but it doesn't do much that feels that different to the normal Hoegaarden (which isn't a bad thing!) other than tasting that little bit stronger. One to be careful with!
Tried on 26 Dec 2019 at 17:20