Brouwerij Hoegaarden in Belgium - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

Brouwerij Hoegaarden

Commercial Brewery in Hoegaarden, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev

Established in 1965

Contact

Stoopkensstraat, 24a, Hoegaarden, 3320, Belgium

+32 16 76 98 63

info@breweryvisits.com

Description

The last brewery in Hoegaarden, Tomsin, closed shop in 1957. Soon after, in 1965, the villagers decided to take action to preserve the original recipe. Milkman Pierre Celis decided to grasp the nettle and started brewing up a batch in his milk shed, using only a copper boiler. Because of the great success he quickly expanded his operation and moved into a bigger building – ‘De Kluis’ (The Vault) – a subtle nod to the monks. By 1985 the nod was no longer subtle as he was making more than 75.000 hectolitres per year. Just as he was about to start exporting to the United States, a large fire shattered his dreams (and the beer). The brewery was destroyed.

Since 1985, the brand has been part of Artois brewery, which provided fresh capital, after the fire. After the takeover, the recipe was changed to appeal to a wider audience and save on raw materials. The Artois brewery, which had already been absorbed into InBev (nowadays Aneuser-Busch InBev) for some time, decided in 2006 to close the brewery and move production to Jupille. On September 10, 2007, it was announced that Hoegaarden would once again be brewed in Hoegaarden. The brewery in Jupille didn't manage to imitate the typical taste of Hoegaarden...

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3.9

alex_leit (19738) reviewed Cherry from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle, from Klin. Deep red with pink foam. Aroma: sweet, compote cherries, flavors. Taste: sweet, pitted cherry jam, compote cherries, compote beer.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2023 at 18:59

5.2

brnandersen (7133) reviewed Wit-Blanche 0,0% from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

33 cl shared can from a COOP 365 discounter. Hazy golden colour with a creamy white head. Sweet aroma with wheat malts, citrus, slightly soapy, some brewing mash. The taste is sweet. Lighter body. Sweet finish with lingering citrus and a perfumed note. Fine for a NA.

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2023 at 17:06

Th0r (1429) ticked Rosée from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 2 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2023 at 16:38

StormTrooper (1984) ticked Rosée from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 2 years ago

Tried on 16 Jun 2023 at 10:12

6.6

Kavu (1996) reviewed Wit-Blanche 0,0% from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,33l can from K-Market Jätkäsaari, enjoyed @ home. Pours hazy yellow with a medium head. Aroma is sweet malts with wheat, lemon, coriander. Flavor is sweet malts, wheat, coriander, lemon. Pretty good, maybe even better than 1664 Blanc Zero.

Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2023 at 15:25