Brouwerij Hoegaarden
Commercial Brewery
in
Hoegaarden,
Flemish Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Established in 1965
Contact
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...
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...
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
14th October 2023 Fuck my old boot! How have I not rated this? Drank gallons of the stuff back in the late 90s and early 2000s. Anyway, a mildly hazy deep straw colour beer with a decent off white head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth light wheaty malts, sweet enough. Some very mild esters rising in the mid. Marvellous soft floral orange and a little ripe lemon comes through on the back end along with mellow but fruity coriander. Comes together into a smooth finish. A bona fide classic. I really don't give a crap if this is a mass produced macro beer. It was great 20+ years ago when it was on tap everywhere in London and it's great in a bottle now. Could absolutely session this as I have done so many times in the past.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2023
at 16:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Kolor jasny słomkowy, mętne, w zapachu wyczuwam kolendrę w smaku na pierwszym planie kolendra, goździki, banany i pszenica. Wzorują się na nim nasze rodzime białe pszeniczniaki.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2023
at 16:15
6.5/10
Tried
on 10 Aug 2023
at 10:01
3.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
330 ml can, from BilkaToGo, Skalborg. Hazy pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of orange peel and citric acid, hints of baby porridge, wort and apple extract. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, no sign of coriander, nor any hop bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2023
at 01:21
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
33cl can. Enjoyed straight from the can. Similar to the vasic brew, but way sweeter.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2023
at 07:51
3.9/10
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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
5.2/10
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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
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2023
at 16:38
6/10
Tried
on 16 Jun 2023
at 10:12
6.6/10
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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