Brouwerij Hoegaarden

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

Established in 1965

Contact
Stoopkensstraat, 24a, Hoegaarden, 3320, Belgium
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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8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Si cette Julius se tient globalement, elle manque quelque peu d'élégance et de variations. C'est à mon sens une sous version de l'Hoegaarden Grand Cru. Le visuel est sur un blond orangé voilé avec une très fine effervescence soutenue et une mousse blanche de 5 mm. Le nez est sur l'alcool, les céréales, le miel, la coriandre et le girofle. En bouche, si le sucre est un peu trop présent, l'alcool donne un bon tempérament en étant bien intégré. L'attaque est directement sur l'alcool, vif, qui prend le pas sur la base maltée. Le reste de la dégustation est relativement homogène avec un alcool donnant un bon tempérament. La corpulence et la longueur sont plutôt bonnes. Mais un peu plus de finesse aurait fait du bien. Autant aller sur la Grand Cru.

Tried on 05 Oct 2022 at 08:07


6.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33 cl bottle at Gullivers, Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel bar and lounge. A golden to amber cloudy pour with a thick, hardly diminishing, fine lacing, snow-white head. Aroma is green grass, oranges, a tad of honey, some Vicks balm, iron filings, a tinge of vanilla. Low carbo, slightly sweet onset. Rather heavy and full-bodied (not a thirst quencher at all.) Great bitterness in the long-lasting finish, with renewed hints of orange.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2022 at 13:21


9

Tried on 17 Sep 2022 at 17:55



8

Tried on 10 Sep 2022 at 17:40


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can from Lidl Supermarket, Chadderton. Golden-orange with a head. There's a pretty good styling here with mild spices, some banana and lemon available in this obvious 'wit' - it basically just lacks some depth which the removed alcohol content would otherwise give.

Tried from Can on 29 Aug 2022 at 18:43


7

Gift, maar toch wel leuk deze bieren weer eens te proeven

Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2022 at 19:19


9

Tried on 21 Aug 2022 at 16:57


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

33 cl can @ hotel room, Riga. BBE 18.02.2023 Aroma has lemon, orange and yeasty tones. So far no big difference with the original. Flavour has sweet fruitiness, mild plastic tones. Feels artificial. Finishes with cardboard. Stuffy finish, drinkability could be better. Decent.

Tried from Can on 26 Jul 2022 at 13:20


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Appearance: hazy reddish ochre with a decent pinkish head. Aroma: raspberries, wheat malt, spicy hints. Taste: rather dry, fruity, bready. Notable hop. A soapy hint. Mouth feel: light to medium body, average to lively carbonation. Summary: OK within the style.

Tried on 19 Jul 2022 at 07:23