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...
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Golden colour, large head. Malty, oaky and vinous aroma. Malty sweet flavour, sugary, alcoholic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2007
at 17:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
30 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a huge white head. Malty, slight spiced and classic belgian yeast. Soft malty and first, gains some herbal and bitter notes later. Caramel smoothness throughout. Mellow bitter finish with warming alcohol presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2007
at 01:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
25 cL bottle. Pours hazy red/orange with an off-white and light pink huge head. Sweet and citric aroma of raspberry, clean. Nice sweet raspberry flavour with a minor acidic twist towards the end. The finish is further strengthend by a caramel sugarish body. Quite clean and lacks some of the impurities that normally provides some edge but this works out nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2007
at 01:41
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle. Amber colour, small head. Rather bitter and hoppy with hints of spices and herbs. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2007
at 13:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
25 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow to orane with a white head. Sweet corn, belgian yeast and slight spiced. Great sweetish flavour with just a minor spiced note a underlying yeast flavour. Creamy mouthfeel and mellow flavour into the finish. Soft. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2007
at 10:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Wow this is a light color! Head is pretty big at first but has died down to a reasonable one finger. Aromas are of grass, citrus and light spice. Those spices come through pretty strong in the flavor, however. I can pick up the coriander very clearly. An interesting counterpoint to some of the milder spiced wits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2007
at 21:10
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cloudy orange-red color. A mild wheat beer, with some fruity character and some bitterness.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2007
at 07:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours a dark amber colour with a moderate ammount of sediment resulting in a fair amount of off-white head. Slightly spicey aroma and a similar taste, a slight taste of hops with some malt flavours and a little dried fruit. It’s a little watery, particularly considering the style and the after-taste is limited. not bad, but not great.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2007
at 20:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Hazy amber colour, medium off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, with coriander. Taste of citrus, malty and some spices. Just above the average pilsener.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2007
at 12:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. yellow-orange colour. Moderate hoppy heavy orange-hoppy aroma. Powerfull bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Really nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2007
at 02:13