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...
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Very dark red with an average beige head. Malt, a bit of caramel and a bit of alcohol in the nose. Flavor is sweet malt, spices, a bit of dry fruits, and alcohol. A medium body. Not interesting enough both in flavor and aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2007
at 15:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Cloudy pale yellow in color with a medium white head. Aroma is yeasty, coriander, citrusy and lightly malty. A sweetish flavor with yeast, spices and citrus (mostly orange). A light to medium body. A good thirst quencher.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2007
at 13:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle: Poured a brown amber with bubbly head. Aroma was spicy and hoppy. The flavor was fruity bitter malt, finished dry to my tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2007
at 14:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Yellow colour. Nice powerfull fruity aroma. Very good flavor, long finisg. Very oily palate. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2007
at 05:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very hazy, yellow/orange, with a big and lasting white head. Refreshing fruity aroma with lemon, orange, pineapple, hay, coriander. Mild and somewhat sweet with a little citrus tartness. Very pleasant drink.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2006
at 09:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Yellow hazy body with a white high and lasting head. Lemon coriander wheaty aroma and flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2006
at 11:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Unclear amber with fine white head. Aroma of yeast & fruits. Sweet taste, again fruity. Okay body with a medium carbonation. Pleasant Bitter finish! Fine alternative to the regular Hoegaarden!
Tried
on 07 Nov 2006
at 10:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Unclear golden with fine white head. Aroma of yeast fruits(citrus) & spices. Ok filling texture. Wheat and spices dominates throughout and ends up with a bitter finish. Pleasant and good alternative to the regular Hoegaarden.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2006
at 10:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
First white beer that I ever tried. Had it again recently and enjoyed the light, but simaltaneously complex taste. I really did not like it the first time, but the beer proved to taste very good the next times I tried it after I had already tried a wider variety of white beers.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2006
at 21:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Orange colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, orange, yeast. Flavour is citrus, wheat, sour, yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2006
at 00:02