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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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cloudy golden, large white head. Smells a bit soapy and florally. taste is pretty much the same, with hints of wheat, but heavily soaped without being bitter. Not a huge fan of the style, but it’s not bad.
Tried on 11 Jul 2004 at 14:42

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled
Hazy orange with mostly vanishing head. Lively carbonation. Wheat, citrus, prune aroma. Citrus flavor with hints of wheat and sweet fruits. Hides ABV quite well. Generally dissapointing after an excellent "normal" Hoegaarden.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2004 at 08:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a golden colored beer with a huge thick head with great retention. Aroma is quite spicy with what seems to be some wheat. I was quite surprise by the taste which includes a fair share of spices, some sweet malt and again something similar to wheat. I thought the taste was closer to a tripel then a regular Belgian ale. The alcohol was well hidden which make this beer even more enjoyable. God, I wish American macros would taste like this sometimes.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2004 at 11:04

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
A hazy orange beer with no head. The aroma is sweet wheaty with notes of oranges. The flavor is sweet and sour wheaty. A boring beer.
Tried on 29 Jun 2004 at 17:34

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Pale cloudy golden color with a big white head. Yeasty aroma with a bit of spice and green apples. Big wheat flavor with citrus, corriander and a nice mouthfeel. Clean, but there is a hunt of an aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2004 at 23:20

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Ah hoegaarden. Probably the first wit I ever encountered. Pleasant but I have encountered better wits. +++ This one came in a 12 oz bottle. Now that impressed me as most Belgian beer I encounter comes in an 11.2 oz bottle - so I did appreciate the slightly larger size. It poured the color of weak lemonade. Pretty sickly looking really. There was at least a small white head. The aroma was rather pleasant with reasonably strong citrus, spice an wheat elements. The texture was surprisingly dry. The flavor was nicely wheaty with spice and citrus present as well. The finish was very dry and slightly tart.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2004 at 08:11

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bottled
Very hazy citron yellow with small white head and some carbonation. Aroma is yeast and wheat and some crisp citron fruit. Very fresh aroma indeed. Taste is something similar to German weizen but not so sweet, extremely freshing beer. I have to try this tapped, which I haven't found for a long time.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2004 at 06:17

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
This Belgian Wheat pours a cloudy light yellow with a brilliant white foamy head. Hoppy citrus aromas with cheesey yeast notes. Slight wine scent with a small amount of alcohol. Very round body, smooth with a slight carbonation. Flavours of dough, vanilla and ginger to finish. The palate is very smooth almost to the point of watery but it leaves behind a flavour of yeast and vanilla. Very smooth!
Tried on 16 Feb 2004 at 19:47

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Light, cloudy yellow beer with a very white head. Fruity, slightly smoked aroma, some spice, some lemon. Sweet and easy-to-drink with a hint of tartness.
Tried on 02 Feb 2004 at 14:11

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle - Hazy white brew with a nice white foamy head with good retention. Aroma of coriander is strong but pleasant. Body is medium and good have been a bit stronger. Very refreshing beer for those hot summer days.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2003 at 11:35