Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
It seems as if this beer is some sort of sirop, in all kind of ways. This is not a beer that drinks very pleasantly.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Pale yellow, cloudy, thin collar. Strong spicy aroma (coriander) and citrus fruits. Dry taste, spicy (coriander and cloves); light malt and hop. Palate simple, not too bitter, enough spicy. Good example, but Witbiers are not my top ones.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Grand Cru from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Judging by the United Nations of people that have rated this, Canada is the only country that doesn't get this one. Given that Interbrew is #2 in this country, that really sucks ass, because this is one of the few beers they make that's good enough to buy twice. Hell I only use the regular Hoegaarden to cook mussels. But back to the Grand Cru: light orange, cloudy; complex aroma - spice, alcohol, white pepper; the body is firm and lush at the same time, the palate is wit-like, oaty, and with good spice and firm alcohol. As "tripel-wits" go, this is far better than Don de Dieu.
caesar (10848) reviewed Julius (Blond) from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Decent triple style beer. Not as spicy as i like triples to be..............
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Has a nice yeasty aroma. It is cloudy from not being filteret. If poured right it has a very nice head - but most often is poured like a pilsener and then it ends up without any head. It has a nice refreshing yeast and fruit flavor. A great beer on a hot summer day for quencing your thirst.
caesar (10848) reviewed Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Perfect wheat, very fresh and most enjoyed in the summertimes, when the weather is hot.
caesar (10848) reviewed Grand Cru from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy yellow color in the style of belgian wheats. Firm head, with longlasting lacing. Taste is very spicy, citrus-elements, and complex in a way it's heavy on the stomach (what's the english expression?). It's more a strong German Wheat, instead of a Belgian one. Spicy palate.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
this is a good beer. so expensive, not really worth all the money you pay. one of the strongest examples of a witbier. very spicy. tons of coriander and lemon. almost makes for a meaty taste. I think it is too strong in lemon and coriander though, and that’s about all you can taste, though it has a nice medium-full body and a grainy, wheat feel to it. My biggest complaint is that if you try to drink more than 2 of these, the flavor starts getting cloying, as hoegaarden displays plenty of that bubble gum estery sweetness. One of the better witbiers though overall. 7/4/7/3/15
Rerate Having had a fair amount of this over the years, mostly at places where this is the only decent thing on the menu, it’s still very drinkable. That seems in part due to the low abv and light nature of the beer, yet also non-filtration in a wheat beer will mask a lot of problems. Not implying this is/isn’t brewed poorly just that beers like this have a bigger margin of error than in something like a Pale lager which is going to show every little flaw in brewing. It’s very light, somewhat watery, though not any more than it should be. A bit too astringent, however, with too much coriander and orange peel. The bubble gum flavor is the highlight, as well as the carbonation. Simple, but passable, yet of course there are many better examples out there. Still, if this was the house wit bier at a random brewpub, you could do worse. 6/4/6/3/11
pilsnerrogge (4763) reviewed Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Dull, pale yellow colur. Firm head. Yeasty citrus aroma. Refreshing citrus-flavour. Goes down very easy.
omhper (44752) reviewed Julius (Blond) from Brouwerij Hoegaarden 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Deep golden colour, hazy. Fruity (apricot) aroma. Very sweet, rather malty, but just too sweet for me.