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...
6/10
Barva zluta stredne zakalena. Pena skoro zadna a hned pryc. Vune psenice koriandr. Chut slad, psenice. Telo lehke az vodove. Dojezd citrony koriandr. Velmi lehky psenicnak belgickehonstrihu, mozna az moc lehky.
Tried
on 14 May 2022
at 20:06
7.2/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2022
at 21:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smell-weak malt, weak Belgian yeast, weak roast. Foam-thin, malty, weak bitter tones, faint roast, faint caramel. Head is large, light white-brown color. Sticks. Appearance- nice cool probably brewer bottle cap, and nice label, artsy. Clear orange, red, and amber color, no carbonation. From - pint Price-2,79 euros for 0.33 Taste- malty, weak yeast, some weak sweetness and caramel, faint yeasty notes. The alcohol creeps up in the background. overall drinkable, but nothing really that would bring me back.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2022
at 17:16
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2022
at 17:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 17 Apr 2022
at 00:55
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Can from Systembolaget. Hazy yellow with a small white head. Sweet with clove, apricot, lemon and some soap. Light and with no bitterness. Very boring.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2022
at 08:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Aroma of oranges and cloves, taste similar with a bit of artificial sugar (never a good thing in a beer), but not overwhelming, white bread and aftertaste of spices; quite nice overall
Tried
on 25 Mar 2022
at 23:59
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2022
at 15:31
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2022
at 19:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle from hopt.it, France. Pours orange amber, with fine white foam. Aroma is yeasty and spiced, orange, honey. Body is average, with good carbonation. Taste is medium sweet, pretty spiced. Final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2022
at 19:06