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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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Color castaño oscuro, bonita corona de espuma beige, abundante, compacta y duradera. Aroma a levadura, malta tostada, pasas, nueces, caramelo. En boca es sedosa, equilibrada, notas de frutos negros muy maduros, fruta pasificada, levadura, pan de centeno, caramelo, especias...Se disfruta, rica

Tried from Bottle from Lambicus Shop on 01 Apr 2025 at 20:18


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Cloudy, wheat beer look. Slight citrus taste with a spicy edge. Pleasant smell. Really refreshing. Recommneded.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:16


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap. Nice hazy, pale golden color with a white thin head. Citrus, lemon and hops in the aroma and a refreshing, light sour taste with a long lasting finish. Highly recommended.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:28


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

0.5 l can from a supermarket in Lyon. Pours hazy pink color with pale pink head that disappears quickly. Sweet raspberry aroma. At first, sweetness appears in taste but the finish is rather sour, but quite short. Lively carbonated, light bodied. Average fruit beer.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05


2.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 0.5

Can at home. Kettő korty után ment a lefolyóba, vállalhatatlan. Magamra vessek mondjuk.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:54


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2017 - 330ml bottle brought back from my Belgium road trip. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of pineapple, mango, papaya, spice, nuts & malt. Moderate body. Dry slight alcohol finish

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 17:06


7

RB score 3.49

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2025 at 00:23



7

Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:07


Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:07