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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6.8

A pretty nice balance between fruit and a standard hoegaarden. Light enjoyable, but not not beer. Online saveur bier

Tried on 12 Jun 2020 at 19:49


7

Pretty refreshing for an NA beer.

Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2020 at 22:41


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Aroma 8. Appearance 5. Taste 7. Palate 4. Overall 16. Grain, sweet, and spices aroma. Malt, coriander, sweet, and citrus fruit taste.

Tried on 30 May 2020 at 20:25


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Aroma 7. Appearance 3. Taste 7. Palate 3. Overall 13. Coriander and banana aroma. Wheat, spices with mainly coriander, lemon and orange taste.

Tried on 19 May 2020 at 19:30


7

Bottle given to me from my friend Sam. Pours a murky muddy brown colour with a reddish hue and a large thick creamy beige head. Nice lacing. Aromas of strong bananas and cloves, dry dark fruits, caramel, toffee, spice, bread, brown sugar and yeast. Taste is the same notes again as the aroma with predominant notes of bananas and cloves, some spice, a little sweetness and some warming alcohol. Medium bodied with a slight fizz on the palate, smooth slightly oily mouthfeel and a long fruity, spicy and slightly sweet finish. An excellent flavourful beer.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2020 at 21:06


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Aroma: Fruity sweet with berries. Flavour: Sweet berries with sugar. Colour: Pink with a fading head. From: Bottle @ Billa Tilst.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2020 at 13:42



7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle from Beer Hawk - Clear yellow body, thin head. Nose is a boozy version of the wit, lots of breadiness, wheaty tones. Big boozy syrup gob feel, lots of cloves and yeast up front in a warm tasting beer.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2020 at 18:34


6

Uklar rosa med rosa skum. Aroma bringebær. Smak Bringebærdrops, fruktkaramell, malt. Kremet og fin fylde, lett syrlig, balansert. Delt med DjOeye på Hamna og Bier.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2020 at 19:27


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Uklar rosa med rosa skum. Aroma bringebær. Smak Bringebærdrops, fruktkaramell, malt. Kremet og fin fylde, lett syrlig, balansert. Delt med DjOeye på Hamna og Bier.

Tried on 14 Mar 2020 at 18:27