Brouwerij Hoegaarden

Commercial Brewery in Hoegaarden, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev

Established in 1965

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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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7.1/10 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

6/10
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

6.2/10 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

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
33cl can: BB 4th Aug 2020. Drank at home on 26th Feb 2020. Poured a hazed light yellow/white, white top. Coriander and oranges in the nose and slightly sweet taste, wheat also playing it's part in the aroma and flavours. A little like a 'real Hoegaarden' mixed with lemonade.
Tried from Can on 26 Feb 2020 at 23:19

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Small sample at a family's birthday. Of course I've had this frequently since 1984 or so, but not in recent years (decades). Golden colour, white-ish head. Aroma's are sweet, coriander seed, Belgian yeast. Retronasal follows this. Above moderate sweet, coriander. Medium bodied. Finish is light spice-bitter. Classic, but I'm not as excited as I used to be about this in the 80's.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2020 at 21:44

7/10
Smooth witbeer.taste like bubbles swimming in the mouth.a little bit of hops.
Tried on 11 Feb 2020 at 13:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Smell-weak raspberry notes. Foam- thin, sweet, raspberry, juice, weak sour notes. Head seems medium-sized, pink color. Sticks. Appearance- simple bottle, but unique beer bottle cap. Weak haziness, orange-pink color, weak carbonation. From - pint glass Taste - sweetness, sugar, raspberry, juice. Very light, sweet and quite refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2020 at 19:58

8/10
Backlog @ Kulminator
Tried on 02 Feb 2020 at 20:57

5/10
Beter dan verwacht, maar smaakt meer naar limonade dan naar bier.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2020 at 21:26

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
33cl bottle. A slightly hazy golden beer with a off-white head. Aroma of strong pale malt, yeast and some apples. Taste of sweet strong grainy malt, straw, some honey and yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2020 at 19:18