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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
# 311; 5/2016. Osvěžující pšeničné pivo s výraznou citronovou až limetkovou chutí.
Tried on 01 Oct 2019 at 16:09

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Not on vid, but based on checklist. Smell- citrus, yeast but weak. Foam- thin, bit of sour start, then some citrus, bit weird, finishes with nonalco feel. Head is kind of medium, white and seems quite fine. Appearance- hazy yellow, some carbonation, but not too much. Seems to stick to sides. Taste- citrus, weak sour-ish start, now getting some wheat and non-alco wibes, cit of carrot feel? some sweetness. Seems messy.
Tried on 22 Sep 2019 at 18:33

1/10
Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2019 at 22:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Never rated this. Surprising. Creamy, bit of wheat, bit of herbs, bit of citrus. Not as boring as I'd expected, but not so exciting. Bit too sweet but bit of graininess there. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hoegaarden on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Never rated this. Surprising. Creamy, bit of wheat, bit of herbs, bit of citrus. Not as boring as I'd expected, but not so exciting. Bit too sweet but bit of graininess there.
Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from a friend. Thanks again Kosuke! Amber/brown colour with small golden head. Aroma is fruity, bit of caramel, bready malt, quite sweet and boozy. Taste is similar, boozy fruit, maybe plums, caramel sweetness, but initially there is a big booze kick which is a bit off-putting. After this fades the taste is alright, but maybe still a bit booze dominated, almost sherry-like. Basically, a bit of a cliche of a Belgian beer. Not horrible, but a bit brainless. --- Beer merged from original tick of Hoegaarden Verboden Vrucht on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Bottle from a friend. Thanks again Kosuke! Amber/brown colour with small golden head. Aroma is fruity, bit of caramel, bready malt, quite sweet and boozy. Taste is similar, boozy fruit, maybe plums, caramel sweetness, but initially there is a big booze kick which is a bit off-putting. After this fades the taste is alright, but maybe still a bit booze dominated, almost sherry-like. Basically, a bit of a cliche of a Belgian beer. Not horrible, but a bit brainless.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:53

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Just a bit of sourness in aroma and taste. Vinous, apple and grape juice. Just a hint of hops and some honey. Refreshing but not entirely convincing.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Strong aroma of honey, yeast, banana an d sweet oranges. Sweet, fruity and spicey taste. Slightly bitter and yeasty finish. Still a good beer, but not as good as 15-20 years ago, when teh brewery was still small and was owned by Celis. In those days the beer was only available irregularly in the Locus Publicus pub in Delft. At its peak, the beer was magic. When Interbrew took over, the beer got a more constant quality. But on the whole the quality diminished slightly, i'm afraid.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
aroma: citrus, yeast taste: fruity, malty, long bitter finish with coreander Re-rate: wheaty, somewhat herbal aroma and flavor. Hops are also there. Not too refined and a bit sweetish, and I couln't find any citrus. Still a tasty beer. Alcohol present, but not too apparent. Nice beer, but lacks the depth this beer once had.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Aroma of malt and chocolate. Slight tartness. Roasted malt in the taste, together with chocolate, fruit (raisins) hops and a slight porto burn. Bitter finish. Very well brewed beer, fairly complex, but surprisingly easy to drink. Re-rate: Some peach fruit and malt in the aroma. Sweetish flavor with some roasted malt and peach fruit in the flavor. Bitter aftertaste. Has lost complexity. 8,5% on the label.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Honey color, cloudy, creamy head. Lemon aroma. Lemon and grape juice flavor. Rather poor lacing. Just a bit herbal, but the fruit dominates. Full bodied.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07