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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3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle. Pink color, cloudy, pinkish head. Artificial raspberry, lemon and soap in the aroma. Sweet and sour flavor, soapy with raspberry juice. Sugary sweet and a bit perfumed. Hoegaarden at its worst.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle. Soap and lemon in the aroma. Sugary sweet flavor with limejuice and soap. Brinta. Forgettable.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle. Pinkish blonde, hazy. Grapefruit aroma. Sugary sweet flavor with soft wheaty and grapefruit notes. Lots of carbon. Too sweet to be thirst quenching.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6/10
Tried from Draft on 24 Aug 2019 at 23:32

4/10
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2019 at 19:59

7/10
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2019 at 16:32

6/10
Not bad at 40,000 feet. Actually on QR149 (Doh-Mad)
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2019 at 14:27

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
33cl can from Delhaize Chazal in Brussels. F: big, snow-white, long lasting. C: shiny yellow, hazy. A: very sweet malty, bit honey, coriander, wheat, sweet apple juice touch. T: sweet malty, lemonade, bit citrus, coriander of course, bit wheat, mineral, almost medium body, medium carbonation, not a beer but almost refreshing for me. Earlier Rating: 11/22/2016 Total Score: 2.8F: white, average size, average retention. C: yellowish, hazy, opaque. A: malt, light lemon, orange, coriander, lemonade. T: malt, coriander, hint of lemon, grassy bitterness, hint of yeasty, lemonade, medium body, good carbonation, for a no alcohol beer more than ok, 0,33l can from Colruyt in Brussels.
Tried from Can on 10 Jul 2019 at 08:53

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Ritz. It pours cloudy orange with a medium white head. The aroma is soft, floury, doughy, ripe banana, banana split, warming spice, herbal, orange peel and a somewhat savoury character. The taste is crisp, dry, spicy on the fore, orange peel, tangerine, kumquat, some mango salsa, herbal, thick, floral, oiliness, kick of booze, Turkish Delight and bready malts with a firmly dry finish. Medium+ body, foamy carbonation and a thick mouth - feel. Like hoegaarden on steroids. Fun.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2019 at 17:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Ritz. It pours murky muddy brown with a white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, over ripe banana, toffee, banana split, fruit cake, earthy, wood and warming spice. The taste is dry, bitter-sweet, bitter orange, spicy, campari, caramelised banana, clove, toffee sauce, wood, some alcohol, tannin, sultana and raisin with a warming finish. Medium+ body a and fine, foamy carbonation. Interesting stuff. Not sure it quite comes together, but fun anyhow.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2019 at 19:26