Brouwerij Hoegaarden
Commercial Brewery
in
Hoegaarden,
Flemish Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Established in 1965
Contact
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...
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...
7/10
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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
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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
7.5/10
Much better on tap, especially a fresh barrel!
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2019
at 18:51
5/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2019
at 14:53
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
0.25 l bottle from France. Huge thanks Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran for sharing and PH for bringing it. Hazy pinkish orange. Small off-white head. Aroma is fake sugary fruity candy. Balance. Fruity, candy, ice cream, tart red fruit. Watery, light body, light finish. Very dull
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2019
at 21:05
8/10
Imported from RateBeer.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2019
at 20:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from the Belgian trip. Amber with a fleeting, foamy head. Aroma has a hint of peach and Belgian yeast. Taste is very mildly bubblegum sweet with a whisp of fruitiness and noticeable clove. Not much else going on apart from a warm booziness at the end. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flaccid feel in the mouth. Seems totally overrated to me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2019
at 16:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
For a belgian dubbel this would be a bit better, It’s just a bit thin on the body for the style. But overall tasty and nice beer to drink. Hop cult dresden
Tried
on 31 May 2019
at 18:57
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2019
at 19:44
7/10
Ryanair -we don't care
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2019
at 10:10