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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6/10
Tried on 22 Feb 2018 at 21:24

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, 330 ml, from Pivoljub. Shared with Max and JFK10000. Pours cloudy golden, large white head. Sweet, banana, yeasty, fruity. Bit spicy. Medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle from Pivoljub - The First Beer Shop in Slovenia on 16 Feb 2018 at 22:29

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, courtesy of DerA. Pours hazy yellow with a frothy white head. Aroma is artificial cooking banana, coriander, clove, mold. Body is medium, sweet and phenolic. Low carbonation, quite Belgian yeast. In an obscene way though. Sweetish palate. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2018 at 21:29

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, 330 ml, shared with JFK10000 and Max. Dark golden, medium off white head. Sweet, ripe fruit, caramel, sweet, a bit sourish. Medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2018 at 18:27

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle at the Europa bar opposite Midi station, 21/01/18. Hazy yellow with a decent white cap. Nose is straw, lemongrass, yeast esters, vanilla, light herbals. Taste comprises wheaten bread, light white peppery spice, clove, grains, lemon drizzle, light nana. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough refreshing example of the style but a touch overly sweet ... God knows how I used to drink pints of this when it first appeared in the UK 20 or so years ago !
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2018 at 09:56

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A hazy yellow beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of lemons, spices, and wheat. The flavor is sweet with notes of lemons, straw, spices, and wheat, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2018 at 11:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. An unclear yellow beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of lemons, and wheat. The flavor is sweet with notes of lemons, straw, and wheat, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2018 at 11:39

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A hazy yellow beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of lemons, malt, and cranberries. The flavor is lemons, cranberries, and malt, leading to a tart finish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2018 at 15:03

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Sample from 25 cl bottle. Hazy, pale golden colour with a thin white head. Sweet aroma with cranberries and oranges. Taste is sweet. Light body with a fizzy carbonation. Finishes sweet with oranges and cranberries.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2018 at 07:38

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle@Lars place - clear white yellow pour with white hesd. Fruity with notes of orange and cranberry, sweet fruity, light to medium body, citrus and berry fruity into the close.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2018 at 07:35