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...
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Drunk this many times before, now bottle at home. Great beer. Cloudy golden color, white head. Full bodied, good aftertaste. Enjoy this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2017
at 11:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle in antwerp. Pale color hazed big white head. wheat and spice with decent hopped balance. A powered up version of the regular. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2017
at 18:47
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home. Light brown color, white head. Very good strong and sweet taste. I have seen this beer for a long time, but never tasted it before. Liked it very much!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2017
at 15:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Dégustée à l'été 2008 au Saint-Bock (De mes notes papiers). .
Tried
on 20 Aug 2017
at 00:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Todo un referente en su estilo, las witbier belgas. Bastante turbia y de color amarillo claro, con una espuma blanca y jabonosa que disminuye rapidamente. En nariz se aprecian toques cítricos: de naranja sobretodo y especias como el cilantro o la pimienta. Tras darle el primer trago, deja una sensación muy agradable de querer beber más, una cerveza ligera y 100% refrescante. En su sabor se aprecia el trigo y las notas cítricas, pero las especias (en concreto el cilantro) dominan su sabor e inundan el paladar con su alta carbonatación, dándole un caracter personal a esta cerveza. Sencilla, ligera pero muy rica y refrescante, perfecta para tomarla en verano.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2017
at 17:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Boca 0,33L - kupljena u Kauflandu...fino pitko pivo, malo se osjeti i banane u svemu...veselim se iducem susretu
Tried
on 31 Jul 2017
at 06:33
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2017
at 20:46
7/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2017
at 21:46
7/10
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Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2017
at 21:20
4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
30cl can. Pours hazy pale yellow with a quickly thinning, white head. The aroma contains lemon, lime, sugar, lemonade and some wheat. It tastes medium to heavy sweet and light sour, with an acidic finish that has a bit of wheaty bitterness. Light body, watery/slick texture, lively carbonation. It doesn’t taste bad per se but it’s still very artificial. Incidentally, made me think of the XTC song "Senses Working Overtime", as I was "trying to taste the difference between the lemons and limes"...
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2017
at 03:28