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...
5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can. Cloudy honey colour. Huge dense head. The aroma is citrusy and spicy. Light body. Tastes like a strange Sweet lemonade with coriander ending. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2017
at 06:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle Aroma: raspberries all around Look: girls must love it Taste: sweet raspberry limo. No beer spotted. Overall: ladies drink
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2017
at 15:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
250 ml bottle, served in Weizen glass. Bright pale yellow, medium head. Orange, coriander, yeast, herbs, grain, banana. Yeasty, slightly sour and a little bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel, medium carbonated. Herbal finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2017
at 12:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
330 ml. can sampled @ "D. & E. Tasting #3". Ugly murky pale off-fruit muted fruit pink, looks pretty bad. Nose is bafflingly sweet, the fruits that it is supposed to be imitating with additives are not sweet, can actually says "Cranberry Juice from Natural Origin", I have no idea where else one would get cranberry juice, all sweet, sugar, lemonade sweeteners. Poor chalky washing powder sweet lemonade, candy, murky, doughy & chalky body, artificial rubbish. The Lemon & Lime one was actually enjoyable, this is neither refreshing or good, you are far better off with fruit juice or lemonade. It isn’t awful but it fails pretty hard at what it set out to do. Even the better Radlers are worse than decent lemonades, AB-InBev keeps pushing the idea like there is no tomorrow, they do not sell in Belgium. Even at 30 °C this is anything but refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jul 2017
at 03:36
4/10
Roosa
Tried
on 07 Jul 2017
at 15:03
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Flesje gedronken met Hillig bij d’n Bok. Geel troebel bier met weinig schuim. Aroma is fruitig. Smaak is zoet en fruitig. Weinig nasmaak.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2017
at 10:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On Tap. @Kraken, Oviedo 27/06/2017 Color amarillo turbio, aromas citricos, especias, sabor especiado con dosis de levadura y citricos cuerpo medio agradable cerveza.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2017
at 15:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours cloudy orange with a pinkish hue. The foamy head soon fades. Aroma is banana, strawberry, a bit of spice. Goes down bittersweet on a light, prickly palate, turning increasingly sweet at the finish. Refreshing. Drank a lot of these way back when and had good memories, but there’s nothing special here.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2017
at 11:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330 ml bottle. Pours an orange pink with moderate white head. Aromas of sweet red berries and wheat. Flavors follow same - earthy raspberries and strawberries. Sweet and a bit artificial but goes down well on a hot day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2017
at 05:34
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Bottle at La Lumette, Brussels. Had this multiple times before the resurrection of this beer, first time now in 16 years I think. Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of spicy yeast, wheat, sweet. Flavour is sugary, spicy, wheat, light bitterness. Medium bodied, over carbonated. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2017
at 16:47