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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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Zlotta (10024) reviewed
Wit-Blanche 0,0% from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
0.33 l can from Carrefour (Gent), best before May 2017. Hazy, pale yellow with a large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, fruity and slightly perfumy aroma of lemon peel, banana and peach. Very sweet, a little sourish, fruity and yeasty taste of lemon peel, banana and peach, followed by a short, slightly sourish, a bit yeasty finish. Thin body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Not bad!
Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2016 at 05:49
Werckmeister (8518) reviewed
De Verboden Vrucht / Le Fruit Défendu from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0,33l from bottle at Mels Diner. BB 06/02/2016. Cooper hazy color, small off-white head. smells sweet, caramel, light fruity, light spices. decent smell is a bit too sweet though.. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes sweet, caramel, some belgian yeast, light funk, peppery, spices. Finishes lightly dry and with some sweetness and light fruity and marzipan / nutty notes. not a big fan, rather heavy.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 08:20
Grzesiek79 (7827) reviewed
Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Dobry aromat witbira. Typowy, w smaku platki owsiane wyczulem, pszenice, troche aromatu pomaranczy. Smakowo orzezwiajace, delikatne piwo dosc mocno mgliste, srednia piana ale w miare trwala. Chyba troche slabsze niz wersja pierwsza
Tried on 28 Aug 2016 at 15:56
Grzesiek79 (7827) reviewed
Radler Agrum from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
3.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Delikatny slodkawy radler z wyczuwalna glownie grejfrutowa nuta zapachowa. Piany prawie brak lekko mglista barwa. Slodkawe z lekka kwaskowoscia grejfruta rozowego
Tried on 28 Aug 2016 at 15:51
Wendigo (6458) reviewed
Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0.33l bottle. Fresh malty aroma with banana notes and yeast aroma. Hazy yellow color and thick white head. Taste is malty, with banana and soury yeast notes. Light body, watery texture, average carbonation and fresh soury-yeast finish. OK
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2016 at 13:52
Vignale (8651) reviewed
Grand Cru from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
BBD 09-15. Äppeljuicefärgad, relativt klar men med mycket fint sediment, medelhögt vitt skum. Doft av apelsinzest, söta äpplen, jäst. Fortfarande potent men med bra balans. Ganska zestig med en hel del beska, lite fruktiga estrar, honung, äpplen och värmande alkohol. Riktigt gott.
Tried on 23 Aug 2016 at 13:33
Sebletitje (16212) reviewed
Radler Agrum from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Can 33cl, BB 01.2017. Dorée léger voile rosé, col blanc-cassé. Arôme est réduit à sa plus simple expression, des agrumes, pamplemousse, rétro plus sucré d’orange voire mandarine, note de grains sur bouquet drêche. Palais est léger, agrumes, rétro doux orange, malgré ses 1% note de grains drêche, impression de limonade avec une fine amertume fruitée sur la fin. Le tout sans être exceptionnel à le mérite de rafraichir et d’offrir une meilleur alternative à engloutir 35gr de sucre de marques de soda.
Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2016 at 14:30
fombe89 (11320) reviewed
Grand Cru from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Botella @Baviera, Oviedo 11/08/2016 BBD: 17/03/16 Color amarillo oscuro, sabor cítrico levadura, especiada
Tried on 11 Aug 2016 at 15:38
mice (3926) reviewed
Wit-Blanche from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Samea, vaaleankeltainen olut kohtalaisella, valkoisella pitsiä jättävällä vaahdolla. Hiivainen, aavistuksen mausteinen ja sitruksinen tuoksu. Maussa ennen kaikkea sitruunaa ja viljaisuutta. Raikas janonsammuttaja, mutta ei juuri muuta.
Tried on 11 Aug 2016 at 04:04
Gripweed57 (9190) reviewed
Grand Cru from Brouwerij Hoegaarden
10 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Picked this up at Super Food in Aruba while on holiday. Pours a hazy yellow gold color with a thick creamy mousse-like head. Yeasty malt nose has earthy citrus notes. Flavor follows nose, with a touch of hay and lemon peel. Some grassy hops in middle, but this is mostly malt forward. Noticeable alcohol in finish. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2016 at 18:33