Brouwerij Hoegaarden

Commercial Brewery in Hoegaarden, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev

Established in 1965

Contact
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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3.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Can 33 cl. Klin. Yellow, hazy, white foam. Aroma: sweet, spicy, coriander, orange zest, cloying, wort. Taste: sweet and sour, zest, spicy, flavors, soda.

Tried from Can on 07 Jul 2024 at 18:06


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Barwa słomkowa, zmętnione, piana biała, dość obfita, dość trwała. W aromacie skórka pomarańczy, fenole. W smaku dość wytrawne, lekko kwaskowe, skórka pomarańczy. Wysycenie średniowysokie, piwo jest gładkie, rześkie, bardzo pijalne. Bardzo dobry wit, może ciut brakuje kwaskowości.

Tried on 16 Jun 2024 at 07:02


4.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle@Monks Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Hazy yellowish orange colour with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruits, some zest, mild witbier and coriander. Flavour is coriander, grapefruits, zest, mild lemon and witbier with a bit earthy elements too. Rather watery.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2024 at 18:30


3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle@Monks Café, Wallingatan. Slightly hazy golden colour with a small white foamy head. Aroma is lemon, lime and some parfumed soapy tones with mild grains. Flavour is pretty much following the aroma hand in hand. Nothing that exciting...

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2024 at 18:26


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

April 2002: Very refreshing witbier, citrus and yeast aroma, pleasant flavour, subtle aftertaste.

Tried from Draft on 18 May 2024 at 18:46


3.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4

En copa leffe, color granate, totalmente turbia, corona de espuma blanco rosáceo que desaparece rápidamente. Aroma muy suave a frambuesa. En boca cuerpo ligero, muy carbonatada, burbujas finas que prácticamente se clavan en la lengua y el paladar, algo dulzona y con un punto ácido, nada amarga, ligeras notas de frutos rojos pero no mucho mas, priva de cuerpo y profundidad y bastante justita en todos los sentidos, aunque fácil de beber

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2024 at 22:00


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Color: Lightly hazy amber, off-white head. Aroma: Malty, hints of stone fruit. Taste: Malty, fruity notes of stone fruit. Hoppy backbone. Moderate sweet and light bitterness. A classic that I haven't had for a lot of years now, but still a quite nice Belgian classic.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2024 at 15:03


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Josh, thanks for the hookup. Surprised I haven't rated this before. Lightly hazy deep straw color with a fuzzy white head that persists. Spicy cereal earthy with a hint of lemon and a sharp carbonic bite. Solid drinker.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2024 at 17:59


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Optisch sehr hellgelb mit kräftiger Opaltrübung. Der weiße, feinporige Schaum wirkt schön flaumig und hält sehr gut. In der Nase macht sich bereits die belgische Hefe bemerkbar und sehr typische fruchtige Noten der Orangenzeste fallen auf. Der Antrunk kommt frisch, angenehm rezent und leicht fruchtig-hefig. Der hefige, leicht fruchtige Charakter setzt sich erwartungsgemäß am Gaumen fort. Leicht säuerlich-süße Zitrusnoten und eine sanfte Würze wissen zu überzeugen - auch wenn der Koriander nur marginal in Szene gesetzt ist. So wirkt es vielleicht von der Grundaromatik etwas mehr wie ein sehr helles bayerisches Weizen, ist dafür aber von der Gesamterscheinung und vor allem von der Hefe und der Fruchtaromatik her viel feiner. So lässt sich dieses Wit auch hervorragend trinken und wirkt dabei sehr leicht und erfrischend. Im Nachtrunk wirken Fruchtnoten und Hefearomatik gut und lange nach. Eine leicht trockene, sanft adstringierende Herbe bildet sich aus und animiert zum nächsten Schluck. Mein Fazit: Eines der einfacheren, vielleicht massentauglichen, aber sehr feinen und richtig schönen Wit-Biere.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2023 at 18:01


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500ml bottle. Russian version. Pours hazy red with a small pink head. Aroma is sweet cherries, wheat. Taste is medium sweet, artificial cherry, wheat. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. A joke version of Hoegaarden.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2023 at 12:35