Hoegaarden

Brewed by Brouwerij Hoegaarden (InBev)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Hoegaarden, Belgium

Bottle - Overall, pretty meh. Pours hazy white with a white head. Nose is mild spice and orange. Taste is pretty much the same. There’s too much carbonation, which messes with the taste, but while it’s refreshing and crisp, there just isn’t much here. I’d look for something more interesting before I came back here again.

On-tap. Poured with a good-sized, white head with not much lacing. Body is a very pale yellow, and extremely cloudy - completely opaque. Great aroma of citrus, coriander, and spices - especially black pepper. Light to medium-bodied on the palate, with soft carbonation. Nice taste of citrus and pepper, with a medium-lasting finish. Overall, one of the classic whites... very nice, but it may actually be a little TOO spicey.

Not as great as people make it out to be. Quite strong, refreshing but not too much. Good beer and it’s good that you can get it all over the world, but there are better white beers around.

Pint 5620...... Always pours out a stupid sized thick white cap that never disappears regardless of if it’s poured out of a bottle or out of a tap. Cloudy yellow gold brew. Smells fresh! Wheat, yeast, weak banana that changes to more of a over ripe banana when warmer but still mild in strength, some soft malts. There is an unmistakable banana taste but it remains milld throughout, light spices, a bit sour, more wheat, dry and slightly bitter that gives it a bit of punch. Quite carbonated and not as smooth as I assume it is but I still find this very refreshing. Odd plasticy feel shows up often but is not bothersome, slight biscuit in the after taste as well. Countless pints... countless.

Pours cloudy pale gold with a nice white uneaven head. Nose is bready. Taste is sweet and spicy, with notes of cinnamon, banana, wheat and bisquit. Crisp and refreshing, this beer is really delightful.

I’ve had this beer several times in the past but never thought to rate it. When I actually stopped to think about it (with glass in hand), Hoegaarden is actually quite good. The nose is much spicier than I recall from the past and the taste has a good blend of crispness with big flavors of wheat, banana, cinamon, and clove. My past pours seemed to have more corriander than this glass, which is fine with me. I prefer the softer, sweeter spices in a Witbier and this bottle was just right.

On tap. Beautiful foggy yellow unfiltered beer with a distinct and sweet citrus aroma. Taste is crisp, pleasant and refreshing. Restaurants and bars around town would do well to serve this. By far, my favourite beer available at a local liquor store.