Hoegaarden

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

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.

Bottle. Pours a very pale yellow with considerable haze (as expected; its an unfiltered beer and I swirled the bottom few ounces). Smells of citrus and spices. Taste is very crisp, not much bitterness to it. Smell is a bit stronger than the taste. The aftertaste is a bit too dry for my taste. Makes it taste almost stale. This is probably my favorite wheat beer that can be found coast-to-coast, year round. An old standby as far as wheat beers are concerned.

on tap. pours a cloudy yellow, sweet citrus and spice aroma. crisp hop,light malt, orange and coriander taste. dry finish. this , to me, is what i think is standard fine witbier. i am glad to see this one on tap.

Daught: Cloudy, pale yellow. Malty front with light cinnamon overtones. Not the best I had in Belgium, but quite good.

Not bad at all, for what it is. Definitely one of the only beers with widespread distribution I’d be caught dead with. Tad lemony bouquet, floral taste without a hint of bitterness. Miles ahead of, say, Allagash White, but I’d still prefer a tumbler of St. Bernardus Blanche.

Draft....in short a hazy straw color with a minimal white head that smelled of lemon zest, price and grass with a similar but slightly less strong flavor. Will work in a pinch not to memorable though.

This is a good white belgeian. Pours a murky hazy yellow, Good taste and very refreshing.

A hazy cloudy pale yellow color is apparent upon pouring with a nice thick pure white head. This is a very attractive beer. The head diminishes over the course of several minutes but leaves behind some real nice lacing on the glass. The aroma is immensely spicey, citrusy and some yeast is also noticeable. Tastes rather mild, clean, yet light and complex with the coriander coming through accompanied by the tart sweetness of lemons, apples, and pears. The finish is rather dominated by the strong presence of the spices, but is refreshing and enjoyable.