Hoegaarden

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

Pours a cloudy off-coloured white. It has a mild aroma of cloves/bananas, but fails to deliver the goods in the scent department. The taste, likewise, is fairly mediocre. It tastes of clove tea and nothing else. The malt and hops are not discernible. The texture, despite the cloudiness, is watery thin and has nothing to offer. To be honest, I’d rather drink malt liquor than waste my money on this beer again.

Lots of clove and banana in the aroma...a lot like a great hefe, but with the addition of some citrus. The beer is very light in the palate, but this only lends itself to appreciating the coriander and orange that are very well balanced...the major downfall of most other witbiers. The finish is also very light, but the citrus from the coriander lasts for a bit and all you want to do is have another. Not the biggest man beer on the planet, but a joy to drink.

a floral, grass, livey aroma. appearance is Cloudy and golden like straw., head is white and good lasting. The flavor is with a lot flowers and perfume, a bit of bubblegum. a light waterys beer good for summer.

Bottle. Cloudy, wheat beer look. Slight citrus taste with a spicy edge. Pleasant smell. Really refreshing. Recommneded.

Bottle 33cl. Yellow color with a white head. Refreshing and enjoyable. Medium sweetness, light body, average carbonation, long finish.

Pours cloudy light yellow with a grey head that vanishes. Smells and tastes of flowers, cloves and banana. Flavor is sour-sweet and texture is dry. Light to medium body.

I’ll just start by saying that I am biased in favor of this beer. I love Hoegaarden. It is the witbier by which I judge all others. With that in mind, my review follows. It is a light hazy golden yellow color. Hazy enough to nearly be opaque. It reminds me of a wheat field on a nice summer day. It’s minimal head doesn’t stay around long, at all. Smells of spicy citrus notes. Little yeasty bread-like notes in there, too. Not much else, just keep it simple. Taste is very good, indeed. The not quite sweet citrus flavors are so finely balanced by the spiciness of the coriander that this is harmony in a glass. Light yeast notes follow along bringing a delicate banana flavor to round out the end. Very good creamy mouthfeel, here. This wouldn’t work without the proper carbonation level and fortunately, this has it. For me, this is a great session beer. Nice and easy to drink with a moderate enough ABV level. It would score a 5.0 for this except that it runs about $10 a 6-pack, so you have to kind of monitor your intake, for financial reasons. (Someday, when I win the lottery, I’ll bathe in this stuff.) Mmmmm....tasty!

a very, very nice "summertime" beer. fresh taste, orange and coriander flavor, cloudy and a yellow color app. think it´s very (!) important to drink it cold!