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6480
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Ertvelde, Belgium
Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 295   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.16   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Unfiltered in bottle and keg.
Pierre Celis created the original Hoegaarden beer in the early 1960’s. Interbrew-Labatt bought the brand and the brewery in the 1980's. Pierre Celis formed a new brewery in Austin Texas, brewing the same beer but under the brand name Celis White. Miller bought the Celis brewery and the Celis White brand-name in 1996. The brewery closed in 2000. In late 2002 Michigan Brewing bought the Celis White brand from Miller. Brouwerij Van Steenberge is now brewing the original Pierre Celis White under the brand-name Celis White in Europe and Ertveld's Wit in North America.


4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Psytron (571) - Turku, FINLAND - JUL 24, 2011
A truly great wit. (This beer rating was imported from FB and unfortunately lacks any further comments.)

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
suprchunk (1059) - Heinsberg, GERMANY - JUL 23, 2011
Slightly hazy straw color. Small white head that does not last more than a second or two. No lacing. A sugary spicy aroma. A bit of malt. Bitter bite up front, mostly astringent. Sweet taste, with a little bit of spiciness to it. Bitter aftertaste mixed with sweetness. Overall a sweet beer.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Benzai (2711) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUL 18, 2011
Very nice whitebeer color. Slightly hazy white/yellowish. A little bit dull smell, yeast and not much citrus. Ok taste, but thin texture and low body.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Geokkjer (3101) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUL 16, 2011
Bottle.Pours somewhat cloudy pale golden with a white head.Aroma of coriander, lime, wheat ,peach and generic fruitiness.Flavor is somewhat sweet and fruity with coriander and wheat.Medium to thin body, average carbonation.Nice fresh and fruity beer.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
sulawang (219) - British Columbia, CANADA - JUL 13, 2011
tastes like a Hoegaarden, a wheat beer with herbs, likely coriander and orange peel. Pours a brilliant cloudy yellow-white, micro-bubbles, pretty lacing, flavours reminiscent of Edelweiss (alpine herbs), lemony citrus, mild sourness, and super crisp when drunk in an ice-chilled glass. Mild honey notes, a bit of pineapple, and even filtered apple juice from concentrate. Has an almost creamy mouthfeel. Short length, medium complexity, low-medium-depth, medium-bodied. An excellent refreshing beer. A little over-carbonated, leaving it thin on the body.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Martinus (871) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - JUN 27, 2011
Pale straw coloured, slightly hazy, but most yeast stayed in the bottle. Could be from long standing, as even swirling the beer didn’t get it out. Fluffy white head.
Yeasty aroma. Aroma of citrus and light coriander seeds. Taste bit sweet, typical wheat malts flavour. Fruity. Orange and coriander. Bit thin, but very refreshing.
(From 25cL bottle)

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
durhambeer (2096) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - JUN 26, 2011
On tap at the Thirsty Monk as "Ertvelds Wit" and alleged to be the original recipe for Hoegaarden, which seems about right. Tastes like a standard wit, with curacao and mild clove and coriander and grain, but a bit on the thin side. Mad refreshing, though.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
fugitive (860) - Athens, GREECE - JUN 20, 2011
Tap. Color golden with small head. Aroma wheat, coriader, fruits, hop. Taste wheat, citrus, fruits, dry.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Rune (4924) - Tromsø, NORWAY - JUN 2, 2011
Small glass, on tap at Staminee de Garre. Very, light straw coloured body. Spotty lacing. Smell of wheat and ripe banana sweetness. Coriander and sweet banana in flavour. Oily palate. Dry on the swallow. Easy to drink with a slightly refreshing twist (Brugge, 03.05.2011).

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
wekker84 (1060) - etten-leur, NETHERLANDS - MAY 30, 2011
Bottle a golden yellow colored beer with a white head aroma wheat fruits apple coriander flavor wheat fruits coriander and hops


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