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Hoegaarden Grand Cru

Hoegaarden Grand Cru - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Hoegaarden (InBev)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Hoegaarden, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4883.57/5.03.56/5.08.7%77.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Unfiltered.
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 cfrancis (291), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 3, 2009  
bottle from fred82. Cloudy yellow gold colour with floaties! Pours cloudy gold yellow with an almond head. Aroma is malt and citrus. Taste is great with flavours of citrus fruit and spice. Excellent belgian strong and a little surprised that this came from Hoegaarden.


 eManu (169), Brussels, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Nov 2, 2009  
Pours a hazy orange color with an off white head. Aroma is very citrus and malty. Flavors of malts citrus, orange and lemons and spices. Sweet honey, vanilla and yeast notes. Good carbonation and a bitter sweet finish. Very nice and enjoyable beer with great mixt of flavors.


Brandman (86), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 31, 2009  
300 ml bottle. Nce hazy body with white head. Aroma of tart and banana, some maltiness and alcohol. Wheat bread is also there. Maybe too thin mouthfeel for this strong flavour. Somehow this feels more like weizenbock than strong ale. Good one.


 bvc (227), Kenmore, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/513/20
Oct 15, 2009  
330ml bottle shared by scrizzz. Pours a bit murky honey yellow with little in the way of a head. Sweet bread notes with honey and hints of some unidentifiable spices. Slightly sweet malty wheat bread tast going on along with some spicy yeast. Thanks Clint.


 BeerChaser0078 (280), Melbourne, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Bottle. Pours hazy golden orange with lots of chunky sediment and a bubbly white head that doesn’t last long. Nose is fairly yeasty and has aromas of orange, nutmeg, coriander, pineapple, banana and a little bit of malt. Flavour is quite similar but with emphasis on the spice and tropical fruit. Mouthfeel has lots of fizzy carbonation yet is also rather creamy. In a lot of ways this is very similar to the regular Hoegaarden but with everything turned up a notch, and also the alcohol is more noticeable. Very Nice.


beer4eternity (31), New Zealand
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 5, 2009  
330ml bottle at de Bier Haus Tauranga. Orange gold hazy with lots of sediment. Large white frothy mostly diminishing head, good lacing. Wonderful aromas and taste - yeasty,spicy, bread, banana, orange, almonds. Sweet mostly with mild bitterness and a touch of sour. Medium creamy body, good level of carbonation. Preemo.


 evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 3, 2009  
Bottle. Hazy amber coloured pour with a great white head. Nice rich, sweet, fruity aroma. Sweet, fruity, spicy, vanilla, banana, peach. Solid Belgian that I have enjoyed for years.


 judasbeer (228), Budapest, Hungary
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Hazy golden color with huge amount of sediments and a decent lacing white head. The aroma full of estery fruits along with coriander spiciness, and a some orange-peel and bready feel. The flavor is sweet malts with candy, citrus, bubblegum with a spicy edge. Creamy, oily body with decent carbonation. Well brewed one from InBev.



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