Hoegaarden Verboden Vrucht

Brewed by Brouwerij Hoegaarden (InBev)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hoegaarden, Belgium

Gorgeous aromas that begin with mild hops and evolve into apple, orange, sweet honey and caramelised banana. A dark orange colour with fine sediment. Complex flavours, hard to pin down. Sweet hops and rich fruity flavours.. Ripe orange, strawberries, apple, caramelised banana, vanilla. Slightly malty. Creamy mouthfeel with a sweet fruity finish. Forbidden Fruit indeed

light amber color with a fizzy head, currants plums and a small vanilla cream aroma. taste is similar but a little spicier. palate is clean and refreshing.

Pours cloudy dark orange-brown, with an off white head. The nose is treated to sweet caramel aromas, reminiscent of a wheat beer. Underneath this lies the aromas of the forbidden fruit, which seems to be seasoned with clove. The flavour and texture are very smooth, fruit and clove dominate the palate. Also present are some subtle spices, and a slight bitterness which perfectly balances the sweet caramel malt flavours. This is a smooth well crafted ale, full of complex flavour.

Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a darkish red/brown. Aromas of spice, coriander, yeast, and alcohol. Flavor has an alcohol taste to it, mixed with a nice smokey dark fruit. Also has strong hints of spice and orange.

This is a white beer which I don’t like so it is hard for me to rate these. As fair as I can be it was the normal coriander and orange with spices throughout. Spice is not my favorite.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 11/01/10, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on September 30 2008; eye: beer pops out of the bottle, burnt caramel, hazy, lots of beige head that turns into an average ring, a bit of lacing; nose: yeast, caramelized malt, floral hops, spices, light alcohol, fruity; mouth: caramelized malt, yeast, alcohol, spices, fruity, floral hops, finale in caramelized malt where a pleasant alcohol eventually covers it, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, medium-full body, creamy, rather carbonated; overall: quite likable but eventually the alcohol becomes too present FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant11/01/10%, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 30 septembre 2008; œil : mousse qui jaillit de la bouteille, caramel brûlé, voilée, beaucoup de mousse beige qui tombe et se transforme en un anneau moyen, un peu de dentelle; nez : levure, malt caramélisé, houblon floral, épices, léger alcool, fruité; bouche : malt caramélisé, levure, alcool, épices, fruité, houblon floral, finale en malt caramélisé où un alcool plaisant vient éventuellement le coiffer, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, corps moyen-corsé, crémeuse, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé mais l’alcool est un peu trop présent en finale

Pours brownish color with medium head that diminish quickly, the aroma is of rippen fruit, sweet fruit flavors with some cloves, finish has alcohol and hoppiness.

This is a strong brown ale and it’s apparent in the flavor. Dark fruit, alcohol and some spice.