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Hoegaarden

Hoegaarden  - Belgian White (Witbier)

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 Percentile 
90
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Hoegaarden (InBev)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Hoegaarden, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
22983.54/5.03.54/5.05%98.7Tumbler, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
Unfiltered Belgian White, flavored with coriander and orange peel, creating a sweet & sour taste.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
dcswirl (13), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Cloudy looking and very tasty, this beer is surprisingly sweet. Better than I expected.


 Naka (524), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 21, 2008  
Pours a hazy pale yellow peach flesh color with a thick frothy white head. Decent lacing. The aroma is all wheat, with some citrus and coriander. Decently spicy. The flavor is yeasty with a lot of lemon and coriander. Very sweet, yet crisp. Medium body and very refreshing. A pretty solid beer for being so widely available and relatively inexpensive.


 jhumphries69 (717), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 20, 2008  
12oz. bottle. Pours an almost opaque, densely clouded, light yellow/straw with a thick, white head that persists a leaves a spotted sheet of lace all over the glass. The aroma is strong with wheat and citrus (lemon and orange zest is what reminds me of). The flavor starts very wheaty with a touch oatmeal (the presence of flaked oats is surprisingly noticeable and adds to the fresh bread character of the flaked wheat and malts). There is also a very nice, subtle touch of coriander spice. At mid-palate, citrus sensations grow to form a very refreshing and crisp touch of orange along with subtle, earthy, balancing hops and spicy, citrusy coriander seed. The finish is dry and the flavors of wheat and coriander linger lightly in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is very crisp in texture - effervescent and refreshing. The body is medium in fullness and seems somewhat thick and starchy on the sides of the tongue, to which it clings. Overall, a remarkably refreshing, light, wheat ale. And this is one of the best Witbiers around (likely attributable to the fact that it’s the original).


spkevin (56), Doetinchem, Netherlands
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 20, 2008  
great belgian white! the best I ever tasted. It has a very fruity,sweet taste. The aroma is also very sweet. Hope to drink this beer more often.


 BoBoChamp (1334), Gent, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 19, 2008  
25cl, from Hopduvel Gent, very refreshing and easy to drink, cloudy, good head, top-class Belgian White


 dwaggs2 (531), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/59/20
Jul 18, 2008  
Was not impressed by this beer. Poured yellow with a faint head. Didn’t have much taste. The taste was wheat and some orange peel. Probably would not buy again.


 Ceebs25 (217), Naperville, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 18, 2008  
On tap at the Airliner (they put a lemon slice on top, which was removed immediately, but still will affect my rating somewhat). Aroma was light, some bread, lemon/citrus. Butter yellow in color, rather clear, no head as a result of the lemon which killed it, but from memory it has a decent white pillowy head (so i am rating based on memory in this case). Good amount of carbonation feel, bread dough, light lemon/citrus flavor, zesty. Definitely not my favorite, but very alright, probably the best I’ve had of a style I don’t really care for.


 jmm1 (108), Andorra
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 17, 2008  
From bottle. Pale cloudy yellow with a big puffy white head leaving some lacing. Citric aromas with some yeasty banana in the back. Also a hint of coriander hits the nose. Acid orange peel when first taken in mouth, some peppery coriander in the middle with a slight bitterness at the end but well balanced. Crisp carbonation and light bodied makes it highly refreshing and perfect for hot summer nights. An excellent wit which keeps a high standard.



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