Hoegaarden

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

Looks like lemonade with a few floaties. A mild Belgian spiciness is very pleasant in the hot humid summer. A citrus crispiness bites the palate. Refreshing.

Pours almost completley white with a white head. Smells of banana, and cloves. tastes spicy with a ncie wheat undertone.

Lightly cloudy pale golden in color with an egg white head that is modestly retained. Aroma is spicy/yeasty. Flavor is spicy with light wheast flavor. Finish is dry. Nice thirst quencher.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 4/10/7, tasting at Ian’s with Dum and Lubière on September 15, 2006; eye: pale yellow, hazy, slight effervescence, white head; nose: bread, yeast, coriander, light hops; mouth: bitterness, coriander, hops, malt, medium body, thin, quite carbonated, lightly bitter and sweet FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 4/10/7, dégustation chez Ian avec Dum et Lubière le 25 septembre 2006; oeil : jaune pâle, voilée, très légère effervescence, mousse blanche; nez : pain, levure, coriandre, léger houblon; bouche : amertume, coriandre, houblon, malt, corps moyen, texture mince, assez carbonatée, légèrement amère et sucrée

Hazy gold appearance with a large, thick white head and good lacing. Spicy aroma with tart citrus. Dry spicy flavor with the orange peel more evident in the aftertaste. Medium-to-light bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel leading to an average length finish. Not too bad for such a mass produced, widely distributed beer.

In America, you mostly have one choice for a white: Hoegaarden. I’d love to taste this beer in Belgium, though. Nice, crisp taste. Coriander. Very refreshing in the summer.

Had this a million times and just now getting around to rating. Cloudy, pale yellow color with a big white head. Aroma is citrus and orange. Taste is yeast and citrus again. Crisp, highly carbonated beer. Summer session beer for sure.

One of the world’s great beers. Seeing this slowly becoming more available in Australia as demand grows shows there’s hope for us yet. Perhaps some of us will live long enough to see the State of Origin sponsored by this, rather then the usual carbonated swill. It poured a cloudy unfiltered yellow with a prodigous lacing head. The rich yeasty nose promises citrus courtesy of the orange peel but I have never been able to pick the coriander. The medium-bodied palate feels full and creamy on the tongue. There are hints of orange in the tangy body, alongside the expected wheat characters. Effortless drinking. (Bottle)