Hoegaarden Original White Ale
Brouwerij van Hoegaarden

 

 

 

 

Very intense aroma of banana, vanilla, and clove that's practically intoxicating on its own. Body is thick with a dank, cloying sweetness that's filled with juicy banana, melon, cloves, and honey. Earthy and pithy, very interesting. A great example of a Belgian wheat.

I can't believe I haven't reviewed this yet!

Pours out a clear straw color that becomes moderately hazy when the yeast is added. Remains translucent. Capped with a rocky head of snow white foam. Excellent retention. Barely reduces at all.

Nice tart citrus aroma; lemon, grapefruit, not overly sweet or sour or candied or perfume-like--quite restrained. Very wheat-y, some green banana, hay, and a touch of spices.

Nice pop of lemon and orange upfront, green banana, coriander, doughy malt, hay. Vanilla on the finish. Clean and crisp.

Fluffy and pillowy , dry, extremely drinkable.

World class witbier. I can't believe this is only rated an 85?!?? This set the benchmark for the style. It's flawless. It's a perfect witbier.

 

 

My girlfriends roommate gave me a bottle of this after she told me she didn’t like it. Always interesting to have a beer given for free because it was “so bad”. This should be a treat.

Look: standard witbier look

Smell: strangely enough, this smells exactly like sweet corn.

Taste: unfortunately, it tastes like it smells and it tastes like canned sweet corn juice. Not a pleasant taste.

Feel: feel isn’t horrible for what it is.

Overall, it is hard to get past the smell and taste of straight sweet corn. I’m not sure how this is 85/100.

 

For a large, productive brewery this is genuinely one of the better beers. Love the white gold, hazy colour. Extremely drinkable and refreshing on palate. Fresh orange and good carbonation. Cannot fault and a few of these babies go down great on a summer evening.

 

 

 

If it is summer time. Hit this again and again. Easy on the pallette. Great to bring or drink at occasions. Looks nice in a small glass. Remember your getting 11.2 ounces so they go quick. As another had said..life is too short to drink beer water .this will be a treat for all at the next BBQ. Goes well with anything really but seafood even better. With the hint of orange peel. This one will have you hitting the head often. So make sure to have a glass of water now and again. You will thank me in the morning. It makes for great conversation. The monks don't fonk around . You need not be a beer snob. But there is no reason to drink bud, Coors, miller. When you can go to the road less traveled. Without breaking the piggy bank.

750ml bottle in Mae Kasa, Thailand. Pours a hazy mid-gold with a white head. Aroma of orange and herb. Flavour of coriander, orange, wheat. Nicely balanced.

A classic wheat beer