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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 9, 2004
Pros: Soft, light-bodied beer that packs a lusciously complex flavor punch!
Cons: Nope
Summary: Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Hoegaarden is the beer that single-handedly revived the extinct wit beer style back in 1966, when Pierre Celis opened his De Kluis brewery to re-create the beers that had been brewed in his hometown during his ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 26, 2010
Pros: Refreshing and tasty on a summers day
Cons: Not a session beer
Summary: Maybe it was because of the big defrost and a day or two of skies where a little bit of sun peeped through the clouds this January that I picked up a pack of Hoegaarden. Or maybe it was because a pack of 4 bottles was in British supermarket ASDA for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 25, 2007
Pros: good balance of sweet and sour, complex nose
Cons: not something I could drink regularly
Summary: The story of this style of beer begins in 1445 with the local monks in the town of Hoegaarden, near Brussles. It thrived until the late 1950’s when because of intense competition from the lager industry most of the breweries had to close. In the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 17, 2006
Pros: An elite beer of the wit style.
Cons: Hard to find in some locales. Pricier but worth it.
Summary: One of the collateral goals I'm trying to accomplish by sampling lots of different beers is to try and expand the horizons of my wife, who, as of a few years ago, was woefully hooked on American lagers. Not a slam on Bud or Miller, but with the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 23, 2004
Pros: Quintessential summer beer
Cons: None
Summary: One of the benefits of living out in the southern California desert is the early summer. We’d not even reached the first official day of Spring before temperatures were hitting 90°F. That was about 2 weeks ago when I got my first initial craving (in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 14, 2003
Pros: Very refreshing. Thirst quenching
Cons: Not a good winter beer
Summary: I recently wrote a review of the Schlenkerla Rauchbier Ur-Bock. Hoegaarden is at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. The Ur-Bock being night. The Hoegaarden being day. Hoegaarden is also as unique as the Ur-Bock in it's own way.
The ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 26, 2002
Pros: Different, refreshing
Cons: Cloudiness might be off-putting for some
Summary:
To the east of Brussels, in the middle of the wheat growing region of Belgium, lies the town of Hoegaarden. At one time there were more than 30 breweries here, all producing varieties of the local wheat ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 24, 2001
Pros: Delicious. Light, crisp, flavorful.
Cons: Expensive.
Summary: Several years ago, my husband and I traveled through Europe, visiting Bruges, Belgium, where our primary activities were eating chocolate and drinking beer. It wasn’t until I moved to Atlanta that I rediscovered the intoxicating brew we enjoyed at so ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2001
Pros: fruity taste, light
Cons: difficult to find
Summary: 5 years ago I drank my first Hoegaarden in a pub in Paris and it's been love at the first sip!
I'm not a great lover of wheat white beers (my favourite ones are strong lager such as Tennent's super or Triple Diamond from UK) but for a good ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 23, 2001
Pros: Complex taste
Cons: Expensive!
Summary: A very complex flavour. There is an undertone of citrous and Coriander, which gives this beer quite a 'herby' taste to it. The draught version scores significantly over the bottled version in that it tastes fresher. The one big drawback with this beer is ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 17, 2001
Pros: You get a lot of beer in one glass
Cons: What's with this giant glass?
Summary: I recently did a pub crawl that included a few bars featuring German Beers. I pointed to one of the taps (Hoegaarden) and asked for a pint. The bartender bends over to pick up a glass, and brings out this huge glass. I wanted a pint, she was giving me ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 3, 2001
Pros: Dry, refreshing, different and widely available in the UK
Cons: Too light to drink all the time
Summary: I first tried Hoegaarden Biere Blanche in an assortment of bottled beers I bought from a French hypermarket on a day trip to Calais (living in Kent does have it’s advantages). I hadn’t tried many wheat beers but had enjoyed a couple of English ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 16, 2001
Pros: Rich, interesting taste. Nice bottle!
Cons: Expensive. May not appeal to everyone
Summary: Being quite new to the taste of Wheat beers, Hoegaarden is relatively new to me. Recommended by a friend, I decided to sample this delight for myself. Half-expecting a Lager-type taste, I'm glad to say that I was disappointed!
The ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2001
Pros: Delicious, light, and extremely enjoyable.
Cons: A bit TOO light when you're in a hardcore "beer" mood
Summary: I'm a beer guy. More specifically, I'm an ale guy. But please keep in mind while reading this critique that I can't judge a beer by it's color, texture, complexity, elasticity, explosivity, or April-freshness any better than I can wines; I like good ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 22, 2001
Pros: So smooth and delicious!
Cons: Difficult to find and never better than the real thing on tap in Belgium.
Summary: Back in the Spring semester in 1995, about 20 students from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. traveled off to Leuven, Belgium for our study abroad program. Being that we were all in the age range of 19 - 21, majority not yet 21, we were all quite ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2000
Pros: Great taste
Cons: hard to find, expensive
Summary: This is a great beer. If you have the opportunity to try it, please do.
I was in London for a few weeks and most bartenders took pity on a poor American who couldn't decide on a beer so I was fortunately (or unfortunately sometimes!)given many free ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 25, 2000
Pros: the champagne of beers
Cons: I'll have to think about that
Summary: The Belgian White style is sometimes considered the champagne of beers. It battles the Berliner Weisse style and the Bavarian hefeweisse for that lofty honor. Belgian Whites (properly Wit) are sparkling, refreshing and distinctive. They are among ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 19, 2000
Pros: Flavorful, not bitter, very palatable
Cons: Not as good when warm
Summary: The first thing you notice about the Hoegaarden is that you can't see through it, which is thrilling for folks who are used to pale, watery, yellow beers. The opaque whiteness fades as the beer warms, so serve it well chilled. The taste is light and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 24, 2000
Pros: flavor
Cons: not in market
Summary: The best beer with nice strong flavor of wheat, what a love of this beer is the test of it self but what i hate is that i have never found this brand elsewhere than belgium.
But one nice thing is when you drink this beer you should be in the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 21, 2000
Pros: approachable but addictive
Cons: you can't just walk in to the corner store and buy one
Summary: In the beer drinking world, I have two things going against me:
1) I'm a female (normally that disqualifies me from even liking beer)
2) I refuse to drink the weak, watered down garbage that is sold in cans all over North America.
I ... read more
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