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Hoegaarden: Witbier (Original White Ale)

This witbier is/was brewed by Hoegaarden in Hoegaarden, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 49.99%. Based on 7 tastings, the average ABV is 5.00%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Definitely one of the leaders in making a great Belgium white beer. The flavours are great and although I have found a couple of others that rate up there with this one it will definitely reign as the original white beer. Great wheat smell and taste with hints of spice. Not quite as much fruitiness as most of the micros tend to add.
The color is what suprized me the most, its quite yellow, almost to the color of lemonade. The taste is well balanced, and not too much added citris flavor. Great beer. Cheers!
The beer is yellow with a huge head. The aroma is of yeast and banana perhaps also bubblegum. The flavor is of yeast, banana and floral.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
22nd Jan 2002 at 7:15 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 5.00 light golden and cloudy Taste: 58.82%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
 29.483% average 14
30th Jan 2003 at 10:10 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 5.00 light golden and cloudy Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
 49.278% tasty 42
2nd Aug 2003 at 8:30 pm draft The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 5.00 light golden and cloudy Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 53.923% refreshing 60
8th Nov 2003 at 7:15 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 5.00 light golden and cloudy Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
 53.074% rindy 77
1st Jan 2004 at 7:35 pm draft Hog's Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 5.00 light golden and cloudy Taste: 70.59%
Head: 44.44%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
 38.599% gassy 83
9th Jun 2008 at 7:00 pm draft Vina & Spuntini, Varenna, Italy 5.00 light golden and cloudy Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 61.699% creamy 252
22nd Jun 2010 at 6:55 pm draft The Barn III, Hong Kong, Hong Kong 5.00 light golden and cloudy Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 77.78%
Clarity: 0%
 63.905% candy 351

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Other Beers (etc.) by Hoegaarden

Apart from Witbier (Original White Ale), Hop Horizons lists 7 others by Hoegaarden. These are:
Citrons
Grand Cru
Hougaerdse Das
Julius
Rosée
Speciale
Verboden Vrucht / Fruit Defendu (Forbidden Fruit)