tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234485456024491380.post3149921108161049638..comments2023-09-11T06:49:59.891-07:00Comments on The Not So Professional Beer Blog: Review: Hoegaarden, Brouwerij van HoegaardenThe Not So Professional Beer Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509910363270635578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234485456024491380.post-16605731725803695452011-08-10T17:07:08.538-07:002011-08-10T17:07:08.538-07:00It's been a long time since I had a Hoegaarden...It's been a long time since I had a Hoegaarden here. Had a few in France last month, and it tasted how I remembered it, which was quite good.Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234485456024491380.post-2383746930835507582011-08-09T00:10:33.943-07:002011-08-09T00:10:33.943-07:00Bill, thanks for the info and the great link! Cor...Bill, thanks for the info and the great link! Correction made. So does the Hoegaarden in Europe taste the same as it does here? Or did you notice some differences?The Not So Professional Beer Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509910363270635578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234485456024491380.post-348349755506168862011-08-08T17:04:17.261-07:002011-08-08T17:04:17.261-07:00Sanjay: It's not quite true that Hoegaarden h...Sanjay: It's not quite true that Hoegaarden has been brewed since 1445. I think the brewery was started by Pierre Celis in the mid-1960s. He resurrected from memory the witbier style, which had died out completely in the mid-1950s. There's lots of info on Celis (who died earlier this year) on the web, but here's an interesting <a href="http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/04/pierre-celis-conversation-in-hoegaarden.html" rel="nofollow">blog post</a> I found.<br /><br />By the way, in addition to the widely mocked Hoegaarden 0.0, I was surprised to see in Europe a Hoegaarden Rosé for sale. Apparently with added raspberries. Didn't try it, but sounds crappy. I did have some regular Hoegaarden, and thought it was better than its current reputation.Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.com