Comments on: Hoegaarden Witbier Reviewed

By: Harpoon UFO White | The Brew Club

Harpoon UFO White | The Brew Club — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:31:18 +0000

[...] BTW) is a decent Belgian-style Witbier, and just like the other offerings from the likes of Hoegaarden, Blue Moon and AB’s Shocktop, UFO White follows a similar, and for me, familiar path. Wheat [...]

By: scott-thebrewclub

scott-thebrewclub — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:43:52 +0000

Thanks Wayne. I could see those being nice meal combos with this beer!

By: wayne

wayne — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:52:41 +0000

I feel the spice of coriander is to power full and actually taste like cloves i have had other belgian whites that are balanced . this one would be more for a hearty meal, chili or chesse and sausage. It is not best on it,s own

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:37:52 +0000

@Thomas – great tip! Ayinger makes some really good beers, and I think I have tried the Brau Weisse. Ayinger Oktoberfest, and of course, Celebrator are excellent choices as well.

By: Thomas (the beer snob)

Thomas (the beer snob) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:13:46 +0000

For those who really LOVE the taste of coriander they might want to try a German beer called “Ayinger Brau Weisse” – I tried it for the first and last time about two years ago. Personally, it had so much coriander in it that I couldn’t finish the freakin’ thing! But this was also around the time that I first tasted Hoegaarden, so who knows – maybe I can handle the Ayinger now…….but I doubt I’ll ever find out!

By: Thomas (the beer snob)

Thomas (the beer snob) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:06:02 +0000

Ahh yes, another one of my favorite Belgian whites! Funny, when I first tasted this brew I didn’t like the amount of coriander it contained (thought it was too much).
But now I have somehow grown to like it alot! Very smooth, and though its great in the summer I can enjoy it the same all year round. Even the most expensive Belgian/Belgian style beers can’t keep me from going back to this staple in my extensive beer rotation! Cheers!!

By: Dr Beer Love

Dr Beer Love — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:34:48 +0000

After working around the three freely available witbiers I can say we came to the conclusion that Hoegaarden topped the list. Blue Moon is obviously becoming very popular out there and Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat is also a tasty treat, but we feel like they just don’t have the harmony of the Hoegaarden. Right now we’d go 1) Hoegaarden, 2) Blue Moon, 3) Sunset Wheat. If you want to throw Shock Top in that fray it’s probably sitting at number 4 right now. Of course this ranking doesn’t factor in price, which is going to ding Hoegaarden compared to all the others.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:18:54 +0000

Hoegaarden is becoming very popular here in the States. I find it rather easily in most stores and a lot of pubs have it on tap. Luckily around $4 or $5.

By: Bob the Brit

Bob the Brit — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:06:47 +0000

Hoegaarden is also available on draught in some pubs here in the UK, but at about £4.00 a pint (around $8) it’s more of a treat for a hot summer’s day than a regular pint.

Hoegaarden is probably the most popular (and most available) white beer in the UK, but recently InBev have brought out ‘Peeterman’ – at 4% ABV a slightly lighter, filtered wheat beer. ‘Peeterman’ is being brewed in Leuven and marketed as a member of the ‘Artois’ family. As such it’s probably more accessible that Hoegaarden, some drinkers are put off by Hoegaarden’s cloudiness.