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Brouwerij van Hoegaarden
Hoegaarden, 3320 Hoegaarden
The birthplace of authentic Belgian Witbier, known for its refreshing and cloudy wheat beers spiced with coriander and orange peel.
Known for
1beer in the cellar
1style brewed
4.9%ABV range
1966brewing since
Stoopkensstraat 46, 3320 Hoegaarden
Heritage
The story of van Hoegaarden
The village of Hoegaarden brewed witbier for centuries until the last witbier brewery closed in 1957. Pierre Celis revived the style in 1966, and Hoegaarden white sparked a global witbier renaissance.
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Belgian witbier had effectively gone extinct before Pierre Celis brought it back in Hoegaarden in 1966.
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1 beer in our cellar
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Hoegaarden
Witbier · 4.9% ABVThe original Belgian white beer. Unfiltered and cloudy with a distinctive smooth taste derived from coriander and Curaçao orange peel.
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