Hoegaarden Brewery

Hoegaarden [ ɦuʝardən ] is a Belgian brewery, which is located in the eponymous Flemish community Hoegaarden; it belongs to the largest brewery network in the world, Anheuser -Busch InBev group, headquartered in Leuven.

History

The tradition of brewing in the town of Hoegaarden dates back to the Middle Ages; in the 19th century, there was in place thirteen breweries and nine distilleries. In 1955, this long tradition provisionally ended with the closure of the last brewing operation. In 1966, Pierre Celis, a local milkman, there again a brewery and named his first beer brand after the town: Hoegaarden. The beer production was expanded from an initial 350 hectoliters per year in 1975 hectoliters in 1978. In 1969 the Celis Hoegaarden Grand Cru on the Belgian market. In 1978 he acquired the water and soft drink factory De Kluis and converted it to the brewery De Kluis; the brewing capacity and sales could be increased considerably through this again. In 1985, the brewery De Kluis was destroyed by fire and rebuilt under a new name as a brewery in Hoegaarden again. The former brewery Stella Artois - the 1988 brewery InBev merged composite - participated in the financing of reconstruction and simultaneously acquired 45 percent of the shares. In 1990, InBev acquired the remaining shares by the company founder Celis - and in 2008 merged to Anheuser -Busch InBev brewery group is therefore now the sole owner of the Hoegaarden brewery.

Brands

• Hoegaarden Witbier (4.9%)
• Hoegaarden Rosee (3%)
• Hoegaarden Citron (3%)
• Hoegaarden Spéciale (5.7%)
• Hoegaarden Grand Cru ( 8.5%)
• De Verboden vrucht (8.5%)
• Hoegaarden Julius (8.8%)

Gallery

Hoegaarden Grand Cru

Hoegaarden in 0,5 l original glass

De Verboden vrucht