Showing posts with label hoegaarden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hoegaarden. Show all posts

Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Hoegaarden Speciale

Nitpicking again - listed as 5.6% in the 500-book...
  • Name: Hoegaarden Speciale, 5.7%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Greyish yellow. Quite a lot of head. Cloudy.
  • Aroma: Wheat and lemony. Hoppy.
  • Taste: Lemony. Wheat and hops. Tangy? Dry
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.09
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 27/3-2007, 163/500

Sunday, 26 November 2006

Hoegaarden Hougaerdse DAS

Stronger than the 4.0% listed in the 500-book.
  • Name: Hoegaarden Hougaerdse DAS, 5.1%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Orangy brown. Cloudy. Not much head.
  • Aroma: Pretty wheaty. Yeast. Some fruit.
  • Taste: Not too wheaty. Spices. Some fruit and hops.
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 250 ml, £1.09
  • Overall score: 3/6
  • Info: 26/11-2006, 116/500

Thursday, 23 February 2006

Hoegaarden

Nitpicking, but at 4.9% instead of the listed 5% in the 300-book and the 500-book.
  • Name: Hoegaarden, 4.9%, Belgium
  • Appearance: Cloudy white. Later pale brown. Tiny amount of head.
  • Aroma: Not too wheaty. Orangy? Citrusy.
  • Taste: A bit of wheat. Hint of fruit. Fresh
  • Bought: Beers of Europe, 330 ml, £1.15
  • Overall score: 2/6
  • Info: 23/2-2006, 81/300, 48/500