Hoegaarden is the beautiful landscape of Belgium. A municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders. Which is a real gem of the country. Along with being the birthplace of the white beer it has many attractions to visit which are simply perfect for your weekends. You can visit the world-famous brewery that exports almost 70% of its white beer in the entire world and at the end of the tour, you will be rewarded with the mouth-watering beer which compliments all the cuisines.
The Hoegaarden is a birthplace of white beer, popular in the entire world for its refreshing characters, such as orange peel and coriander.
you haven’t tried one you definitely should. See-through the astonishing development of this age-old tradition and retrieval of Hoegaarden back to Belgian landscape. Visit Brouwerij and at the end of each visit, you can enjoy a deliciously refreshing Hoegaarden.
Past Retrieval
Hoegaarden is the birthplace of the “white beer”. The first records of brewing activity in Hoegaarden date back to 700 years ago, 1318 to be precise. A band of monks developed this unique recipe. Prior to this new recipe. As a child Pieter Celis a milk farmer had learned the construction trade from his neighbor. Then the brilliant man opened his one-man brewery De Kluis with that the Hoegaarden’s white beer came back to the Belgian landscape the beer testers were delighted with the delicious beer. The rising demand always had a shortage of beer in the brewery. Sadly in 1985 De Kluis burned and it required millions for its reconstruction.
PROCESS
Hoegaarden and the surprisingly refreshing taste can only be achieved by strictly respecting the unique brewing process and by using only the best natural ingredients. Manufacturing Hoegaarden is no simple matter. Hoegaarden is fermented twice but isn’t filtered, creating its cloudy appearance and smooth texture. The beer’s taste is soft, light and slightly sweet and sour, accompanied by subtle citrus notes.
Enhancing Taste
Hoegaarden gets its taste from three key factors. Firstly, it’s unfiltered — hence the hazy appearance and thicker texture. The recipe is lower in proms, subbing in the aforementioned orange and coriander. Finally, it’s “bottle-conditioned.”Bottle-condition simply means the already fermented beer has a second round of yeast added to the bottle this time in order to develop carbonation. The finished product ends up being a bit of a charlatan; It looks like it’ll go down but zingy carbonation and spicy citrus kick make for a dry, almost quenching finish. Then the filling process starts where empty cans come from the warehouse, they are transported to the filling machine where the beer is put in the can, and then the lid goes on. Then the cans slide on to the packaging machine. That goes to a warm room for 10 to 12 days for fermentation in the can.
PRESENT DAY
Today, the municipality is still home to De Kluis brewery, which has now also conquered the Far East with its wheat beer. This 1636 brick house in central Hoegaarden has been converted into a brilliantly pitched, jazz-toned pub-café that produces three of its own mellow beers. On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Hoegaarden brewers, events are organized and the Hoegaardiers will be honoured. It’s drunk in more than 70 countries worldwide and over 95% of the volume brewed in Hoegaarden is destined for export. Thanks to a unique brewing process and some special ingredients. Which is easily complimented with any cuisine.
You might call it divine inspiration… we call it Hoegaarden.
Other places to be visited in the Hoegaarden are:
Saint Gorgon is one of the astonishing churches in Belgium. It is a church of classical style, Baroque and Rococo on the territory of the Belgian town of Hoegaarden in Flemish Brabant. The former rococo collegiate church was built between 1754 and 1759. The tower and the two west portals were built entirely in Gobertange stone. Claiming to be Belgium’s largest rococo church, it rises from the town’s cute central square. Impressive interior includes a massive copper choir reader, bluestone, gothic baptismal font and a wooden ‘Palmezel statue’ from the 16th century. It commemorates a Roman martyr whose relics were carried to Hoegaarden in 765. Highly recommended.
De Tuinen van Hoegaarden brings together a great combination of culture and nature. The gardens are tucked away behind the 18th-century Kapittelhuis and the Eagle’s Nest, a 1734 farmyard surrounded by ancient garden walls. There are extraordinary combinations of flower bulbs, perennials, annuals and biennials, shrubs and trees. The oldest tree, Castanea sativa has lived in the gardens for 275 years. This garden is fussing with many tourists and you can choose to either relax in nature or choose to take part in one of the events arising here. Also for the children, there are two original children’s gardens with a large children’s fortress and a children’s water garden. In spring and autumn, they organize a plant market here. Stroll through the recycling garden, exotic garden, pond garden, city garden, various water features and beer garden.