Hoegaarden Brewery, Wheat beer brewery in Hoegaarden, Belgium
Hoegaarden Brewery is a wheat beer facility in Hoegaarden, Belgium, that produces unfiltered white beer using water, yeast, wheat, hops, coriander, and dried Curaçao orange peel following traditional Belgian methods. The production area includes copper brewing kettles, fermentation vessels, and bottling lines that handle the cloudy wheat beer.
Pierre Celis started the operation in 1966 in a hay loft, bringing back the wheat beer tradition that disappeared when the last local facility closed in 1957. Monks had earlier modified the recipe by adding orange peel and coriander to soften the original sour taste.
The brewery carries the name of the small Flemish town where wheat beer brewing once defined the local economy and daily rhythms. Visitors today see the copper kettles and fermentation tanks that produce the cloudy white appearance that gives this beer its distinctive look.
The facility organizes guided visits on select weekdays in the morning and afternoon, requiring advance booking. Groups should reserve ahead as capacity is limited for each session.
The orange peel and coriander recipe now accounts for roughly 90 percent of all wheat beer sold across Belgium. This spice combination gives the drink its fruity and herbal character that sets it apart from other beer styles.
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