Beer "Hoogarden" - for connoisseurs of bright taste

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

It's hard to imagine store shelves and bar counters without a lot of bottles of a drink that ranges from light brown to almost black - without beer. Filtered and unfiltered, ale and lager, wheat

and lambic, more or less strong - in short, there are a lot of types of beer, and every connoisseur of good alcohol will certainly have already discovered several favorite varieties of beer.

A bit of history…

Lovers of unfiltered beer with a mild and at the same time rich taste should certainly appreciate the Hogarden beer. This drink is difficult to confuse with others because of its original taste and wonderful aftertaste. However, before proceeding directly to the taste characteristics of "Hoegaarden", a few words about the history of its origin. In fact, Hoogarden beer is very, very old, over 500 years old; it was first brewed in 1445 in a small Belgian village in the Hoogarden district, from where the name of the drink came from. Brewing in Belgium flourished for centuries, but during the Second World Warwas badly shaken, and as a result, the last brewery supplying "Hoegaarden" closed in 1957. Fortunately, less than ten years later, the production of foamy drink in Hoegarden was restored and Hoegarden beer began to appear again in pubs

and taverns, and later - to be bottled and sold in shops. The first country to start producing "Hoegaarden" under license was Russia, which opened a brewery for the production of this drink.

Glass with sun

Hogarden beer is sold in dark glass bottles with a volume of 0.33 liters of a peculiar and recognizable shape. The vessel looks impressive: a little stocky, with a slight thickening closer to the bottom, and also slightly expanding in the place where the actual bottle goes into the neck. The silver-gray label and the same cap contrast favorably with the dark background of the glass. However, despite the attractiveness of the bottle, do not deny yourself the pleasure of enjoying "Hoegaarden" in the bar - and you will not regret it. First of all, you will certainly be surprised by traditional Hogarden glasses: thick-walled, similar to a small bucket with faceted walls, they perfectly let in light and keep the temperature of the drink inside. The fact is that Hogarden beer, the price of which is not cheap, but does not go off scale, is recommended to be drunk very chilled - this way you will better taste all the notes

of this drink. Unique andNon-traditional ingredients give the drink a unique taste: orange peel (curosao variety) and coriander. The intricacies of taste paths and aromas make "Hoegaarden" really remarkable and memorable. In addition, if you order it in that same classic glass, you will certainly understand why lovers call it “cold sun”. The color of "Hoogarden" is light yellow, bright enough, and given the recommendations for use, it is served exceptionally cold. In addition, the beer itself is unfiltered, so it seems that you are holding a glass with thick smoke illuminated by the rays of the sun.

If you really like to discover new quality drinks, be sure to try Hougaarden beer. Reviews are mostly positive, despite the fact that it has a rather mild taste - not bitter enough for a beer, as some lovers of a stronger lager or ale may say. However, no matter what others say: try it yourself and draw your own conclusion about the "cold sun".