Svart/Hvit from @nogneo . Treacle, coffee, roasted malts and vanilla on the nose, restrained bitterness with more roasted grains, coffee and a slight caramel sweetness as we taste. Lovely hefty body. Could easily pass for a full-fat stout free-beer.co.uk/nogne-o-svar… #alcoholfree @FreeBeer_UK - Sep 5 There’s little sign of the more intense lemon, orange and other citrusy flavours found in the originalHoegaarden The flavouring, citric acid and apple extract don’t seem to feature in the full-strength version. Calories, carbs and sugar The original recipe forHoegaarden was conceived in the middle ages and there were soon more than 30 breweries in the village after which the beer takes its name. Lemon Aspen Pilsner from @SobahBeverages . Citrus on the nose, orange marmalade, malts. Citrus when we taste too, but it's more earthy and floral than your traditional citrus fruit. Works well in the lager free-beer.co.uk/sobah-lemon-… @FreeBeer_UK - Nov 10

Celis left the brewery in the late 80s. So by the time I was drinking it in the early 2000s, his influence on the production had all but disappeared. Yet by the 1950s, all the breweries had closed. Then Pierre Celis, a local man who had helped out at one of the last breweries to shut its doors, set up a small brewery inHoegaarden producing beers to the traditional recipe. It’s high in carbs and sugar with 7.4g of carbs per 100ml, of which 3.7g is sugar. Flavours, appearance and mouthfeel It’s very lightly carbonated and has lost almost all its fizz by the time it settles in your glass. The medium body’s good enough but it has a syrupy texture that leaves an unwanted film in your mouth after each sip.

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It has the Hoegaarden flavours I remember, but slightly different, almost as if watered down with lemonade as I alluded to before. This is certainly not a bad thing in my opinion, and though it may be a bit carby, Hoegaarden Wit Blanche 0.0 will be on my shopping list in the future. Buy Hoegaarden Wit Blanche 0.0