Hoegaarden - where can u get it on tap??

lee_baby_simms

i really love this stuff but i only know of three places where u can get it:

Solas, Camden St
O'Neills, Suffolk St
Sin e, Quays.

Anyone know of any other pubs that serve this tasty number??

The Real B-man

deadly name

elivsvonchiaing

This is widely available throughout Flanders and even in some bars in Liege, Charleroi and Brussels.

In London - the Hog's Head - America Square (well it was a couple of years ago).

Doodah7

The Duke on Duke St. sells Hoegaarden iirc. The last time I was in there the barmen said that the Duke was one of the best sellers of the wonderful brew...

Gyck

Available in the Front Lounge and I think Dakota...

D'Peoples Voice

lee_baby_simms wrote:

i really love this stuff but i only know of three places where u can get it:

Solas, Camden St
O'Neills, Suffolk St
Sin e, Quays.

Anyone know of any other pubs that serve this tasty number??

EUR 5.30 (maybe it's now up to EUR5.50) in the Harbourmaster in the IFSC

EUR 5.00 in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford

Alun

The Real B-man wrote:

deadly name

Except that when you pronounce it the way it's supposed to be pronounced (and I do, since I lived in Holland for 13 years!), barmen look at you wth a blank stare

kenmc

Toast in Rathmines also

kstanl

I went of a bender on that when I was living in London about 3 years ago and I was bladdered after about 5 pints. Not like me at all. Great stuff though.

rubadub

Gorgeous beer, really smooth. Don't let the ponces put lemon in it. Best served in a big ice cold hoegarden 1" thick glass

MrsA

I had it in a lovely pub, in Christchurch New Zealand and I had no idea you could get it here.
It reminds me of a very sunny day we spend in Christchurch overlooking the river and watching a lovely asian couple go in to get married.
Happy days!
MPA

damnyanks

How do you say it ?

Alun

damnyanks wrote:

How do you say it ?

It's difficult to describe, but here goes ...

'Hoe' is pronounced like we would pronounce 'who', not 'hoe'

The 'g' is quite gutteral, how much depends a bit on local accent etc. Try making the kind of noise you'd make if you were trying to get a piece of troublesome phlegm out of the back of your throat, and you'd be close

The 'aarden' is a bit like as in "garden", but with a longer 'a' (an 'aah' sound), and to make it truly authentic you'd have to roll the 'r' a bit.

EDIT: Oh yes, and the final 'n' isn't pronounced at all really.

kenmc

rubadub wrote:

Gorgeous beer, really smooth. Don't let the ponces put lemon in it. Best served in a big ice cold hoegarden 1" thick glass

Who are "the ponces"? The lemon is an integral part of it, same as the lime slice in the bottle of corona. You ask for Hoegaarden in Holland you get a lemon slice in it. and a masher for the lemon slice to get the loverly lemon flavour into the beer. tastes a lot better with lemon that without in my opinion.

Dublin7

You can also get it in Ba Mizu in powercourt centre ! Its not that rare I think.

RDM_83

Was in brussels over the Christmass break for a few days and was drinking a some Hoegaarden Grand Cru and De Verboden Vrucht (forbiden fruit), they were really really nice (and strong) is there anywhere you can get them in Dublin (prefferably not too overpriced)

Blisterman

You can get it in my student union. Its really weird and cloudy. It's pretty fruity tasting already. Didnt know you were supposed to put lemon in it. I gotta try that tonight.

malene

Who distributes this on keg? have u contact address, number etc?

Thanks

Faith

I'd normally lock this because it's a zombie thread, but feck it, I'll fire it over to Beer, Wine & Spirits. Other people might be interested too.

BeerNut

It used to be A-B InBev in Swords. They've just given all their operations over to C&C, but the address is probably the same.

FruitLover

kenmc wrote: »

The lemon is an integral part of it, same as the lime slice in the bottle of corona

The lime in Corona is to mask the taste of the third-rate beer.

qt9ukbg60ivjrn

the bailey off grafton street has it

EoinHeffernan

Geoff's in Waterford also have it.

grenache

The Bierhaus on Popes Quay in Cork have it on tap.

BeerNut

Javon Chilly Hawk wrote: »

the bailey off grafton street has it

EoinHeffernan wrote: »

Geoff's in Waterford also have it.

grenache wrote: »

The Bierhaus on Popes Quay in Cork have it on tap.

So this is why zombie threads are locked.

IBTL.

BaZmO*

BeerNut wrote: »

So this is why zombie threads are locked.

Ha, yeah!

I doubt somehow that the OP has been waiting for 5 years for replies!

Xander1971

Leffe is nearly as nice but Duvel will blow your mind :-)

malene

BaZmO* wrote: »

Ha, yeah!

I doubt somehow that the OP has been waiting for 5 years for replies!

probably not, but I didn't look at the date when I replied, but doesn't it save starting another thread with the same question? And thanks to those who replied after me.

mal

BeerNut

malene wrote: »

doesn't it save starting another thread with the same question?

Well, you've posted in several threads asking about beer and cider wholesale. It would be more efficient to have a single, new, wholesale drinks thread.

malene

BeerNut wrote: »

Well, you've posted in several threads asking about beer and cider wholesale. It would be more efficient to have a single, new, wholesale drinks thread.

hmm, true.

rubadub

kenmc wrote: »

Who are "the ponces"? The lemon is an integral part of it, same as the lime slice in the bottle of corona. You ask for Hoegaarden in Holland you get a lemon slice in it. and a masher for the lemon slice to get the loverly lemon flavour into the beer. tastes a lot better with lemon that without in my opinion.

The ponces are the flash git barmen, shirt undown so far you can see their belly button, with a gelled up haircut that looks bad on a 15 year old boy, but ridiculous on a 35 year old, these are the only types I see who really enforce their own "serving style". If you like it fair enough, but do you not think they should have the common courtesy to ASK, many are appalled at getting lemon in spirits, or ice in brandy, though some might prefer it. I would not like blackcurrant automatically dumped in my guinness, nor any fruit for that matter, if I want it I will ask. Pure Hoegaarden already has enough of a citrus taste for my liking, if you like it then to me it makes more sense to add lemon to other beers which are lacking it.

Corona & lime is also a pet hate of mine, most corona drinkers are only attracted to it by the gimmick of the lime, and would NEVER consider even trying another beer with lime or lemon. This really puzzles me, how they insist the lime is essential to corona yet many would never put it in other beers. It would be like having ketchup on mc cains oven chips and then going mental at the though of ketchup on birds eye chips. They never even try it...

http://thespiritworld.net/2006/02/21/that_slice_of_lemon/

That Slice of Lemon
Posted by Donavan February 21, 2006

I don’t have any problem with a slice of lemon or lime when drinking a Corona, but please save me from the bartenders who automatically slap a slice of lemon on the rim of my glass of wheat beer.

The world beer and whiskey authority, Michael Jackson, says that the custom of having a slice of lemon with a wheat beer started in Germany some years ago (1960s). So we Americans (and I do mean Americans from Mexico to Canada) have embraced the slice of lemon as if it were gospel or something written into the beer ten commandments. But if you don’t like that slice of lemon that’s okay, you aren’t being uncouth to ask the waiter or bartender to skip the slice of lemon that almost always comes with a wheat beer.

To be perfectly honest, I don’t really mind the lemon with a Hefeweizen because I like the refreshing addition of lemon zest to the already complex aroma. However, I usually just remove the lemon and set it aside. I never squeeze the lemon juice into the beer or (worse) toss the whole slice into the glass. I don’t really want that much lemon. Even though I don’t mind the slice of lemon, if I remember, I instruct the waiter or bartender to hold the lemon slice. Especially if its a version of Hefeweizen that I’ve never tried before.

I hope some waiters and bartenders will read this because I would like to tell you that it would be polite to ask a beer drinker if they would like a slice of lemon with their wheat beer. Don’t assume that the beer drinker wants the lemon. The reason for this is that some beer drinkers (not me) are snooty and will judge the quality of your establishment by beer faux pas such as slapping a slice of lemon on the rim of a glass of wheat beer. You’ll lose points with these snooty beer drinkers if you force the slice of lemon on them. Omitting the slice of lemon is almost always the safest thing to do.

Another reason to skip the lemon is that unless you are certain that the lemon on the rim of your glass is certified “organic” then you run the risk of exposing yourself and your beer to the pesticides embedded in the rind. Of course, the amount of pesticide is small and it won’t kill you on the spot, but the fewer pesticides you ingest the better.

Now I’m going to make an absolute statement. Never, and I mean never, put a slice of lemon on the edge of a glass of Belgian White beer (Belgian Witbier) such a Hoegaarden. This is a sin and you will burn in beer hell forever if you do this (just kidding, but the beer gods will be angry). Belgian Whites are wheat beers (up to fifty percent of their grains are wheat), but they should not be polluted with a lemon slice. Of course, if you do like your Hoegaarden (or some other Belgian White) with a lemon you should go with what you like, just don’t tell me about it.

You might think it’s funny that I’m okay with lemon with the Hefeweizen, but become unreasonable when the question of lemon with Belgian Whites is broached. My defense is that there is no tradition (that I know of) of having a lemon slice with a Belgian White. But tradition isn’t the only thing I go by. I really like Belgian Whites. I like their subtle flavors. To appreciate the bitter orange peal and coriander that are present in many Belgian Whites I don’t need the help of a lemon slice.

I don't mind lemon in coke, but would ask for it without due to things I have read about the hygiene of sliced lemons in pubs.

BeerNut

Oh God. Somebody please kill the zombie.

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

Oh God. Somebody please kill the zombie.

Looks like the rescission has brought necrophilia back into fashion

FruitLover

Xander1971 wrote: »

Leffe is nearly as nice but Duvel will blow your mind :-)

I'd rate both far above Hoegaarden TBH.

oblivious

FruitLover wrote: »

I'd rate both far above Hoegaarden TBH.

Hoegaarden over Leffe (blond I presume) for me

Blisterman

Blisterman wrote: »

You can get it in my student union. Its really weird and cloudy. It's pretty fruity tasting already. Didnt know you were supposed to put lemon in it. I gotta try that tonight.

What a difference 4 and a half years makes. Back then cloudy was a new thing in a beer for me. Now I go out of my way to find cloudy beers.

Incidentally I don't think I did try drinking Hoegaarden with lemon that night.

Faith

BeerNut, please refrain from backseat moderating. I, a moderator of this forum, already explained that I made a conscious decision not to close the thread. If you have an issue with it, report the posts and don't drag the thread off topic.

Bad Boy Bubby

Thomas reids, Dame Street? do it on tap. They have the big this 1" hogaarden glasses that were mentioned earlier. If you get drunk on it remember to drink a lot of water when you get home. Brutal hangover like most of those cloudy beers. It is like all the water has been suck out of your body when you wke up.

oblivious

Bad Boy Bubby wrote: »

Brutal hangover like most of those cloudy beers. It is like all the water has been suck out of your body when you wke up.

Probably to do with wheat beers been a bit stronger (4.9-5.5%) than the usual draft beers

rubadub

oblivious wrote: »

Probably to do with wheat beers been a bit stronger (4.9-5.5%) than the usual draft beers

Yeah, I know very few people who do beware of this, many people treat it as "drinks", they even count a shot of vodka and pint of strong lager as a "drink", even though it can have over twice the alcohol as the vodka.

So people are drinking the same 6-8 pints but get more alcohol so will have more of a diuretic effect (wee more) but this is compounded by it being stronger and so slightly lower in water in the first place. I think this is why stella has such a bad name as a hangover beer, people are not used to its strength and drink the same amount of bottles. Simple answer is drink less and have pints of water along with the odd pint.

In theory you would expect less hangover from cloudy beers, the yeast gives vitamins to you which are depleted due to drinking (B12 I think), and they are usually brewed with better techniques which should result in less cogeners (nasty chemicals produced while brewing)

thelynchfella

kenmc wrote: »

Who are "the ponces"? The lemon is an integral part of it, same as the lime slice in the bottle of corona. You ask for Hoegaarden in Holland you get a lemon slice in it. and a masher for the lemon slice to get the loverly lemon flavour into the beer. tastes a lot better with lemon that without in my opinion.

I lived in Belgium, and I spend alot of time between Brussels and Koksijde, i have been to many many many bars and drank many Hoegaardens with it being my fav beer and have never had lemon in it. I'd trust the Belgians over the Dutch when it comes to beers especially considering its a belgian beer! Its lemony enough

oblivious

kenmc post was four years ago, I wounder does he still feel the same

flangeman

Duvel is the way to go. I drank 3 bottles of the stuff in a park one day (very suds type beer).

After the first one I couldn't feel my forehead, but was sober. Needless to say it was downhill from there.

Max Power1

Most bars on Dame St seem to have it on tap, eg the front lounge. Also they serve it in the proper Hoegarden glasses.

thelynchfella

oblivious wrote: »

kenmc post was four years ago, I wounder does he still feel the same

Jeez i didnt even notice!!!!lol