Beer Review Thread - Beyond Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Fri, Apr 2, 2004 6:11 PM On 2004-04-02 17:19, Tikiwahine wrote: I really like Hoeaarden, a nice light wheat beer. Very refreshing. I've got three of their HUGE glasses at home Hoegaarden really is a classic beer that goes down incredibly well, particularly in hot weather. It seems pretty easy to serve it badly, though. Be aware of it looking amber/light brown as that means it's old and past it's peak. It really should look pretty much yellow/straw coloured when fresh. Those pint mugs they do are pretty incredible as even the half-pint mugs look formidable. You probably don't get the little line etched into them near the top of the galss, showing the imperial pint measure, like we do in the UK. If you do, you'll realise how much extra beer they put in if they fill it to the brim. Trader Woody

On 2004-04-02 17:19, Tikiwahine wrote:
I really like Hoeaarden, a nice light wheat beer. Very refreshing. I've got three of their HUGE glasses at home

Hoegaarden really is a classic beer that goes down incredibly well, particularly in hot weather. It seems pretty easy to serve it badly, though. Be aware of it looking amber/light brown as that means it's old and past it's peak. It really should look pretty much yellow/straw coloured when fresh.

Those pint mugs they do are pretty incredible as even the half-pint mugs look formidable. You probably don't get the little line etched into them near the top of the galss, showing the imperial pint measure, like we do in the UK. If you do, you'll realise how much extra beer they put in if they fill it to the brim.

Trader Woody

Post #84296 by Trader Woody on Fri, Apr 2, 2004 6:11 PM