This depends on your definition of a strong beer. Some people might mean that a strong beer has a lot of alcohol. In that case, no, Hoegaarden is not that strong. With an ABV of 4.9%, it is stronger than Bud Light (4.2% ABV) but also weaker than regular Budweiser (5.0%). If you consider a strong beer something healthy and beneficial to drink, then yes, Hoegaarden is a strong beer, because it is rich in probiotic microbes due to being packaged unfiltered.