Hillstown Brewery The Squealing Pig

The Squealing Pig

 

Hillstown Brewery in Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.15
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 8
A sessionable IPA brewed with the finest malt and hops, a low abv sessionable ale that is packed with hop flavour and aroma, expect it to be fruity, citrus combined with a little pine.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Old rating - A 500ml bottle from Holme Growne garden centre in Jersey. Poured at home, It's amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, fruits, pine & flora. Mild hoppy bitter finish. Passable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 07:38


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Tried on 29 Jul 2023 at 10:21


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

4/6/2022. Bottle at the Teterow GP beer share. From Wildgoose Fine Foods, Ipswich. Pours clear golden with amber tint and a frothy white head. Aroma is hoppy, grassy, malt, straw, bread, light herb and pine. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Nice bitter finish. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2022 at 21:09


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden and a bit lively. Still hazy to cloudy after all finally poured into the glass.. Nose - floral, dried fruit and wholemeal bread. Taste - muesli, dried orange, fresh lemon zest and green apple. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy in texture with balanced bitterness. Overall - good. It really grew on me, this one.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2021 at 06:47


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, June 19. Thanks Jeremy for this garden centre find! Pours misty gold, frothy off-white head. Fresh floral citrus nose. Taste has similarly fresh floral citrus, a little simplistic and light but nice enough.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2019 at 19:16


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

11th June 2019; Shrewsbury Beer Exchange meeting in Chez Sophie, cheers to me for bringing this 500ml bottle (BBE Mar 2020). Slight haze to the amber body, large white head on top. Mild citrus notes in the aroma and taste with a solid malty base for balance. Better than I expected given the brewery often gives their beer 'funny names' to help sales.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2019 at 13:44


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home picked up from Crumlin Tesco. A clear pale gold coloured pour with a a loose white head. Aroma is straw grassy hop, light rustic grains, hay. Flavour is composed of dry grains, rustic hay, straw, grassy spicy hop. Light tangy. Palate is crisp, grains, moderate carbonation,

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2017 at 16:25


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottle shared by Beersiveknown @ tasting at his place. Huge thanks Steve! Clear light amber (ish) color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, buttery, diacetyl and moldy musty crap. Not good at all.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2017 at 16:52