Gardeners Tipple
Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.02
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Relax and enjoy this fine ale. Brewed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley, Surrey 1903-2003.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - 500ml bottle from a craft ale selection box at Ransom's garden centre. Pours caramel, toffee, flora, citrus, apples & berries. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2025
at 15:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy ambery brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is toffee, some nutty, mild caramel and some floral and wooden tones to it. Flavour is rather similar to the elements of the aroma. Easy-going.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2023
at 22:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 0.5l at home, Tampere. Enjoyed straight from the bottle. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, some harhness, some floral elements, hops and malts. More like golden ale than bitter IMO. Pretty fruity and tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2022
at 20:42
7/10
Bottle from Waitrose. Pours a clear dark amber colour with a thin off-white head. Aromas of apples, floral, biscuits and peppery spice. Taste is biscuity, with some caramel and a touch more apples, floral and peppery spice. A sweet earthy hop on a fairly long finish. Thin to medium body, low carbonation and smooth oily mouthfeel. Quite nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2021
at 19:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled 500ml (K-Supermarket Toppila)
Nut brown colour, small off-white head. Caramalt, toffeish, nutty aroma which is a bit bready. Light-bodied. Nutty and caramalty flavour. Light and sweet, meh.
Nut brown colour, small off-white head. Caramalt, toffeish, nutty aroma which is a bit bready. Light-bodied. Nutty and caramalty flavour. Light and sweet, meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2021
at 19:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Hogs Back Hotel. Light floral aroma. The taste is also light - some bitterness with sweetness coming through into the finish. Light and thin. Average carbonation. Abrupt finish. Bland as. But at least it goes down easily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2018
at 21:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Inn at home, Guildford. Pours dark amber with a mid sized bubbly off-white to grey head. Aroma of caramel, hop, malt, citrus, apples and berries. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet, caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2018
at 21:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Inn at Home, Guildford. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, caramel, malt and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2018
at 09:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 0.50l. Clear amber color with thin creamy off-white head and average sparkling appearance. Aroma of caramel, toasted malt, flowers, grass and apples. Taste starts with light sweet caramel malt, follows fruity, mild citrussy and herbal, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is mild bitter. Light body, thin texture and average carbonation in palate. Has an appealing label, otherwise only a thirst quencher...
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2017
at 07:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 0.5l. Deep copper pour with one finger off-white head, quickly diminishing. Minimal lacing. Malty on the nose, slightly roasted with notable caramel presence. Somewhat thin body, softly carbonated. Thin and watery texture. Mildly bitter taste with subtle malt sweetness. Quite mild overall, actually. A bit watery at first but gets decent as it warms up a bit. Caramel and toffee, herbal, grassy. Slightly roasted. Some hop bitterness in the aftertaste. Sticky. Dry mouthfeel. Subtle lingering bitterness in the finish. Overall, it works as a thirst quencher and has surprising amount of aroma for the low ABV. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2017
at 10:40