Hogs Back Brewery Hopping Hog IPA

Hopping Hog IPA

 

Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Session Regular
Score
6.37
ABV: 4.6% IBU: - Ticks: 26
Slightly spicy with liquorice and grapefruit notes on the tongue. It is a well-balanced and full bodied IPA with a long dry finish and a distinctive red hue.
 

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6.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Hogs Back Hopping Hog IPA ].Clear medium to dark orange amber color with a small, virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dried fruit, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, sweet hops, berry - fruity, dark fruit - warm fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150812]

Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2015 at 07:41


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle split at home thanks to James, 21/11/15. Rich chestnut brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is caramel malt, floral hop tones, orange peel. Taste comprises toffee, brown bread, perfume notes, orange. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Low end for style.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2015 at 10:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from the source. Clear golden amber color, white head. Aroma of light lemon. Taste is light lemon. Subtle.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2015 at 11:23


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

12th August 2015
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear amber beer, no head. Palate is smooth with modest fine carbonation. Light tangy toffee in the malts. Tangy dried fruits, some zip. More light toffee in the light finish and also some mild peel. Not bad but not very IPA like.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2015 at 08:03


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

Cask at GBBF 2015.. Copper. Thin white lacing soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Soft sweet toffee fruit malt

Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:19


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light breadish to caramelish. Bitter,mtoadted and slight caramelish. Smooth sweet and caramelish finish.

Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:02