Surrey Nirvana
Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, England 🏴
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.41
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A modern and easy drinking, well balanced Session IPA with an enticing aroma blending citrus and tropical notes with a clean, dry finish and characteristic grapefruit high notes. Brewed with Cascade hops from our hop garden and complemented with US Mosaic and Centennial hops added late in the brew to make the perfect tropical marriage.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Fra cask på The Globe Moorgate: klar lys gylden med fint skum som varer. Citrus, urter, lys malt i en slank maltkropp. Halvtørr avslutning.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2025
at 12:57
7/10
Magus, mõru, linnaseline, kuiv, puuviljane. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2025
at 17:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample at the gate house jdw.
Thin white head. Clear pale golden pour. Light bitterness.
Thin white head. Clear pale golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
Gate House (JDW)
on 10 Apr 2025
at 16:32
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Sainsbury's and drunk at home. Clear pale brown colour lasting white head. Decent enough bitter. Certainly it seems British brewers are using more hops. Their presence is much more obvious. It has some malt, some distinctive white pepper hops on the finish. I thought very decent. Very drinikable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2025
at 19:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0,5l bottle from bottle from Sainsbury's Supermarket in Horsham. Head is thin, white, quick gone. Colour is gold, light hazy. Aroma is orange, mandarine, some tropical fruits. Taste is light malty base, orange, mandarine, mango touch, nice balanced bitterness, refreshing, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2024
at 19:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich. Notes of liquorice on the nose. Gold look. Quite sweet and clean ending. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jun 2024
at 08:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sainsbury's Supermarket, Halifax. Golden-amber with a small bubbly head. Easy enough with pithy orange citrus notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2024
at 18:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. Malts and floral hops vie for attention in the aroma. In the mouth it starts off briefly sweet and juicy, but some underlying bitterness is soon detected, and this quickly increases. Floral hops, marmalade and tropical fruits plus hints of mango and kiwi. Finish is quite bitter and slightly dry. It’s reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2024
at 21:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden with white head that soon dissipates. A - floral, melon bit of stone fruit and pine F - bready malt, oranges with marmalade bitterness in the finish. Could use a bit more malt body for me but It's a nice, easy drinking if nothing outstanding.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2023
at 00:28
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale at Flying Horse, half-pint shared with Finn. Remaining off-white head, fair lacing and a clear amber body. Lemony hops on the nose, mid-dry, inviting. Mixed taste of bread-like malts, lemony hops, and a biscuit note. Ends with a short malt-bitter twist. Quite alright. (Tottenham Court Road, London, 28.09.2023).
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2023
at 18:41