Hogs Back Brewery A Over T (Aromas Over Tongham)

A Over T (Aromas Over Tongham)

 

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

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
6.94
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 45
Brewed in small batches and matured in the brewery cellar, like a fine wine. Made from high quality English malted barley, Kent Goldings hops are added for bitterness and aroma and Bramling Cross to further enhance the character, resulting in deep, rich and complex flavours of sultanas, orange peel and plums. Enjoy as you would a fortified wine, in a wine glass or a brandy balloon, to concentrate its wonderful aroma.
 

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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

My least favourite style of beer, this 330ml bottle, 2022 vintage was a delight. Pours red/brown with an off white head. Aromas & tastes of marmalade, dried fruit, berries, toffee, malt loaf, sherry, brown sugar & honey. Medium body. Smooth light bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2025 at 09:19


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. We reckoned this one was probably about 15 years old. Appearance - clear amber with very low carbonation. Nose - floral honey and dried orange. Taste - honey, peach and dried orange. Palate - medium bodied, sweet middle and elegant sweet finish. Overall - lovely, in fact, a drink of singular personality.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2023 at 16:20


27/05/2006.KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, 1 The Square, Temple Quay, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried on 12 Dec 2022 at 16:48


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

Thx to Beerviking for this bottle. Dried fruits, vinous, raisins over a nice toasted malty base. Warming, rich, a little boozy. Nice!

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2022 at 15:45


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

330ml bottle - Pours an unclear coppery brown colour with a small thin bubbly beige head. The aroma is malty, caramel, sweet dried fruit and light chocolate notes. A sweet malty taste, warming alcohol, sweet malts, caramel, citrus peel and dark fruit flavours with a warming bittersweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2022 at 17:54


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at dockside tap. Pours ruby, nose caramel, berries, raisin, taste is similar, rich, chewy, sweet. 8/4/8/3/15

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2019 at 13:08


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery shop. Fruity raisens and spice aroma. Opaque treacle brown. Beige head soon fades to a few whisps. Light bitter with a sour streak. Raisens and spices come through at first but it quickly develops a boozy quinine streak. Medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long astringent finish. To be frank, it's not really ticking boxes for me. The bitter boozy steak just overpower everything. Disappoint for what is supposed to be one of the brewery"s better beers.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2018 at 20:01


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

Bottle from Inn at Home, Guildford. Pours red/brown with a lasting bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, toffee, syrup, dark fruit, chocolate, alcohol and bread. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness, hint of sour. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2018 at 16:31


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Inn at Home, Guildford. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with a sour edge. 160218

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2018 at 08:58


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Inn at Home, Guildford. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are sour bread, yoghurt, caramel, malt and hops. Off beer.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2018 at 08:58