Anspach & Hobday

Microbrewery in Croydon, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Anspach & Hobday - The Arch House

Established in 2013

Contact
Unit 11 Valley Point Industrial Estate Beddington Farm Road, Croydon, CR0 4WP, England
Description
We first started our journey in Bermondsey in 2013 located in the arches of the Bermondsey beer mile. In March 2020 we expanded and moved the majority of our production to our new site in Croydon, allowing us to make three times the amount of beer.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can 47 cl. Pours an opaque black with a small, beige nitro head. Subtle roast aroma. Thin body, nitro flat. Roast, chocolate and ashtray. Hardly any bitterness. 050626
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2026 at 16:25

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hand pumped at Malto, Riccione, Italy. Pours a beautiful red-brown, darkish, with fine cream foam. Aroma is intensely earthy, a little caramel. Body is partially dense, with very weak carbonation. Taste has a nice toasty/earthy bitterness, plus a little underlying sweetness. Final is average.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2026 at 16:49

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can 44 cl. Pours a cloudy, opaque black with a creamy, smooth and lacing beige head. Roasty nose with some English licorice. Solid body, roasted and now PLENTY of English licorice - very subtle sweetness. Roasty finish with little bitterness. Dammed straight and dammed good Porter. 270526
Tried from Can on 26 May 2026 at 15:21

5.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 5.5
Tap at the brewery taproom bermondsey. A very pale yellow coloured pour with a lasting white froth. Aroma is very subdued, celery, beans, very odd. Light spice on the nose. Flavour is composed of plain light grains, corn, light spicy hop, very basic. Not much to it.. Palate is semi crisp, mellow carbonation ok.
Tried on 21 May 2026 at 17:48

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tap at Anspach and Hobday bermondsey taproom. A mostly clear reddish amber coloured pour with a lasting off white cap. Aroma is semi sweet, nutty malts, light spice, nutmeg, bark, cinnamon.. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty, bark, woody notes, autumnal leaves, light spicy. Nutmeg. Dusty grains. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 21 May 2026 at 17:40

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can for me birthday. Pours nice deep brown-black, slightly thin beige head for a nitro. Nose of porridge, butterscotch, nuts, cream. Medium sweetness, light-medium roast bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel, medium body. Decent porter, not far off a Murphy's.
Tried from Can on 16 May 2026 at 20:39

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can 44 cl. Pours an almost clear yellow with a neatly lacing, white head. Floral hop aroma. Medium body, grainy malts with a slightly tart edge. Subdued bitterness. Smells fine but I'm not impressed with the flavor. 160526
Tried from Can on 16 May 2026 at 17:52

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Can 47 cl. Pours an almost clear, orangey amber with a small, creamy, off-white head. Nutty aroma. Thin and watery body, faint nuts, toast and toffee with a subtle bitterness. Straight and very quaffable Ordinary Bitter. 110526
Tried from Can on 11 May 2026 at 16:44

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can 44 cl. Pours an almost clear, nutty brown with a rich, frothy and lacing off-white head. Roast and nuts in the nose. Medium body, sweet caramel, nuts and a roasty edge. Subdued bitterness. A well made Brown. 090526
Tried from Can on 09 May 2026 at 16:15

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto, Helsinki. Almost Black with small slightly brownish head...Cacao coffee chocolate... Pretty soft and tasty.
Tried on 04 May 2026 at 15:22