Big Penny
Client Brewer
in
Hackney Wick,
Greater London,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Big Penny Social
Established in 1666
Contact
Black Eagle Brewery Ltd, Units 2-3 Stour Road, Hackney Wick, E3 2NT, England
Description
Established 1666 - Closed 1989 - Re-established 2010 - Re-named 2022
One of the greatest names in British brewing, Truman's has been a part of London life for almost 350 years. Closed in 1989 during dark days for the brewing industry, we have been working hard to bring Truman's back to its former glory. We craft an eclectic range of great beer in cask, keg and can at our new brewery in Hackney Wick. Everything we brew, we do with with skill, belief and passion.
The brewery in Hackney Wick was closed in June 2022 but the award-winning recipes are now brewed under contract for the three venues and online sales.
From Thursday 15 September, Truman’s Beer will be known as Big Penny, following the acquisition of the trademark by the management team at the Old Truman Brewery announced earlier this year.
One of the greatest names in British brewing, Truman's has been a part of London life for almost 350 years. Closed in 1989 during dark days for the brewing industry, we have been working hard to bring Truman's back to its former glory. We craft an eclectic range of great beer in cask, keg and can at our new brewery in Hackney Wick. Everything we brew, we do with with skill, belief and passion.
The brewery in Hackney Wick was closed in June 2022 but the award-winning recipes are now brewed under contract for the three venues and online sales.
From Thursday 15 September, Truman’s Beer will be known as Big Penny, following the acquisition of the trademark by the management team at the Old Truman Brewery announced earlier this year.
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds. Copper-amber with a creamy head. Its strength is somewhat hidden by an understated fruitiness and a sugary berry-sweet nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2017
at 17:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Oxford, Kentish Town on 11th April 2017. Amber with shallow off-white spot-lacing foam. Mildly citric over caramel malt in aroma. Tamely hoppy in-mouth with distant grapefruit and burnt caramel malt. Biscuit malt dominates the finish, with some leafy hops in the upper mouth. Smooth mouthfeel and a fair amount of body. Beer seems to be hiding its light under a bushel.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2017
at 13:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the London Brewers Market. Pours clear brown with a creamy, khaki head. The nose has mellow roast, a little earth and wood. Light sweet flavour with toasted brown bread, faint cocoa, earth, burnt grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance in the finish, more subtle, bittersweet cocoa, earthy hops, brown bread. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2017
at 06:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the London Brewers market. A hazed nut brown coloured pour.. Aroma is semi sweet dry wood, mineral green apple, nutty malts, mineral. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody nutty, malts, mellow oak and barrel character, woody pine,. Palate is decent cask condition, little woody tannin.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2017
at 06:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the London Brewers Market. Pours clear orange-gold with a foamy, white head. Grainy pale malts in the nose, vague citrus. Light sweet flavour with more dullish pale malts, semi ripe citrus, low bitterness, orange peel. Light bodied with fine carbonation. So so finish, more bland pale malts, dough, straw, orange, faint pine. I’m the end, just OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2017
at 06:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask hand pull at the London Brewers market. A clear bright orange golden coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is honey, grassy berries, floral citrus hops. Flavour is composed of semi sweet Base malts, slightly nutty, berry, faint stone fruit, cranberry, heather and honey. Palate is semi sweet moderate cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2017
at 06:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at The Parcel Yard Kings Cross. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Good condition. Very citrusy. Lemon curd lime satsuma flavours. Some bitterness on the finish but its more a citrus fruit sourness. Decent golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2017
at 03:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Golden Heart, Spitalfields. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of light fruits, light citrus and a little malt. Flavour is light to light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Light to light medium bodied with very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2017
at 12:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Pride of Spitalfields. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of light fruits, malt, caramel and toffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Above light bodied with very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2017
at 10:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught @ The Flying Chariot, Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport. Pours golden with a creamy offwhite head, lacings. Aroma of malt, light bread, little caramel, fruity hops, citrus. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, malt, fruit, citrus. Medium body, average to lively carbonation, light bitter finish. 140317
Tried
on 14 Mar 2017
at 05:30