Big Penny

Client Brewer in Tower Hamlets, London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Big Penny Social

Established in 1666

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Black Eagle Brewery Ltd, Units 2-3 Stour Road, London, 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.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the ledger building Jdw. A clear golden orange coloured pour with creamy white head. Aroma is semi sweet nutty toffee malts, faint citrus, dishcloth, pine needle. Palate is a bit weird creamy, sweet moderate carbonation. Flavour is composed of sweet malts, toffee and apple, sweet red berries, strawberry. A pretty plain ipa.
Tried on 12 Oct 2016 at 13:26

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Grafton Arms, Westminster. This bitter is different from the others I have tried, dark amber. Head is not as thick and does not leave the same lacing. Malt aroma and a flavor with a significat roasted malt flavor, and much more of thst than the other bitters ai have tried in the UK in 2016. Good, but not great palate.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2016 at 07:24

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Trumans Original Porter ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, earthy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, roasted, bread, licorice malt - hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141205]
Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2016 at 13:28

8/10
Tried on 17 Sep 2016 at 10:49

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Angel (JDW), Islington N1. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty weak citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2016 at 09:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg@The Florence, London - golden pour with white head. Sweet fruity and malty with some lemon citrus notes, floral and grassy into the close. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried on 26 Aug 2016 at 11:03

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Decent and quite session able stuff.
Clear dark golden color with a fine thick white head. Ok intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a decent soft ish carbonation. Good balance between sweetness and bitterness. Citric, caramel malty, some pine and fruity flavor. Ok lasting flavor.
[Handpull at The Shakespeare outside Victoria Station in London, England]

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Tried on 15 Aug 2016 at 09:30

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried at the Felix Holt, Nuneaton. Hazy golden colour with an off white head. Aroma grain and soft fruit. Taste mid sweet with a long sweet finish
Tried on 12 Aug 2016 at 14:40

5.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Boot Inn, Burnley. Clear golden with a thick creamy head. Hoppy ale with a palatable texture, some malts are apparent, but nothing very stated.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2016 at 15:42

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask @ Wetherspoons. Clear golden color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, a hint of apple, a bit sweet initially and a slight bitter finish. Low body, low carbonation. Meh.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2016 at 04:44