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 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Grosvenor, Hanwell 13/5/2015. Golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. Lemony citrus fruits, some leafy hops, crisp malts and a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 29 May 2015 at 02:13

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
750 ml bottle and cask at FdB 2014. Almost opaque, darkest brown colour with small, creamy, diminishing beige head. Chocolately, dark malty aroma, some roast, coffee notes. chocolate cookie. Taste is slightly sweet, chocolately dark malty, decently roasty, a hoppy lemon touch lends some airiness; a warming touch of alcohol in the finish. Soft, silk & smooth palate.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2015 at 11:13

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Plume of Feathers, Greenwich. Gold pour with a white head. Vanilla, light malt and fruit aroma. Citrus, vanilla and lots of creamy malt flavours. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 17 May 2015 at 08:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Lyric - London. Pours clear burnished gold with a creamy off-white head. The nose has grainy pale malts, orange, melon. Light sweet flavorbwith hitter grain husk, orange rind, slight leaves and grass, lightly toasted malts. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Finishes with some citric hops, rind, pale bread, grass, grain. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 10 May 2015 at 10:21

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
27th April 2015
Angel Spoons. Cask . Hazy amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light, smooth and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Light sweetish pale malts. Mild sweet cream. Hops are mildly spicy and sweet pine. Trace of tropical fruits. Light semi dry finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 09 May 2015 at 10:50

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @The Angel, London
Golden-amber color, small white steady head. Fruity, grassy nose. Light to medium-bodied. Mellow palate. Fruity, grassy, nice sweet flavor. Light but good.
Tried from Cask on 21 Apr 2015 at 11:44

6/10
Tried on 13 Apr 2015 at 19:52

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Cask (handpump) @ Cygnet (Trumans), 60 Dace Road, Hackney Wick, Greater London, England E3 2NQ. [ As Trumans Tail Feather ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, pale malt, earthy malt, light hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, earthy malt, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt notes. Body is medium to light medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20140806]
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2015 at 04:23

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Dark copper with a thin creamy head. Has hints of spice and fruit, but it’s really in the background to what is mainly a palatable light bitter.
Tried from Cask on 05 Apr 2015 at 12:06

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Grafton - Camden. Pours clear gold with a creamy tan head. The aroma holds some dry and bready pale malts, ripening citrus, grains. Medium sweet flavor with some orange rind, pale bread, lightly toasted grains, leaves. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sugary finish, further bready pale malts, leafy and lightly grassy hops, some dough, ripe orange. Simple golden.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2015 at 11:09