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.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the London Drinker Beer Festival, 2015. Light amber pour with a white head. Apricot and light malt aroma. Easy drinking malt and fruit action.
Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2015 at 15:47

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Tried on 28 Mar 2015 at 12:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@London Drinker 2015 (Friday), Camden Centre, London - amber golden pour with white head. Aroma and taste is grassy and citrus lemony, some nice floral hoppy notes, easy drinking and decent enough.
Tried from Cask on 18 Mar 2015 at 15:46

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
4.4% Cask gravity at London Drinker 2015. Clear dark amber lasting white head. Sweetish best bitter. White pepper uk hop finish. Malt is fruity sweetish. Fine. Decent condition.
Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2015 at 07:38

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Cask gravity at the 2015 London Drinker beer festival. Clear light amber / golden coloured pour with a lasting speckled off white head. Aroma is nice fresh floral hop, light citrus and semi sweet nutty grains. Flavour is English base grains, light caramel malts and firm citrus lemon hop. Palate is beautiful cask condition, melts in the mouth moderate carbonation. This a relatively simple beer that is very well some and uber drinkable. Lovely.
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2015 at 13:15

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
24th February 2015
Sir John Oldcastle. Spoons. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Papate is airy and semi soft but has decent fine carbonation. Sweetish pale malts in good balance with modest orange citric hops. Little light floralness, very slightly perfumey. Finishes airy and slightly crisp. Pretty drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2015 at 16:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught @ Cygnet (Trumans), 60 Dace Road, Hackney Wick, Greater London, England E3 2NQ. [ As Trumans Pale ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity - sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140806]
Tried on 25 Feb 2015 at 13:56

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask (handpump) @ The Sir Christopher Hatton, 4 Leather Lane, Farringdon, Greater London, England EC1N 7RAR. [ As Trumans Eyrie ].Clear medium amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, pale malt, sweet malt, apple, light sour malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sour malt, caramel, dolle, pale malt, apple. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20140805]
Tried from Cask on 25 Feb 2015 at 13:56

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Shakespeare’s head holburn, jdw. Dark reddy brown coloured pour with a lasting thick creamy head. Aroma is woody, dark malts, some dried fruits, hint of booze,. Flavour is composed of burnt toast, vanilla, powdered choc, earthy bark. Palate is medium bodied,moderate carbonation, slightly creamy on the tongue. Little paint stripper / hot alcohol in the finish. Decent rustic Porter.
Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2015 at 14:24

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Cygnet (Trumans), 60 Dace Road, Hackney Wick, Greater London, England E3 2NQ. [ As Trumans Runner ].Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, nutty, green apples, light earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, sweet malt, old malt, dusty, light earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140806]
Tried from Cask on 07 Feb 2015 at 08:36