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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Hare and Billet, Blackheath. Gold pour with a white head. Light floral aroma with notes of fruit and pine which eases into the flavour. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2014
at 08:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
3rd October 2014
Cock Tavern. Cask. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Modest carbonation. Very light pale malts but fairly sweet. Mild but sweet floralness. Nice orange - tangerine hops with traces of lemon and tropical fruits. Finishes floral dry. Tasty if slightly on the sweet side.
Cock Tavern. Cask. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Modest carbonation. Very light pale malts but fairly sweet. Mild but sweet floralness. Nice orange - tangerine hops with traces of lemon and tropical fruits. Finishes floral dry. Tasty if slightly on the sweet side.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2014
at 08:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Cock Tavern - London. Pours clear yellow with a creamy white head. Sugary white bread in the nose - and little else. Medium sweet flavor with syrupy sugars, some tangerine, berries, pale bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sugary finish with lightly bitter hay and grass, along with further ripe berries. Very basic.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2014
at 15:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Cock Tavern, 13/10/14. Golden amber with a moderate beige covering. Nose is sweet malt, caramel, bitter orange, light spice, hops present. Taste comprises bready malt, sweet potatoes, caramel, citric rind, ornage peel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sweet licks in the close. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2014
at 06:18
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask ale, half at Carpenters Arms. Low white head leaving spotty lacing down the glass. Near-clear, golden-amber coloured body. Hay, sweaty hops, and pale malts on the nose. Grassy flavours joined by a touch of orange. Dry fruit bitterness to the finish. Rather thin bodied. A little below par for the style, I would say (London 25.09.2014).
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2014
at 12:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Cygnet - London. Pours perfectly clear pale yellow, lightly effervescent with a foamy white head. The nose has some biscuty pale malts, lightly zesty and citrusy hops, straw. Medium sweet flavor with moderate sugary biscuits, some grapefruit, lemon pith. Light bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish with citrusy hops, minimal bitterness, more grapefrut and lemon. Tasty beer.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 09:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Ask at the Cygnet - London. Pours hay amber with a soft, creamy head. Bready malts in the with mild spicy pine and earth. Medium sweet flavor with grainy bread, some toased sugars, earth, dirty pine. Medium bodied with fine carbonation and oily texture. Rough resinous hop finish with more grainy and bready malts. Some abrasive grassy bitterness in the aftertaste. Mediocre.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 09:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Cygnet - London. Pours clear yellow with a foamy white head. Basic doughy malt aroma. Light sweet flavor, more dough, whitebread, mild lemon, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Simple finish, decent balance, subtle lemon rind, slight bitter hay. Pretty boring but inoffensive.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2014
at 09:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask (Woodin’s Shade, London) - Copper in colour. Biscuity malt, nuts and fruit in the aroma. Nicely balanced taste with chocolate, nuts, biscuity malt and dried fruit. A classy bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2014
at 05:56
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Fra cask på Carpenters Arms, Marble Arch 25 Sep 14. Gyldenbrun. Lavt skum som setter nivåmerker på glasset. . Beskjeden aroma av plommer & fersken. Smaken er syrlig frukt.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2014
at 10:53