About
Hogs Back Brewery was founded in 1992 in Tongham, and bought by current owner Rupert Thompson in 2012. In 2014, Hogs Back planted its own hop field on land adjacent to the brewery, bringing the traditional but near-extinct White Bine hop variety back to its Surrey home.
We’re a small family-owned brewery tucked away in the village of Tongham, in the heart of the old Surrey hop-growing region. Still an independently owned brewery, Hogs Back owe much of their success to their iconic, flagship real ale 'TEA' (Traditional English Ale) - a firm favourite of cask-conditioned real ale drinkers throughout the UK and a multi-award winning brew year-in, year-out.
We’re a small family-owned brewery tucked away in the village of Tongham, in the heart of the old Surrey hop-growing region. Still an independently owned brewery, Hogs Back owe much of their success to their iconic, flagship real ale 'TEA' (Traditional English Ale) - a firm favourite of cask-conditioned real ale drinkers throughout the UK and a multi-award winning brew year-in, year-out.
Part of the group
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Falcon, Wycombe. Orange-gold, negligible fizz. Nice tangy eating apples flavour up front - think Braeburns. A touch of bittersweet apple skin too. Overall medium-sweet but with a hint of dryness in the finish. Decent for a mass-market bottled cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2019
at 12:05
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2019
at 19:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask the the brewery. Fruity sweet aroma. Gold. Thin bubbly translucent white head. Light sweet and malty. The aroma promises more but it's somewhat muted. Light. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Slightly tangy astringent finish. Drinkable but on the bland side.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2019
at 12:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml (KSM Kampus)
Ruby-copper colour, small beige head. Nutty, caramalt, English hop nose. Light-bodied. Caramelly and nutty flavour. Even fruitcake. Quite sweet bitter. Some spicey hops in the finish. Ok.
Ruby-copper colour, small beige head. Nutty, caramalt, English hop nose. Light-bodied. Caramelly and nutty flavour. Even fruitcake. Quite sweet bitter. Some spicey hops in the finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2019
at 17:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle bb 6/19 leggero ambrato schiuma media nonmolto persistente discreto maltata biscotto un lieve caramello nota terrosa amaro medio non molto intensa
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2019
at 14:19
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2019
at 11:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewery, Malt and dark berry aroma. Chestnut - it's opaque but not overly hazy. Thin bubbly off-white head. Light bitter with a sour edge. Dark berries. Thin. Light bodied. Flat carbonation. Long finish. Nothing to get excited about unless of course you love a bitter.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2019
at 13:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Dad and James, 25th December 18. Pours s light straw colour. Aroma is hay and straw, citrus. Taste is citrus and grass slight yeast, peach. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2018
at 19:30
2.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
13.03.2015, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Small bubbly shortlasting head. Aroma is kind of strange sweet grainy, artificial sweetener, wet grain, hay, caramel, hints of sweet white chocolate. Taste is sweet and harsh, artificial sweetener, cardboard, wet hay, wet grain, minerals, paper, weeds, hints of chocolate. Little bitterness, harsh watery mouthfeel. Crap!
Small bubbly shortlasting head. Aroma is kind of strange sweet grainy, artificial sweetener, wet grain, hay, caramel, hints of sweet white chocolate. Taste is sweet and harsh, artificial sweetener, cardboard, wet hay, wet grain, minerals, paper, weeds, hints of chocolate. Little bitterness, harsh watery mouthfeel. Crap!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2018
at 15:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Swan, Farnborough. Nil aroma. Dark amber. Thin blotchy frothy head.Light bitter with a malty edge. Some underlying sourness which makes me think it's been on a while. Light-medium bodied. Thin. Flat-soft carbonation. Long finish. Decidedly average bitter. Not a surprise from this brewery.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2018
at 16:28