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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.
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GreenCat (932) reviewed
Hogstar from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
0,33 l bottle. Pours crystal clear deep golden with small, quickly dissipating off white head. Aroma is malty, some biscuit, bubblegum, floral and light fruity. Flavor follows aroma, but it's even more malty. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture slick and carbonation average. Finish is medium long, it has slightly more bitter aftertaste. This beer has full flavor, both malt and hops, but unfortunately it doesn't have crisp taste of good lager.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2018 at 08:58
Kita (5652) reviewed
Hogstar from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, 0.33l. Aroma is biscuity, floral, grassy and mild fruity. Pours clear deep golden color with large frothy off-white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts light sweet bready, following is floral, resinous and fruity, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is average grassy bitter. Light to medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Tastier than mane English ales...
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2018 at 14:45
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Hazy Hog from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On 23rd Jan 2020 I decided to change all my 34 'ticks' for no-beers into rates. Every 'tick' scored a '3', this will not change as they become 'rates'. My 'ticks' were Ciders, Meads, Perrys and Sake. This is a cider!
Tried on 23 Sep 2018 at 20:37
Parmenion777 (1984) reviewed
T.E.A from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a clear coppery amber colour with a small creamy beige head. Aroma is caramel malt and fruit, a similar taste with dry hop bitterness. Decent if not memorable.
Tried on 18 Sep 2018 at 17:24
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Green T.E.A from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask: Poured a translucent amber with a finger creamy off white head. Aroma was roasted malt and fruit. Taste was malty forward with a bitter fruity hops finish.
Tried from Cask on 13 Sep 2018 at 20:05
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
OTT (Old Tongham Tasty) from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle fr9m the brewery. Really ha e To breath but the aroma is actually pretty pleasant - almond and sugar/blue glue stick, with a hint of booze. Opaque dark brown. Bubbly beige head soon leaves a few isolated floats [sounds more pleasant than 'floaters']. Light bitter with a sweet steak. Figs, plums and berries. Medium bodied. Slightly sticky, creamy. Flat carbonation. Long finish. I was disappointed by their Barley Wine but this is kind of Christmas pud SEA that I like. Perhaps a tad muted but at the same time it's not overly boozy. For me the best beer I've had from this lot.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2018 at 19:06
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Rip Snorter from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Vague malty aroma with some floral and cardboard. Medium chestnut. Thin bubbly off-white head. Initial sweet edged maltynes before some light bitterness creeps in. There is some honey caramel but it's really all about the malt. More obviously hoppy into the finish but always very polite about it. Light-mesium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long smooth finish. Pleasant enough and certainly drinkable. Not what a BrewDog bartender would describe as 'complex'.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2018 at 18:55
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Montezuma's Chocolate Lager from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle from the brewery. Sweet aroma - chcolate and floral yeasty lager. Muted gold. Bubbly white head soon fades. Initial light lagery bitterness is smoothed out by the slightly sweeter chocolate bitterness, if that makes sense. However as p.a. my first taste of this a few years ago, this just results in a slightly off chemical cardboard taste. Thin. Slick. Soft fizzy carbonation. Long if muted finish. More interesting than a standard pale lager but it's an odd tasting pale lager. Doesn't do it for me.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2018 at 18:25
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
A Over T (Aromas Over Tongham) from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery shop. Fruity raisens and spice aroma. Opaque treacle brown. Beige head soon fades to a few whisps. Light bitter with a sour streak. Raisens and spices come through at first but it quickly develops a boozy quinine streak. Medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long astringent finish. To be frank, it's not really ticking boxes for me. The bitter boozy steak just overpower everything. Disappoint for what is supposed to be one of the brewery"s better beers.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2018 at 20:01
fombe89 (11320) reviewed
Advent Ale (Bottle) from Hogs Back Brewery
8 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Botella, Trade of Grumbo, Thanks you so much!!. 03/07/2018
Color marron claro, corona de espuma blanca, aromas toffe caramelo, sabor caramelo, maltosa, cuerpo medio.
Tried on 06 Jul 2018 at 16:03