Hogs Back Brewery

Regional Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1992

Contact
Manor Farm, 
The Street, Tongham, GU10 1DE, England
Subsidiaries
Hogs Back Brewery owns 3 breweries:
Description
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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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle 0,33ltr: Clear golden colored brew with an slightly bitter taste and an overwhelming milk chocolate aroma, flavor and hints. But must say this works well with this beer, and the English know to make this kinds of generally.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:19


Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2024 at 10:39


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,5l bottle from bottle from Sainsbury's Supermarket in Horsham. Head is thin, white, quick gone. Colour is gold, light hazy. Aroma is orange, mandarine, some tropical fruits. Taste is light malty base, orange, mandarine, mango touch, nice balanced bitterness, refreshing, enjoyed.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2024 at 19:07


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear golden pour. Grains, malts, some muted fruit notes. OK overall for an AF.

Tried on 26 Oct 2024 at 19:41


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 22 Oct 2024 at 09:33


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Wheatsheaf, Stoke on Trent. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a small off-white head and good lacing. Oranges to the fore in the aroma, plus some background tropical fruits. In te mouth it is sweet and fruity with a creamy texture, but some underlying bitterness as well. Tangerines and grapefruit with some hints of mango later on as well. Finish is slightly dry. This is quite decent.

Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2024 at 21:32


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear and golden with a bubbly/frothy white head. Dusty fruit aroma, light bodied with a little hop kick ahead of a soft peach taste, some bitter hops and light bready malt notes before a dry finish

Tried on 15 Oct 2024 at 10:38


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear pale yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of orange and light peach. Taste adds bready malt. Citrus butter finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2024 at 13:01


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Golden-amber with a thin white head. Gentle peach blossom and orange with a touch of white bread. Simple, clean, easy drinking and pleasant enough. Next!

Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2024 at 22:38


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A pale amber pour with a trace of white head; grainy aroma with a hint of tangerine; taste to match the aroma; then a dry bready finish. Not sure what the East Coast influence is supposed to be.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 10 Oct 2024 at 10:56