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 7
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness and lime. Well balanced
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness and lime. Well balanced
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 09 Oct 2025
at 16:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint up the White Lady. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of lime and light biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Limey finish. Bit one note, but had a second! Fest tick 11 and possibly the last due to holidays.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2025
at 12:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A bright pale amber pour with a tight white head; lime aroma; dry in the mouth with biscuity malts and a little lime; then some zesty lime and a little spice to finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 06 Oct 2025
at 11:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Metropolitan Bar JDW London. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Yes some lime flavour some sweetness Some sourness on the finish. Base beer is ok with a sweet and sour lime over the top.ok if a little artificial
Tried
from Cask
at
Metropolitan Bar
on 02 Oct 2025
at 14:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Wheatsheaf, Stoke-on-Trent. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly lime with some hints of floral hops. In the mouth it starts off sweet and creamy but very quickly some underlying sharpness becomes apparent with flavours of lime citrus, and fruit peel. Later the zestiness comes through along with some spicy traces. Finish is slightly sweet. This is decent – better than I expected.
Tried
from Cask
at
Wheatsheaf (JDW)
on 02 Oct 2025
at 13:20
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW). Dark gold with a white head. Digestive biscuit up front with just a hint of lime - definitely not enough to make you think it's a lime-flavoured beer. Which is a shame, because I like lime. Even more of a shame is that there's a touch of parmesan-flavoured vomit in the finish. Bland and slightly unpleasant - Hogs Back stay firmly on my crap brewer list. Maybe I shouldn't encourage them by buying their beers - I only do so to boost my Surrey rating numbers!
Tried
from Cask
at
The Hope Tap
on 01 Oct 2025
at 11:44
Tried
from Cask
at
The Commercial Rooms
on 30 Sep 2025
at 23:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
My least favourite style of beer, this 330ml bottle, 2022 vintage was a delight. Pours red/brown with an off white head. Aromas & tastes of marmalade, dried fruit, berries, toffee, malt loaf, sherry, brown sugar & honey. Medium body. Smooth light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2025
at 09:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thx Adrian 2025-09-20 Göteborg AR: roasted malt, sweet caramel, AP: dark brown, wee lid F: roasted malt, sweet caramel,
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2025
at 20:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Brunsvart med inblandning av mörkt rubinrött i vätskan. Lätt kaffegräddfärgat skum. Aromer av torkad frukt, dadlar, kakao, tobak och bitter mörk choklad. I smaken blandas bitterchoklad med lätt syrliga bär, kakao och en viss syltighet. Fyllig och eldig munfyllnad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2025
at 16:05