Hogs Back Brewery
Regional Brewery
in
Tongham,
Surrey,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1992
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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.
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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
DØE. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light yeasty. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. 100512
Tried
on 15 May 2012
at 12:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white hed. Aroma is fruity and roasted malty and dense caramelish. Bitterand dry roasted malty. Herbal and roasted dry. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2012
at 23:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is toastd malty and crisp hoppy. Bitter, dry and light phenolic. Ends dry and bitter, light roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2012
at 23:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Amber with a tight cream head; soft and full-bodied with lots of biscuity malts; the finish is dry and warming with a touch of sour fruit and caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2012
at 15:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample at CBF12. Frothy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. light bitter flavor. Average llight bitter finish. Oily palate. boring.
Tried
on 14 May 2012
at 11:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear golden with a small white head. Sweet, clean malty nose. Medium-bodied, subtle caramel and very subdued hops. Easy going and in-ofensive. 110512
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2012
at 12:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a cloudy amber with a tiny off-white head. Discreet nutty aroma with a little phenols. Light body, a slight nuttiness and a dry finish. 110512
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2012
at 11:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown 500ml bottle conditioned beer, best before late March 2009, drank mid-March 2008. Poured once, in a single pour, into a straight sided pint sleeve glass. A lovely terracotta colour, on top sat a light biege head which thinned very quickly. The body was clear with very little carbonisation, hardly a bubble rising up through the beer at all. Sweetish aroma, toffee and malted biscuits come to mind. The taste is very moreish, very drinkable. Very simular flavours to the aroma in fact. Well balanced beer and easy to drink. A long way from watery, but this isn’t a heavy viscous beer either, just a good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2012
at 23:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample from bottle at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Golden ale with very moderate fruity hops in both aroma and flavour. Decent enough to drink, but there are many UK golden ales that are better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2012
at 16:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned at Reading BF 2012. 5.2% deep amber colour. Tasty biscuit beer. Its a decent toffee bitter. Definite good bitter premium bitter decent pepper on finish
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2012
at 09:30