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
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
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(bottle) Dark brown colour with a ruby shine and a beige and short foamy head. Moderately roasty malty aroma with notes of chocolate, caramel, liquorice-spice and a whiff of dried fruits. Roasty bitter flavour, medium bodied with a modest carbonation. Hearty roasty malty base with hints of molasses, caramel and dark chocolate, accompanied by subtle fruity notes towards the moderately dry and bitter hoppy and roasty finish. Very tasty indeed. 04.VI.07 & 11.III.12
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2012
at 13:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(bottle) Clear, amber to copper colour with a short and slightly tanned foamy head. Slightly toasted caramel-malty aroma with hints of liquorice and berry-fruity hops. Mildly bitter and slightly sweet flavour, light to almost medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Cara-malty base with liquorice-spice; initially subtle fruity notes which are getting stronger towards the dry-ish and moderately bitter hoppy finish. Nice and rounded Ale. 11.III.12
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2012
at 13:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(bottle) Clear, amber colour with a medium-sized and slightly tanned foamy head. Mildly sweet malty, even a bit sugary aroma with notes of caramel, liquorice, accompanied by subtle fruity and woody hops. Bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied with a soft carbonation. Slightly toasted malty base with hints of liquorice, toffee and a subtle fruit-character; dry-ish mildly bitter finish with slightly fruity and woody hops. 04.VI.07 & 11.III.12
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2012
at 13:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 4,6%. Clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit and hops. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, little sweet, little bitter and a little grass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2012
at 21:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly deminishing head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2012
at 07:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and modetate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 170412
Tried
on 17 Apr 2012
at 08:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Cockney pub. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, notes of fruits and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2012
at 08:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Clear reddish amber with average off-white head. Aroma has grain, hay and citrus. Dry taste, slightly sourish, dark berries. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2012
at 07:34