Hogs Back Brewery
Regional Brewery
in Tongham,
Surrey,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1992
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.
oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Hop Garden Gold (Cask) from Hogs Back Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask@GBBF2008. Ambery golden colour, not much head. Aroma is caramel malts, rubber, some yeast and very bitter fruity notes. Flavour is candy, fruity hops, nectar and rich sweet wooden notes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ GBBF 08. Clear brown color, no head. Aroma of toffee, liquor, malt. Strong malty taste, alcoholic. Typical english style barley wine. Not bad.
oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Charley Brewster's Bundle from Hogs Back Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Orangeish golden colour with small head. Aroma is orange, hops, some other fruits as well as mild toffee. Flavour is nicely balanced orange meeting some sourish wood. Pleasant strong ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cloudy golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with mild caramel notes. Sweet flavor that goes the same way with a mild bitter end.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Deep gold with a minimal white head. A light beer with some hay then a huge hoppy bitterness, rather too bitter to actually be refreshing. However, the beer grows on you as some honey & citrus flavour develops; this leaves a slightly syrupy mouthfeel by the end.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 50cl.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (110807)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Appearance: Redish brown. Cloudy (sediments). Very little head. Aroma: Ripe fruit. Apricot or peach. Bit of hops. Malt. Taste: Ripe fruit. Bit of malt. Strong (alcohol). Full flavour. Info: 275ml bottle, 13/8-2006, 2/300M
CH-303 (4723) reviewed BSA (Burma Star Ale) from Hogs Back Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Appearance: Bronze, little head. More when warmer. Cloudy. Sediments. Aroma: Fruit, orange. Little bit of malt. Taste: Bit of fruit. Pretty bitter afterwards. Info: 500ml bottle, 10/6-2006, 121/300
fonefan (84235) reviewed Hop Garden Gold (Cask) from Hogs Back Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask handpump @ The Hope Tap, Reading, England.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, lime, buttery, notes of fruit, banana - pineapple. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (010508)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[i] [b] Bottle picked up from Westholme, Londis, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, had this 11-05-08 [/i] [/b] This was labelled as Wobble in a Bottle. Hazy mid-amber pour with a creamy off white head that quickly departs. Some sherry like notes on the aroma, alcohol is noticeable though doesn’t really detract from the taste, bit sticky sweet at times, some dried fruits, its quite nice. I thought that it was a bit tight at this strength putting it in a 275ml bottle though, I could understand it if it was 10% or above.
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