Big Hug Brewing

Client Brewer in Bermondsey, London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2014

Contact
72 Enid street, London, SE16 3RD, England
Description
Dan and Chris had spent 4 months prior to our launch at Craft Beer Rising looking for a site in almost every corner of London but it became quite obvious, quite quickly, that with the money that we had we weren’t going to be able to do things the traditional way. We couldn’t set up with the right size kit and the right size facility. So with no brewer, no permanent facility and a launch at craft beer rising 2014 around the corner, whilst not initially the plan, we hung our hat on being ‘Hobo’ brewers. Some people call it cuckoo brewing, some people call it gypsy brewing, some people call it contract brewing, some people call it nomad brewing. We prefer the term hobo brewers but whatever you want to call it… its what we do.

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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Tried at the Ship & Mitre, Liverpool. Hay pale amber colour with a white head. Aroma has light citrus and tropical fruit with slight caramel malts. Taste light bitter. Light body.
Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2018 at 00:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Canned 330ml. -from Pivny Raj Bratislava. Dark golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, mild fruity and piney nose. Moderate malty, piney, citrusy fruity and light herbal hoppy with discreet touch of smoke. Slightly spicy bitter finish. Not bad at all.
Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2018 at 21:15

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Angel Spoons, Basingstoke. An almost liquor aroma. Resin and chemicals. Odd. A cloudy amber. Creamy white head. Medium bitter. Resinous. Light-medium. Light. Average carbonation. OK. Hoppy. Does it work though?
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2018 at 13:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle at Angel Spoons, Basingstoke. Low key citrus aroma. A slight haze to it, otherwise a golden amber. Thin opaque white head. Surprisingly hoppy. Pine and resin. Really quite hoppy after spicy food! Lightish but slick. Flat carb. Long dry astringent finish. Packs a punch for the style.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2018 at 13:06

8/10
Tried on 16 Jan 2018 at 18:44

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle: BB Jul 2018. Drank in the Walkabout in Lincoln on 24th Nov 2017. Light amber pour, wispy white head. Slight citrus nose, mild piney taste with a late bitterness. I thought this was OK and would have had another, but we were on a mission, so moved to another pub and another beer.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2017 at 05:06

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Fresh nice and tasty woman. Mmmm.
Hazed sparkling golden stuff with a fine head. Good lacing. Nice aroma with å fine intensity. Medium (+) body and an average carbonation level. Nice fresh bitterness and a semi dry endring. Citric, yeast, fruity, malty, herbal and some pine in the flavor.
[On tap at George & Dragon - Marylebone in London, England]
Tried from Draft on 07 Sep 2017 at 10:01

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Thin off white head on a still, light orange coloured body. Dry, earthy, medicinal aroma. Medium bodied, tingly on the palate. Citrus, yeast, pine, pith & grapefruits tastes.
Tried on 01 Sep 2017 at 12:07

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Appearance- golden with a bit of haze, half a finger foamy white head. Aroma- wheat, cereal malt, spices, hint of orange, caramel. Taste- bitter fruity hops, orange, firm malt presence, fluffy mouthfeel, trace of cardboard malt on the end, some lingering bitterness.
Tried on 01 Sep 2017 at 04:47

5/10
Hmm. Not sure what to make of this. Doesn't look/taste like a wheat beer, but doesn't taste like an IPA either. Hmm, odd.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2017 at 21:34