Big Hug Brewing

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

Established in 2014

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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can. A slightly hazy golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, and straw, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2017 at 16:05

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy red beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, hops, citrus fruits, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, citrus fruits, and hops, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2017 at 14:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear, golden colour with a medium sized white head. Sweet aroma with grasses, earthy notes, floral hops, a spiced note. Taste is light sweet. Medium body with a creamy texture and an average carbonation. Finishes dry and bitter with grasses and bread. Nice Pilsner.
Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 11:33

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can@Jespers - Clear yellow pour with white head. Grassy and sweet bready malty, some cereal, straw, hay, grainy, some high corn sweetness, light to medium body, grassy semi bitter close.
Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2017 at 11:32

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33 cl can. Pours clear and golden yellow, whit head. Aroma is grassy and toasted malty. Bitter, herbal. Dry and grassy. Light herbal. Straw and grassy finish.
Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2017 at 11:30

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample from 33 cl bottle. Hazy amber colour with a thin off-white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, grasses, tropical impressions, spiced notes. Taste is bitter. Medium body with a creamy texture and an average carbonation. Finishes dry and bitter with grasses and caramel malts. Fruity spicy notes. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2017 at 10:46

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small tan head. Aroma is grapefruity and citrusy. Bitter, grassy and citrusy. Dry and herbal to citrusy. Dry and herbal finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2017 at 10:45

8/10
Tried on 01 Jul 2017 at 11:59

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Keg at Brewdog Manchester. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting thin white head. Aroma is dull dishwater, grassy citrus, pear drops, meh. Flavour is composed of semi sweet Base malts, orange rind, light tropical fruits mango, dull. Palate is semi sweet, frothy carbonation, jammy fruits. Disappointing.
Tried on 16 Jun 2017 at 15:41

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at Brewdog Manchester. A hazed deep orange amber coloured pour with a lasting thin NG white head. Aroma is brown bread, toast, light citrus, jam,. Flavour is composed of pale bread, toast, nutty malts, little honey, wood and dill. Maybe some sorachi. Palate is semi sweet, woody, moderate condition.. Jammy citrus and sorachi.
Tried on 16 Jun 2017 at 15:36