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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Hop Stuff Tap room Ashford. Clear amber gold colour lasting white head. Hoppy aroma good tropical fruit aroma. OK in mouth. Light bitterness. Mango pineapple oranges fruit in mouth. A touch of dirt too. OK. Drinkable enough. Good condition.
Tried from Draft on 02 Apr 2019 at 17:30

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Hop Stuff Tap room Ashford. Hazy amber colour lasting beige head. Some hop some toffee. Some bitterness. Pretty drinkable. Light but some toffee some hop
Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2019 at 19:41

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg, guest ale at Brewhouse & Kitchen (Milton Keynes). Shared with Finn. Misty, grey-golden body, spotty lacing from a filmy layer. Rather vague smell of pineapple and citrus. Moderate taste of citrus juice. Short fruity end. Quite refreshing. (12.02.2019).
Tried on 24 Feb 2019 at 19:37

6/10
Tried from Draft on 21 Feb 2019 at 19:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg @ Brewhouse & Kitchen, Chester. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich hops, fruits, flowers and has a nice bitter citrus finish.
Tried on 10 Feb 2019 at 21:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg @ Brewhouse & Kitchen, Chester. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 100219
Tried on 10 Feb 2019 at 21:13

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Half-pint, on-tap (keg) on 29th Jan 2019; Aeronaut, Acton. Red hue to the dark brown body, off-white/beige head. Rye aroma and taste with a dry bitterness in the finish. Not a huge fan of Rye flavoured beers really and this hasn't changed my mind. Scored objectively.
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2019 at 10:33

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the Hop Stuff Tap room Ashford. Clear dark brown colour lasting beige head. some spicy red rye flavour. some dryness. some sweetness. not sure it completely works but decent rye. possible diacetyl aroma.
Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2019 at 14:05

6/10
Tried on 15 Jan 2019 at 18:44

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Howling Hops Tap room Ashford. 4.2% Hazy gold colour lasting white head. Odd blond. Bit if zest citrus but also touch of jelly and very light perfume. Settled down a bit. Oddly orange and lemon citrus beer.
Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2018 at 11:34