Hogstar
Hog's Back Brewery
- From:
- Hog's Back Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #93 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,568 - Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 11.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 19, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Deep brewed. Cold matured for over a month for a deeper flavour. The refreshment of old style lagers but with greater depth of flavour and aroma, in keeping with the English Ale tradition. We use special lager malts and 5 different hops, added at intervals during the boil, together with a small quantity of natural herb extracts. We then ferment and mature for over a month during which the flavour deepens, and carbonation naturally develops. We do not pasteurise.
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Reviewed by JohRvs from England
3.45/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.45/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: A great golden amber.
Smell: Pleasant but not overwhelming.
Taste: Distinct lager taste.
Feel: Trips over the palate with a refreshing wash.
Overall: An acceptable lager.
Oct 19, 2023Smell: Pleasant but not overwhelming.
Taste: Distinct lager taste.
Feel: Trips over the palate with a refreshing wash.
Overall: An acceptable lager.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.27/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
330 ml bottle at the Flying Horse, Gatwick Airport. ABV is 4.5%. Golden colour, large white head. Aroma of flowers, toffee, honey, hay and dust. Surprisingly malty flavour, again with hints of honey and toffee, and a sharpish hoppy bite in the finish.
Jul 12, 2022Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.13/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.13/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Piss yellow. White frothy head.
Cereal nose, maybe some hop but not much else.
Standard euro lager flavour with a bit more hop and green taste. Slight astringent finish.
Well carbonated.
OK for a hot day.
Apr 01, 2017Cereal nose, maybe some hop but not much else.
Standard euro lager flavour with a bit more hop and green taste. Slight astringent finish.
Well carbonated.
OK for a hot day.
Reviewed by Spike from England
2.96/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.96/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
L: Poured a clear gold with no visible carbonation. A half-finger of white head reduces to a cap leaving some lacing.
S: Malt, honey, orange, caramel.
T: Overt orange blossom with a sweet, caramel finish.
F: Light to medium body with a sharp, dry finish. Faint carbonation.
O: I found the orange nose and flavours overpowering and disconcerting. Very floral for a lager. Not clean or crisp and no grains. Weird.
Apr 16, 2016S: Malt, honey, orange, caramel.
T: Overt orange blossom with a sweet, caramel finish.
F: Light to medium body with a sharp, dry finish. Faint carbonation.
O: I found the orange nose and flavours overpowering and disconcerting. Very floral for a lager. Not clean or crisp and no grains. Weird.
Reviewed by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey
3.96/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml bottled with the following on the label- 'Hogstar New English Lager, cold matured for 28 days for a deeper flavour'. Pours a clear golden colour with a lasting white head which leaves rings of lacing down the glass. Aromas of sweet malt and a floral fruit. Tastes is both moderately sweet & bitter with sweet malt, hops including orange, caramel & honey. Body is medium, carbonation is on the soft side. This is a very pleasant lager to drink.
Jan 18, 2016
Rated by vinnicheers from England
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
had in bottles and on tap, nice malty and smooth taste, taste likes some Vienna dark lager.
Nov 20, 2014
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