Great beer comes from a combination of real brewing, passion and attention to detail and the best ingredients. The malted barley must be of a consistently high quality and within a specification that suits our own yeast, and delivers the tell tale hint of sweetness at the end of a Hogs Back beer. And the hops, which add the bitterness , aroma and distinctive character are equally important. We source the majority of our hops within 5 miles of the brewery, though we also source from Germany, the Czech Republic and the USA.

The range wouldn’t be complete without traditional favourites like TEA and RipSnorter. But we’ve added Hogstar Lager and Hazy Hog cider for a more contemporary feel, and we’re leading the way with our unique green-hopped beers and Montezuma’s, the world’s first real chocolate lager.

In 2014, we planted our own traditional hop garden, just across the road from the brewery. It’s the first new hop garden in the immediate Farnham area for over 100 years and has become quite a local landmark, with many a traveller stopping to take a photo. Little do they know, our historic Farnham White Bine hops are not grown anywhere else in the world.