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"Surrey beer wins gold award"

A brewery in Surrey has won the gold award for strong ales in a competition contested by beers from all over the British Isles.

Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham earned the prize by beating six other finalists in its class at the National Beer Competition run by SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers.

The winning beer, A Over T (Aromas Over Tongham ) is brewed at 9.0 per cent alcohol by volume and is described by Hogs Back as a "very strong, complex-flavoured smooth barley wine that is ruby in colour and full bodied". It is available in bottles throughout the year and on draught in the winter.

A Over T won 'Supreme Champion Winter Beer' of Britain by the Campaign for Real Ale 2006, one of more than 40 awards won by Hogs Back since the brewery was launched in 1992. It now produces more than 40,000 pints of beer a week and supplies more than 500 outlets.

A Over T is available from our online shop.

Awards

2006

Beer

Body

Award

A Over T

CAMRA Winter Beer Festival

Supreme Champion Winter Ale of Britain

A Over T

CAMRA Winter Beer Festival

Gold - Barley Wine Class

2005

Beer

Body

Award

Hop Garden Gold

SIBA - South East Beer Competition

Gold - Premium Bitter 4.6% - 4.9%

OTT

SIBA - South East Beer Competition

Bronze - Bottled Beers

Hogs Back Brewery

Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

Finalist - Beverages

A. Turner & Sons

The Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Company

Gold

2004

Beer

Body

Award

TEA

Woking Beer Festival

Winner - Best Bitter of the Festival

Tommy's Tipple

The Labologists Society - Label of the Year

1st Place - Best Commemorative Category

Wobble in a Bottle

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Gold Medal

A over T

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Diploma

Brewster's Bundle

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Silver Medal

2003

Beer

Body

Award

Hogs Back Brewery

Beauty of Hops (National Hop Association / HRI / British Cheese Board)

Finalist

A over T

Beauty of Hops (National Hop Association / HRI / British Cheese Board)

2nd - Ultimate Beer for Cheese after Dinner

TEA

Woking Beer Festival

Joint Winner - Best Bitter of the Festival

2002

Beer

Body

Award

Brewster's Bundle

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Gold Medal for Excellence

OTT

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Gold Medal for Excellence - Bottle Dress

Wobble in a Bottle

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Gold Medal for Excellence - Bottle Dress

Hop Garden Gold

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

Bronze - Strong Bitters Category

TEA

International Beer and Cider Competition

Bronze - Standard Ales up to 4.2% ABV

2001

Beer

Body

Award

Hogs Back Brewery

Tesco Beer Challenge

Finalist

TEA

International Beer and Cider Competition

Bronze - Best Bitters Category

TEA

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

International Beer and Cider Competition

TEA

Macclesfield Beer Festival

1st - Best Bitter Category

TEA

Macclesfield Beer Festival

3rd - Beer of the Festival

TEA

Beauty of Hops (National Hop Association / HRI)

'Bronze - Single Hop Varietal Cask Ale - Lower Alpha Hop

2000

Beer

Body

Award

Millennium Ale

International Beer and Cider Competition

Silver - Super Strength Ales over 7.5% ABV

TEA

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

Gold - Best Bitters Category

TEA

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

Silver - Champion Beer of Britain

Brewster's Bundle

Macclesfield Beer Festival

Silver Medal for Excellence

TEA

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

Silver - Champion Beer of Britain

TEA

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

Gold - Best Bitters Category

TEA

International Beer and Cider Competition

Bronze - Standard Ales 1.3% to 4.2% ABV

TEA

Beauty of Hops (National Hop Association / HRI)

Bronze - Single Hop Varietal Cask Ale

1998

Beer

Body

Award

Hogs Back Brewery

Lions Club of Farnham Carnival and Fayre

First Prize

1996

Beer

Body

Award

Wobble in a Bottle

The Labologists Society - Label of the Year

2nd Place - Best Non-Commemorative Category

Wobble in a Bottle

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Diploma for Excellence

Brewster's Bundle

The British Bottlers' Institute - Ale & Lager Competition

Diploma for Excellence

1995

Beer

Body

Award

TEA

CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

Runner-up - Best Bitters Category

1994

Beer

Body

Award

TEA

Overton Beer Festival

Beer of the Festival

1993

Beer

Body

Award

TEA

Rugby Beer Festival

Special Bitter of the Festival

1992

Beer

Body

Award

TEA

Hampshire Downs Beer Festival

First - Under 1045 og Beer of the Festival

Shop Online

Bottled Beer

Choose from our selection of award winning bottle conditioned ales.

Draught Beer

Draught real ale delivered to your door. Available in 17 pint containers.

Clothing

A range of quality leisure clothing with the Hogs Back logo. A must for the real ale fan.

Brewery Fayre

A selection of Hogs Back branded merchandise, ideal for the authentic home bar.