Hogs Head Brew House, Sowerby Bridge

Official site of Hogs Head Brew House - thehogsheadbrewhouse.com

Official site of Hogs Head Brew House - thehogsheadbrewhouse.com

I was glad that we visited the Hogs Head Brew House in the afternoon of a weekday, as I guess it could get pretty noisy and crowded in the evenings and at weekends. As it was, we had the place almost to ourselves and were able to take our time, look around, study the beers and engage with our bar tender. As well as eight beers on hand pump (two guests from Goose Eye and Beartown), there are too many keg taps to count, but beers are all listed on blackboards. I was able to try the beer that had been slightly off at my first pub of the day, the Loose Goose. This, like almost all the other beers, was brewed on the premises and named "6 - 8 Weeks" after the habitual answer they gave during development of the brewery tap when anyone asked how long it would be before they opened. This version of that beer was actually too fresh, which is better than being slightly off, but I missed some of the flavour that I had detected behind the acetic at the other pub. I had a half of another here, Hoppy Valley, which was in good condition but not really to my taste.