Pig's Ear Festival - Latest Beer Updates

40ft - Neighbourhood IPA - 6%

Fresh and zingy with a floral aroma. The biscuity malt flavours and citrus hops develop into a dry finish

Almasty - Duo NZ - 4.4%

The second launch in our new, two hop series. Duo NZ uses two amazing hops from Down Under. A background of citrus fruits meets sweet berries and ripe tropical fruits to create a super drinkable beer. Hazy, juicy and crushable

Beerblefish - Green Hop Cascade - 5.3%

Well balanced pale ale; gorgeous mango and banana notes with a malty base.

Brockley - Brockley Brabo - 5.2%

Belgian-style pale ale. Inital soft bready malt aroma, with lightly toasty honey-caramel notes. Brewed with the renowned beer writer Des de Moor.

Brockley - Harcourt Road Red - 4.8%

Vibrant red ale, pleasant and malty, with a mild hop aroma; notes of toffee and treacle, cut through leading to a balanced finish.

Chapter Brewing - Water Does - 5.5%

Red IPA with Simcoe, Mandaria Bavaria, Amarillo and Columbus for a west coast take on classic style. Collaboration brew with Neptune Brewery.

Howling Hops - Earth Boots - 5.6%

An American red ale to bring us into the ‘Fall’. Earth Boots will line your soul with hearty caramel and chocolate deliciousness. Subtly lifted by just the right amount of orange and grapefruit from those classic C hops; Chinook, Centennial and Cascade

Iron Pier - American Gold - 3.9%

An all American hopped deep golden ale. With citrus and tropical fruit character and refreshing light bitter finish.

Lakedown - Harmonium - 5.7%

Chinook, Cascade, Centennial and Citra bring hop spectrum of flavour including pine, grapefruit and orange. The bitterness is well balanced with notes of toffee and honey from the malts.

Old Goat - Blighty Bitter - 5.3%

This beer uses English hops for a well-balanced profile; a unique take on a traditional style, showcasing the harmonious interplay of malt and hops.

Signature Brew - Roadie - 4.3%

A dependable and refreshing road-dog of a beer. Boasting a hard-earned reputation and fit for grafters and road crews the world over, this all-night IPA loads up notes of citrus fruits including grapefruit and lime. Unsung heroes of venues, bars and festivals: we salute you

Tap East - Built Stronger - 5.6%

Stronger version of Built Different; a brown ale hopped with Godiva.

Tap East - Emmetts - 6%

Big hoppy IPA brewed with a mixture of UK and US hops. Collaboration brew with Neckstamper Brewery.

Three Brothers - Bitter Sweet Symphony - 4.2%

A deep chestnut caramel bitter blending two types of Crystal, UK Cara malts and German Cara Pils malts to bring a beautiful balanced caramel finish

Three Legs - Huell Melon Bitter - 4.5%

Abbey and Carared malt bring raisin, friutcake and biscuit sweetness. Warrior hops on the hot side provide punchy bitterness; Huell Melon on the cold side bring green fruit and fresh melon.

40ft - Deep - 5%

Rich, dark malty, dry Irish style stout

Almasty - Believe in the Darkside - 6%

Believe IPA, turned into a black IPA

Anspach & Hobday - A Christmas Pale - 4.5%

A festive Hoppy Pale Ale, delicately spiced with orange zest, ginger & juniper, hopped generously with Columbus, Bullion and Bramling Cross. Bright, fruity and sublty spiced with a refreshing bitter finish

Atom Beers - Kelvin - 4.5%

An easy drinking session stout, roasted flavours with a subtle spicy twist coming from rye.

Beerblefish - 1825 Christmas Porter - 5.5%

Baby Brother of 1820 Porter. Complex mixed fermentation heritage porter. Smooth and rich, with chocolate and coffee notes with added festive spices

Beerblefish - 1825 Heritage Porter - 5.5%

Baby Brother of 1820 Porter. Complex mixed fermentation heritage porter. Smooth and rich, with chocolate and coffee notes.

Beerblefish - Pan-Galactic Pale - 4.6%

Our pale ale is clean, fresh and fruity. The crisp bitterness is balanced by the light biscuit flavours from the Maris Otter base malt, and the fruity citrus notes provided by the new world hops.

Brentwood - Momentary Lapse of Reason - 6%

Robust old winter ale.

Brockley - Garage Porter - 4.3%

Dark brown in colour, medium body, light roasty character and bitterness, with a smooth silky mouthfeel.

Brockley - Green Hop Cascade - 4.4%

Floral aroma, light and refreshing on the tongue, citrus and pine with subtle summery fresh cut grass and an earthy bittering aftertaste.

By the Horns - 36 Barrels - 4.7%

A malty and smokey beer brewed for those Autumnal nights spent around the fire. Brewed with oak smoked malt. As well as 8 other different kilned and roasted malts and hopped with English Fuggles, Challenger, Goldings and Ernest hops

Chapter Brewing - Dead Man's Fist - 5.5%

This subtly smoked porter slinks smoothly past before being followed by the crack and heat of fiery black pepper. The Hand of Glory, once alight can never be consumed: the opposite is true of our Dead Man's Fist

Chapter Brewing - Greatcoat - 3.8%

West Coast Pale brewed with Centennial, Columbus and Simcoe. Originally brewed with Cafe Beermoth, Manchester

Cross Borders - Session Pale - 4.3%

Very light, easy drinking, award winning pale ale; with delicious grapefruit flavour and aroma.

Docks - Forged In Fire - 5%

Luscious jet-black porter infused with an ungodly amount of cinder toffee.

Drop Project - Choppy - 4.8%

A beautifully sessionable Dry Irish Stout with zero adjuncts. Expect a full roasty malt bill dripping in black coffee, dark chocolate, and background hints of mixed berry fruitiness

East London Brewing (ELB) - Dave's Bog Myrtle Mixed Ferm Saison - 5.5%

Brewed with bog myrtle in the fermentation, a super sour saison with clove, banana and peppery notes.

East London Brewing (ELB) - George's Melon (A Little Coconut) Sour - 3.8%

Light kettle sour brewed with juiced melons in fermentation, and a light addition of coconut in the boil. Balanced and moreish.

East London Brewing (ELB) - Greg's Rye IPA - 4.7%

Classic rye IPA, brewed with Azacca and El Dorado. A slightly spicy raisin malt character leads to a hoppy finish.

East London Brewing (ELB) - Hopside Down NZ NEIPA - 5%

Hopside Down is packed with New Zealand hop varieties forwarding Southern Cross, Nelson Sauvin and Motueka. These give it a wonderfully juicy flavour, with notes of White Grape, Tropical Fruit and pine. Hazy in appearance with a strong malty biscuit backbone.

East London Brewing (ELB) - Raz's Rosemary and Pumpkin Ale - 4.1%

Malty pale with sweet pumpkin notes, followed by a bold hint of rosemary

East London Brewing (ELB) - Raz's Ruby Mild - 4.6%

Sweet malty mild balanced by East Kent Golding hops. Well rounded and quaffable

East London Brewing (ELB) - Scot's Big Red Ale - 5.7%

Sweet and malty, this full bodied red ale packs a punch. Notes of caramel, toffee and roasty flavours

East London Brewing (ELB) - Table Beer - 3.4%

Small beer with a big body and decent bitterness. Light, easy beer with plenty of flavour. Notes of Strawberry, Melon and Orange-Peel. Cashmere and Amarillo Hops

East London Brewing (ELB) - Walthamstow Green Hopped Pale Ale - 4.6%

Brewed with locally grown hops, this light pale forwards British green hop aroma. Floral on the nose with a spicy hop character.

Elusive - Stand Up and Be Counted - 5.2%

A zingy black IPA brewed in collaboration with the Count Me In Collective

Exale - Hati - 5.9%

Cascadian dark ale with notes of chocolate and coffee backing up classic American hop varieties; flavours of pine, pithy citrus fruit and a touch of coconut. Collaboration brew with Howling Hops Brewery.

Fat Cat - Plum Porter - 4.9%

Well rounded bittersweet roastiness, topped by a good plummy fruitiness.

Five Points - Derailed Porter - 5.5%

An extra special version of Railway Porter aged on Brettanomyces wild yeast for a minimum of nine months. Smooth and dry with a little bit of funk, and subtle dark fruit and red-berry flavours.

Five Points - Gold - 3.4%

Light in colour and malt base. Hopped with Cascade, Ernest and Challenger, giving aromas of biscuit, peach, orange and honey. Mildly sweet and mildly bitter, this beer is balanced with a great mouthfeel.

Five Points - Green Hop - Bullion - 3.7%

A green-hopped Bitter brewed with fresh, unprocessed Bullion hops. The Five Points Green Hop series celebrates the British hop harvest and uses fresh, unprocessed hops straight from the fields. This series showcases the character and aromas of fresh hops which make green-hopped beers so unique.

Five Points - Green Hop - Challenger - 3.7%

Single-hopped English ale with full bodied, smooth character and mild bitterness.

Five Points - Green Hop - UK Cascade - 3.7%

A green-hopped Bitter brewed with fresh, unprocessed UK Cascade hops. The Five Points Green Hop series celebrates the British hop harvest and uses fresh, unprocessed hops straight from the fields. This series showcases the character and aromas of fresh hops which make green-hopped beers so unique.

Five Points - Railway Porter - 4.8%

A classic, robust London style porter with our own twist. Smooth and full-bodied, bursting with aromas of dark, bitter chocolate, and roasted coffee

Flying Gang - Citra Blonde - 3.8%

Light blonde ale with a hoppy taste.

Georges - Pier City - 4.1%

Golden coloured easy drinking pale ale made with Citra hops is a true rollercoaster ride on the tastebuds

Glasshouse - Ossis - 4.6%

Naturally hazy NEIPA brewed with Mosaic and Amarillo.

Good Chemistry - Bob's Best - 4.6%

Smooth and biscuity with a full measure of maltiness. Amber in colour, subtle dried fruit aromas and you guessed it, a lovely bitterness

Gravity Well - Special Circumstances V6 - 4.3%

Version 6 of this pale ale features El Dorado, Citra and Mosaic. This light and fragrant beer is full of soft stone fruit and citrus flavours at a sessionable strength

Gun Brewery - Green Hop Small Batch 986 - 5%

Our classic Green Hop beer, brewed using 50kg of fresh leaf hops, direct from the bines of Tenterden to the brewery. This year we focussed on The Importance of Using Ernest, a delicious, fruity, British hop giving rhubarb, lychee, apricot and peach flavours, perfectly complimented by a lovely, light, extra pale malt base

Hackney - Boogie Van - 5.5%

IPA with big tropical notes, with bold malt base that adds depth of flavour.

Hackney - Wizards and Lizards - 5%

Hazy pale ale. Citrus and tropical notes with a light malt base. Collaboration brew with Abyss Brewery.

Howling Hops - Bonus Question - 3.4%

This dry hopped American Pale holds its own at a sessionable 3.4%. With hints of earthy pine and citrus fruits, it's zesty and light with a touch of sweetness

Howling Hops - Harvest IPA 2023 - 5.9%

Brewed with unkilned Harlequinn hop cones taken fresh from the field into the brewery on the same day during Hop Harvest 2023. Partenered with Stock's Farm, this Harvest Pale is full of bright zesty orange, pine notes from Englands Finest Hops. Brewed with a touch of crystal and caramel notes for sweetness, this is naturally hazy from a huge natural hop load

Howling Hops - Shot in the Dark - 6%

Collab with DC Brau. This American Brown Ale has been stirred up with our mates from across the pond, deep amber in colour bringing along roasted malt caramel flavours and with a moderate bitterness, this well balanced beer is the one to bring us into autumn

Iron Pier - Dark Mild - 2.8%

A dark mild with no sugars or caramel colour, instead we have dark wheat malt to bring the colour and soft roasty character.

Kernel - Export Stout - 7.3%

Victorian style export stout, inky black in colour, oily in texture. Loads of rich fruit and alcohol warmth, rum and raisin, with herbal hop bitterness on top of huge lingering espresso. Hints of leather, tar, smoke, and chocolate

Kernel - Export Stout With Sour Cherries - 7.6%

Victorian style export stout, but with sour cherries to bring fruit and acidity. The tartness evokes that of a wild fermentation. The finish is drier, and sharper, bringing to the fore more cocoa and chocolate than coffee.

Kernel - Half Brick Red Rye Ale - 4.4%

Special lighter seasonal red rye ale containing lots of juicy hops; what we love about English bitters but still with bold modern flavours.

Kernel - Table Beer (Mosaic) - 3.2%

Low alcohol sessionable pale ale. Hop varieties vary from batch to batch.

Leigh on Sea - Putting the Pink Back in Floyd - 5%

New England Pale especially brewed for the festival

Leigh on Sea - The Void Stares Back - 3.9%

Session stout, single hopped with Chinook and seven different malts including a healthy amount of oats for a soft and silky mouthfeel

London Brewing Co - Flying the Mags - 3.8%

Super easy drinking Mild with medium sweet finish. Dark brown appearance, fruity yet nutty on the nose, with background hop character and light chocolate flavour

London Brewing Co - Rhapsody Kolsch - 4.5%

A crisp and unfiltered pale lager using Kolsch yeast and fermented low and slow for a clean and refreshing finish with notes of lemon and subtle noble hop character

London Brewing Co - Talk to the Palm - 8.4%

Imperial Stout with coconut; rich, roasty, bitter and slick; heady coconut aroma lends a rum–like quality. This beer is a liquid dark chocolate bounty bar. Collaboration brew with East London Brewery.

Marble Beers - Brick by Brick - 4.8%

A caramel maltiness with notes of toffee offers the perfect foundation for layers of flavour to be built brick by brick. Citrus flavours give way to marmalade and herbal notes. Balanced with a moreish and rounded finish

Marble Beers - Frontier Land - 5%

A malty marmalade base holds hop notes of citrus pine and stone fruits. The early caramel sweetness gives way to a clean, light, bitter finish

Metalhead - Motorhead - 4.8%

Creamy porter with hints of coffee, chocolate and liquorice.

Monkey Brewhouse - Sea Wall - 4.2%

Mellow and juicy, hazy session IPA.

Muckle - Muckle Buster - 4.5%

First Gold and Cascade hops give this beer notes of rich dark fruit.

Muckle - Muckle Tickle - 4%

Brewed with Bramling Cross and Goldings hops, for an easy drinking, refreshing beer.

Neckstamper - Big Bonebox - 6.5%

Big robust, roasty, chocolate oatmeal stout.

Neckstamper - The Angel of Bow - 4%

Clean, crisp lager with a noble hop character

Northern Alchemy - Lost in the Jungle - 2.8%

Juicy table beer. Dry hopped with Centennial, Sabro and Citra.

Old Goat - Easy Oats - 3.7%

Brewed with Chinook, creating a hop-forward, easy drinking, low strength IPA.

Old Goat - Harvest Ale - 5.4%

Ale brewed using Fuggles hops grown on brewery premises, plus East Kent Goldings and Cascade. Fresh pressed apple juice is added near the end of fermentation, giving a distinctive subtle fruity flavour.

Only With Love - Starlight Sussex Stout - 4.9%

Big, bold and toasty, Starlight is our warming tribute to the classic stouts of yesteryear. A lovely malt bill gives sweet notes of chocolate and molasses and a hint of coffee, while Challenger hops bring balance and a mellow bitterness

Play Brew - Tag Team - 4.7%

American Amarillo and Mosaic hops are added in the hot and cold brew; giving a gentle resinous pine flavour, with a real stone fruit kick.

Portobello - Crown Jewels - 4.8%

Brewed for the Coronation of King Charles. Dark brown coloured porter with roast and chocolate flavours. Brewed for Portobello by Brentwood Brewery.

Pretty Decent - Have You Heard The Live Version - 5.8%

West coast IPA with Eclipse, Idaho Gem and Talus hops.

Pretty Decent - Moo-tiny on the Bounty - 5.7%

Coconut and vanilla porter brewed with Willamette hops.

Pretty Decent - The Greatest Love Story - 4.5%

A soft, tropical celebration of all things Simcoe. Big Lychee on the nose, clean but fruit taste. Light and refreshing.

Rivington - Bounced Right Back - 4.2%

Pale Ale hopped with Citra and Rakau.

Tap East - Inklin - 6%

Hopped with Triskel, Barber Rouge, and Aramis, for a French twist on the classic Belgian blonde. It is a well rounded, smooth blonde ale with floral and phenolic flavours.

Tap East - Keep it Light - 4.8%

An illusion of the senses, this beer will mess with your mind, looks like a pale, but tastes like a Porter.

Tap East - London Smog - 3.5%

Slightly smoked mild which still lets the Crystal malts shine through. Collaboration brew with Great Beyond Brewery.

Thames Side - Black Swan Porter - 4.6%

Classic London Porter with lots of brown, chocolate and crystal malts giving a wonderful rich roasted flavour, complemented with Fuggles and Golding hops from Kent

Thames Side - Get Back - 5.8%

A hazy New England IPA brewed in collaboration with Backbeat Brewing

Thames Side - Mallard Mild - 3.5%

A traditional dark mild, sweet and malty

Thirsty Moose - Nowt But Stout - 4.2%

A velvet-smooth, well-bodied triumph featuring rich chocolate, coffee, and light charcoal undertones. This deep and dark delight delivers a sweet essence, concluding with a satisfyingly balanced, bitter finish

Three Brothers - Satsuma - 4.3%

An orange driven seasonal IPA, designed after our traditional family stocking filler. This beer is like drinking alcoholic squash with a pleasing light bitter finish

Three Legs - Oat Stout - 4.5%

Deep rich stout. Masses of oats create a pillowy and creamy mouthfeel. A mix of speciality malt brings complex sweetness balanced with floral bitterness from Amarillo hops.

Unbarred - Old Ale - 5%

A rich dark warming ale

Vaux - Swell - 5%

Citra and Idaho hops pillowed on a malt bill of extra pale, wheat and oats, give a robust mouthfeel and fruity smack.

Great Beyond - Maximum Effort - 10.7%

Full bodied, aromas of dark chocolate, vanilla and molasses.

Hackney - Spirit of the Wood - 8.5%

Jim Beam barrel aged old fashioned cocktail inspired American strong ale. Vanilla and oranges. Dangerously smooth and drinkable. Collaboration brew with Against the Grain (USA)

Mikkeller Brewpub (London) - American Gothic - 4.6%

West coast pale ale brewed with Strata and Mosaic.

Mikkeller Brewpub (London) - Nashville Sour - 3.4%

Berliner weisse with mango and lime zest.

Mikkeller Brewpub (London) - Yeah Nah Yeah - 8%

New England Double IPA with Galaxy and Enigma hops with notes of pineapple and melon

Tartarus - Baby Abaddon - 8.5%

'Not An Imperial Stout,' Loaded with 15 different malts and dark brown & demerara sugars, with an extended conditioning time to develop complexity

Great Beyond - The Raspberry Incident - 4.5%

Mischievous sour with raspberry flavour. Deep hue with pinkish foam and a burst of fresh fruit. Tart, luscious with an acidic finish.

Hackney - Barrels of Peaches - 4%

Barrel aged sour beer brewed in collaboration with East London Liquor Co.

Holy Goat - Shrinebuilder - 5.6%

Super juicy sour fermented with a mixed culture, including a blend of brettanomyces strains isolated from Belgian lambic producers. This base beer showcases the intense yeast character without additions of fruit or hops, providing heaps of flavour

Ideal Day - Valley Life - 4.7%

Fresh hop beer brewed with Cascade hops

Holy Goat - Thundercurrant - 5.4%

Golden sour with Scottish blackcurrants, inspired by the Belgian cassis beers