Pub of the week: Hogs Head Brew House, Sowerby Bridge

Then there was the small matter of making the beer to sell – hopefully to customers. Smith has previous; he ran the Black Horse Brewery in Luddendenfoot 20 years ago.Horbury has learned quickly and together they’re brewing ‘White Hog’, an easy-drinking ‘session’ beer, ‘Old Schnozzler’, a dark porter and a flavoursome bitter ‘Six to Eight Weeks’ so named because it was the phrase they came up with when folk asked them when they were opening, though It took slightly longer.
It’s a huge space and a massive wood stove belts out heat and the handsome copper and stainless steel brewing vats are proudly on display behind glass. On one of the cleaned-up exposed stone walls is a big board with the beer offer and the ABV – they have around five guests rotating as well as their own offer, including ale from local breweries.
When I called by on a Sunday afternoon the place was buzzing, full of all sorts of folk – families, couples and groups of mates. If you fancy sampling the delightfully pale and subtly floral White Hog you’ll have to make your way here – you can’t find their beers anywhere else at the moment.
• Hogs Head Brew House, Stanley Street , Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2AH.

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Amanda Wragg

Mandy Wragg is a freelance food journalist, writing and inspecting for the Yorkshire Post, Alastair Sawday, the Morning Advertiser, the AA, Cool Places and David Hancock's Inn Places. She co-writes www.squidbeak.co.uk, an independent guide to eating, drinking and staying in Yorkshire.

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