Founded in 2014, BiG HUG was born from a love of brands, the drinks industry and a desire to make a difference. As ‘HOBO’ BREWERS they don’t own our own brewery, but their story is what makes them a little bit different.

They work with some of the best in the industry - people they call friends to create beers that are accessible, easy drinking and full of flavour whilst making a meaningful difference along the way.

Social cause is at the heart of their cause – a founding pillar of the business. Whilst its always been beer first, they believe in positive social impact and Big Hug is simply the vehicle that allows them to maximise our impact. An extension of their values, they believe if everyone gave a little something back the world would be a better place for it.

Big Hug support the homeless sector and their chosen partners Only A Pavement Away, Centrepoint and YMCA Downslink Group along with climate action projects through partnership with TR{1}BE.

That means every beer sold has a positive impact on PEOPLE and PLANET.

Our Portfolio

  • What The Helles

    This crisp, clean, session lager is made for drinking on any occasion. Pale gold in colour and brewed using Sybilla and Lubelski hops, it has a light malt profile with a soft, slightly sweet finish making this a real easy drinker.

    ABV: 4%
    SKU’s: 50L Keg, 330ml can

  • Planet Pilsner

    Also spelt as Pilsener and named after the Czech city Plezn, Pilsner was first

    brewed by Josef Groll in 1842. This Pilsner has a crisp, clean, easy drinking profile, is straw blonde in colour and unpasteurised.

    Brewed in the German style its balanced taste has a light biscuit malt flavour from the traditional German malts. The addition of Perle and Magnum hops give it a flavoursome, floral hop profile with a low bitter finish. Wheat gives added depth to the body and a slightly sweet finish.

    Great with almost everything, this beer is brewed this with our friends at the Great Yorkshire Brewery.

    ABV: 4.6%
    SKU’s: 50L Keg

  • Juicy Pale

    Big Hug’s most popular beer, Juicy Pale is a hop forward, session pale ale made with a combination of Maris Otter, Munich and Cara Light malts and a real challenger to the bigger brands.

    A low end bitterness and huge quantities of Mosaic and Chinook coupled with the lower, session abv give a hop forward, juicy, fruity aroma with a taste to match. Notes of citrus, melon, peach, stone fruit and a touch of pine along with oats, wheat and barley combine to give a good body and fuller mouth feel for a lower abv beer.

    Unfiltered, Juicy is naturally hazy, golden and light on the palate with a low malt profile.

    Brewed in London with their friends at Portobello Brewing. Pairs well with salad, chicken and lighter seafood.

    ABV: 4%
    SKU’s: 50L Keg, 30L Keg, 330ml can

  • Pave The Way

    Their most mainstream beer, Pave The Way is a gluten free Pale Ale made using the finest English Maris Otter Pale malt with a distinctive copper pale colour and a rich malty base to showcase the finest American hops.

    Smooth notes of honey and caramel from the malt combine with Simcoe to give a light and balanced bitterness whilst Eldorado and Amarillo give a light aroma and flavour of watermelon, peach and stone fruit.

    £5 per keg/cask and 5p per can is donated to the charity Only A Pavement Away who help to bring ex homeless, vulnerable veterans and ex offenders back into employment within the hospitality sector.

    Brewed with their friends at Portobello Brewing.

    ABV: 4.6%
    SKU’s: 50L Keg, 330ml Can, 9G Cask

  • Hibernation

    Hibernation IPA is traditionally a hybrid between an American IPA and a Belgian Wit and was first brewed by two American brewers (Deschutes & Boulevard) in 2010.

    Cloudy and full bodied like a wheat beer but tasting like an IPA, this beer uses Maris Otter pale malt, a neutral US05 yeast and dry hop with Citra and Chinook to give a light, refreshing citrus profile.

    Unfiltered, unfined and unpasteurised and using 34% malted wheat, this is a well balanced beer with a light bitter finish to maximise drinkability.

    It has a rich, full-bodied mouth feel and pairs well with flavoursome/ spicy dishes.

    ABV: 5.2%
    SKU’s: 30L Keg, 330ml can, 440ml can

  • Bigger Dinger

    The latest addition to our core range in keg and our tribute to Erdinger.

    Bigger Dinger is a smooth and unfiltered hefeweizen with subtle notes of banana, clove and spice.

    A clean taste and solid body make this a real easy drinker any time of year. Brewed with our friends at Portobello Brewing.

    ABV: 5.4%
    SKU’s: 30L Keg

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