The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) arrived in style at Hogs Back Brewery on Sunday 19 May. The Tongham brewery was the last stop on the group’s Surrey Hills ride, with 742 riders – making it the UK’s second-biggest DGR event – who have so far raised an impressive £48,000 for prostate cancer and men’s mental health charities.
Among the riders were celebrity bikers Charlie Boorman and Joe Wicks, who led the lengthy procession on the final leg of the ride through Farnham and into the brewery, as crowds of enthusiasts and onlookers lined the streets. The ride started in Guildford, taking a 28-mile route through the Surrey Hills.
At the brewery, riders enjoyed Hogs Back’s beers including Little Swine 0.5% and food from the Tap, alongside live music. They were also able to admire the Hogs Back Beer Machine – a specially-built Harley Davidson with a barrel-shaped sidecar. Although no longer roadworthy, the bike has been a star attraction at beer festivals and the Hogs Back Hop Harvest celebrations over many years.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will return to Hogs Back in 2025.
Attached image shows: Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride at Hogs Back Brewery
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Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
DRG was founded in 2012 in Sydney to bring classic and vintage styled motorcycle riders together to raise funds for prostate cancer and men’s mental health charities. In 2023, there were 893 rides across 121 countries, raising a total of $7,450,000. https://www.gentlemansride.com/
Hogs Back Brewery
- Hogs Back Brewery was founded in 1992 in Tongham, in the heart of the traditional Surrey hop growing area.
- Its flagship brand Tongham TEA, or Traditional English Ale, is one of the leading regional ales in the South East. The first beer brewed by Hogs Back in 1992, Tongham TEA has won multiple awards including runner-up in CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain in 2000.
- The Hogs Back Brewery range includes a number of award-winning draught, bottled and canned beers, demonstrating its ability to combine brewing expertise and tradition with product innovation to create distinctive, memorable beers.
- Other brewing awards include:
- Gold medals for Little Swine 0.5% in the European Beer Challenge 2024 and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) National Independent Beer Awards 2024
- CAMRA’s Champion Bottled Beer of Britain 2020 for its A over T (Aromas over Tongham) 9% ABV bottle conditioned barley wine
- Gold medal in the World Beer Awards 2017 for Hogstar lager
- Bronze medal in the International Cider Challenge 2019 for traditional cloudy cider, Hazy Hog.
- Earlier this year, Hogs Back won the Le May Cup for its White Bine hop in the Institute of Brewing & Distilling’s annual Hop Competition. They also received a Gold Award for their Fuggles hop and a Silver for their English Cascade. Hogs Back is the first brewer to win the Le May Cup.
- As part of its drive to become an ever more sustainable brewer, Hogs Back is aiming to eliminate single use plastic. They have introduced refillable glass Snorters (3.5 pints) and Snifters (1 ¾ pints), and to date have removed 20,000 PETs, earning them Plastic Free Champion status from Surfers Against Sewage.
- hogsback.co.uk.
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