Visited: August 19, 1995

Opened: 1985

Closed: 2007

Annual Production: 1,000 bbl

Contributors: Arash Shahzadi, Dan Scott, scott j.

Under new management since 1997, and again since 2005. I last visited Hogshead in August 1995. Not as bad as it used to be, but there's a lot of good beer in the other Sacramento brewpubs. In Hogs We Trust.

This just in via email:

Name: Dennis Lynch
Time: Sunday, June 29, 1997 at 23:47:28
Comments: I am the new general manager and brewer at the Hogshead Brewpub in Old Sacramento. I hope you will come on down for another try. We still have all the rustic charm but the beer and service are both getting much better! Try my new Red Rabbit Ale...it's a little hoppy.

Then I heard in 2005 that Hogshead is under new ownership yet again.

Directions: Follow the freeway signs to "Old Sacramento", park in the garage, and wander around the antique stores until you find Hogshead. (Old Sacramento only covers a few square blocks, and it's worth a few minutes' wandering.)

Updated: March 5, 2009

• Dark Ale
  Robust Porter
  • Date: August 19, 1995 (#1140)
    Package: draught
    Place: at the brewery
    Score: 11 points
    Overall Impression (2)
    Red-brown, some haze, OK head. Slight coffee aroma. Acidic and sweet dark flavors. Astringent finish.