Hogs Back Brewery is launching Juliet, a new limited-edition collaboration cask ale brewed alongside Mondo Brewing, to mark International Women’s Day 2026.
Women from Hogs Back, involved in the brewing of Juliet. Left to right are: Brooke Hockerday (tap supervisor), Sylvia Levick (financial controller), Gina Fletcher (national account controller), Isabel Bennet (trade sales executive), Lindsey Winrow-Winder (assistant manager, retail and e-commerce), Paula Andrews (retail assistant), Becky Ray (events manager), and Molly Taylor (tap supervisor)
The beer is inspired by the strength and spirit embodied in Shakespeare’s Juliet — a character defined not only by love, but by courage, conviction and the willingness to defy expectations.
Juliet is a 3.8% ABV pale ale, brewed with a blend of British-grown barley, oats, and wheat, giving it a silky-smooth mouthfeel and a sturdy malt base.
Generously hopped with home-grown Cascade hops in the copper, it is finished with a vibrant dry-hop of Hallertau Blanc and Citra. The beer bursts with aromas of sun-ripened mango, hints of pineapple, and subtle notes of green grapes and gooseberries.
The beer will feature at JD Wetherspoon’s spring beer festival nationally, and will roll out across Stonegate’s Publican Partnerships, Nicholson’s Pub Collection, and Fuller’s, as well as being available via the independent wholesaler Dayla and wider free-trade placements. It will also be showcased at the Hogs Back Brewery’s Tap and Brewery Shop, in Surrey.
Juliet has been brewed as part of the International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) 2026, the campaign from Women on Tap CIC, which supports initiatives that empower women and advance inclusion across the beer industry.
To mark IWCBD, the women of Hogs Back Brewery spent a day in the brewhouse alongside their all-male, brew team colleagues, learning more about beer and getting involved in the brewing of Juliet Pale Ale. In addition, Hogs Back Brewery will make a donation to two charities, which support women’s causes.
