Hogs Back brewery is inviting beer drinkers to toast the coronation of King Charles with a pint of MajesTEA.

Originally brewed for the Platinum Jubilee in 2022, MajesTEA is returning as a limited-edition ale for another royal occasion. It will be available to pubs, as well as in the Hogs Back tap room at the brewery in Tongham, in time for the coronation celebrations in May.

The beer is a variation on Hogs Back’s award-winning flagship ale Tongham TEA, brewed with a little more English malt, and extra Fuggles hops, grown less than 100 yards from the brewhouse.

The full-bodied 4.5 per cent traditional amber ale has a balance of malty, caramel notes and spicy hop flavours, while dry hopping with Fuggles adds grassy and floral notes.  

Hogs Back MD Rupert Thompson said: “There’s a long history among British brewers of producing very special beers to mark royal occasions, and we’re delighted that MajesTEA is continuing the tradition. It’s a very British beer, eminently drinkable, and certainly worth breaking out the bunting for.

“People will be gathering in pubs to celebrate the coronation weekend, including the ceremony itself on Saturday 6 May and the extra bank holiday on Monday 8 May.

“Raising a glass of MajesTEA is a great way to toast King Charles, as well as to show support for Britain’s pubs and brewers, which are right up there alongside the crown jewels as an iconic and much-loved part of our national heritage.”