Hophead

Brewster's Brewery in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Golden / Blonde Ale Regular

Score

6.50

ABV: 3.6%

IBU: -

Ticks: 27

Hophead is a pale, aromatic and hoppy session bitter. Brewster’s have brewed Hophead for over twenty years. In this time this pale, full on hop, low gravity style of beer has become a modern classic.

As a permanent beer it will work well alongside an “English” style beer to cover the fundamentally important session (3.5%-4.0%) beer drinkers category on the bar. When stocked like this many Publicans have noted increasing sales and repeat trade built around this beer.

Hophead is pale gold with a fresh zesty hop character. Highlights of orange, lemon and blackcurrant hop notes from a blend of English and American hops.

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WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 1 year ago

Tried on 07 Dec 2024 at 13:32

eurosoba (18472) ticked Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 3 years ago

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Tried on 13 Nov 2022 at 13:08

6.3

Deanso (15577) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half pint on cask at the Hallcross. Medium creamy white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Cask at Hallcross on 19 Mar 2022 at 09:20

6.5

Grumbo (24130) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

22/1/2022. Cask at the Wonky Donky, Fletton, Peterborough. Pours clear pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, flowers, sweet malt, touch of grape. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery texture, soft carbonation. Slightly dry and zesty finish. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2022 at 09:41

6.4

SHIG (13859) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is grainy, citrus, fruit. Taste is same, grain, fruity, citrus.

Tried from Cask on 22 Jan 2022 at 16:49

7.5

Benzai (24278) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ GBBF Day 2. Clear yellow color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, decently hoppy, nice tropical fruit influences, nice fruity hop bitter. Another fine beer. Decent body and carbonation.

Tried on 17 Aug 2016 at 04:02

5.5

beerhunter111 (50413) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gbbf. Fast klare leuchtend gelbe Farbe. Geruch mild zitronig hopfig, helles malz. Geschmack mild hopfig, zitronig, helles malz.

Tried on 10 Aug 2016 at 13:08

6.2

Mr_Pink_152 (17035) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pint at the three horseshoes, Waddington. Golden colour with a decent white head. Aroma is floral hops and citrus. Taste is well balanced with a bitter finish.

Tried on 23 May 2015 at 14:08

6.5

Mabuzzer (2127) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Cask at Paisley Beer Festival. Golden colour with a thin head that quickly dissipated. Hoppy without being overpowered. Bit thin and watery but very drinkable

Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2014 at 04:35

6.2

BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Hophead from Brewster's Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half-pint at the 2014 Lincoln Beer Festival. Light amber with a white covering of bubbles. The strong floral hop nose carried on into the flavour of this semi-bitter brew. Easy to drink, doesn’t test your taste buds too greatly, but a pleasant blend of hoppiness that sits together nicely and leaves a mini-dry finish in the mouth.

Tried on 25 May 2014 at 00:19