Hops & Dots Brewery
Microbrewery in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England 🏴
Established in 2019
Closed in 2023
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Description
Hops and Dots Brew Co. founded in 2019 – originally based in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. In 2021 the brewery relocated to County Durham with opportunity to open a taproom on the horizon and a brand new brewhouse! We wanted to make beer that we would drink – so, that’s what we did. We promote braille through our beers – we love dots. Craft beer should be acessible and hoppy – we love hops!
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft to bottle from lowcostbeer.com. Pours light amber with small white head. Brioche malty aroma, light toastiness, somewhat sweet. Taste again sweet, somewhat bready and light toast, dry finish with a decent bitterness. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ #NRHBCF 2019 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As Hops & Dots Oatie Dokie ].
ABV: 6.0%. Cloudy - hazy look a matt medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, funky, dusty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, funky, pale malt, sweet malt, dusty, hops bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20191009]
6-3-7-3-14
Tried
on 28 Dec 2023
at 09:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can from Steam Machine Brewery. Orangey amber brown with reddish tinge, white foam head and aroma of bramble, barley malt, hop. Taste is sweet, malty, woody oak barrel, with bramble notes and some tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft foamy carbonation, drying woody bitter finish Quite OK.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2023
at 17:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can from Hops & Dots. Hazed golden colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of fruits, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, caramel, fruity, peach, citrus, grapefruit, and tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter fitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2023
at 18:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
330ml can courtesy of @danlo, thanks! Reddish brown, a bit murky with some film of off-white head. Caramel notes, some blackberry, heavy malt in the aroma. Taste is sweet with a fair bit more blackberry, some soap. Kind of comes right in the finish with a touch more bitterness here. Lighter body for the ABV, carbonation on the heavy side. Fairly messy but drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2023
at 21:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can from Port Bierhaus. Dark brown colour, foamy beige head and aroma of malt, fruity. Taste is sweet, malt, dried fruit, caramel with mellow bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, malty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2023
at 22:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
28/1/2023. Can shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, apricot, grass, touch of herb. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, light tartness. Moderate body, slightly oily, average carbonation. Well done.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2023
at 21:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bus beer. Medium bodied, smooth & clean. Pine, bitter hops, pithy, Good one
Tried
on 04 Feb 2023
at 19:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from Angels Cut, Darlington. Pale golden colour, white foamy head and aroma of citrusy hop, apricot note. Taste is pale malt, fruity, zesty, citrus, apricot, with some hop bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry fruity bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2022
at 16:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Danlo. A light hazed golden yellow straw coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is rustic grains, straw, grass, piney hop, vanilla, hedgerow hops, rustic grains. Palate is grainy, moderate carbonation. grassy hop, little dirty. Flavour is composed of dirty grains, straw, grass, mineral, grassy piney woody hop, little muddy.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2022
at 22:47