HopFuzz Brewery

Microbrewery in West Hythe, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

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Unit 8 Riverside Industrial Estate, West Hythe Road, West Hythe, CT21 4NB, England
Description
Our head brewer, Daryl, learnt the brewing trade in the Blue Mountains of Australia, bringing back a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm after an eventful year of travelling down under.
Producing some rather successful test batches in the garage, with overwhelmingly positive reviews from unbiased (maybe a little biased) friends and family, the dream of creating our very our brewery seemed the obvious next step.

​As with any great idea, plans were made over a few beers and we dived head first into the world of brewing, setting up shop in our little unit in West Hythe, Kent.

Things started small, a tiny 100 litre system produced our initial batches, barely enough to fill 2 casks a time! We outgrew this almost overnight, setting about building a bigger, more refined system a few months down the line.

Our brewing process has always been very hands on, with manually controlled pumps and valves - not a computer in sight!

Fast forward to 2020 and we are finishing the final details on our new, shiny brew house - a 1000 litre behemoth, with just a few automated features to help with consistency and keep things running smoothly.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone, clear gold lasting white head. unusual hop aroma. Very hoppy in mouth some sweetish pale malt. Decent condition even perfumed finish. Some rose fruit. Odd.

Tried from Cask on 10 Dec 2015 at 11:45


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

on tap oro schiuma media citrica limone amaro medio poco corpo non molto intesa

Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2015 at 15:45


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

4.2% Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone, clear mid brown. Lasting white head. Malty aroma. Nutty brown bitter good hop balance. Good brown bitter.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2015 at 01:59


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Ravenscroft Ramsgate. Black beer. Some decent chocolate bit of biscuit. Bit thin in the mouth but the chocolate is good.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2014 at 14:35


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask at Queens Head Ramsgate clear amber no real head. Ginger aroma then thinnish in the mouth. Just ginger and not much else. Bit thin.

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2014 at 12:35


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone. Clear amber lasting white head. Sherberty grapefruit aroma. Good flavours for a 3.8% beer. Good beer. Like the hops.

Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2014 at 11:46


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. 3.8% Clear red russet. Biscuity some hop. Some green hop. Ok some bitterness. Some sweet malt. Ok bitter

Tried from Cask on 01 Oct 2014 at 12:10


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

4.0% clear mid gold. Thin white head. Malty bitter. Standard brown bitter good malt. Ok bitter

Tried on 27 Aug 2014 at 12:04


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

5% Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Clear pale gold thick head. Good hoppy aroma. Smells a little like sauvignon blanc. Cracking condition. Little bit of semolina. Decent hoppy finish. Some honey sweetness. Ok

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2014 at 06:51


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask. Pours golden, with a small frothy headd. Aromas of hops, straw, a bit of fruit. Fruity taste- some lemon, quite a thin mouthfeel, bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2014 at 08:47