Hopcraft Brewing
Microbrewery
in Pontyclun,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Wales 🏴
Owned by
Pixie Spring Brewery
Established in 2012
Closed in 2019
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, hops, flowers, malt and has a nice bitter finish.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Queen Anne's Revenge from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ MBCF17 [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2017 ] Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M2 3GX. [ As Hopcraft Queen Anne's Revenge ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, pale malt, moderate hoppy, earthy hops, light apple. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, pale malt, sweet malt, earthy hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170119] 6-3-7-3-13
Downender (11275) reviewed Drizzle Of Doom from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Hop Bunker, Cardiff 8/2/2018. Dark brown, with a moderately-sized, off-white, head. A touch of sharp citrus hop, lemon and blueberry fruit, toasty malts, plain chocolate, a whiff of caramel and gentle finish. good.
Downender (11275) reviewed Every Hop I Love Is Dead from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Hop Bunker, Cardiff 8/2/2018. Golden in colour, with a moderately-sized, white, head. Citrus hops, pineapple and grapefruits, rich tea malts, a whiff of marmalade and pleasantly dry finish. Enjoyable.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Profits of Doom from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Victoria, Colchester. Pours almost black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, lactose and coffee. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight oily and watery texture, average carbonation.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Spanish Main from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at the bow bar... Dark black... Small tan head.. Soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark dry chocolate roast malts.. big pine roast finish.. Rich chocolate roast
Stuu (34525) reviewed Spanish Main from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the bow bar. Pours black, nose is caramel, liquorice, dates, raisin, taste is chewy, fruity, chocolate, little thin.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Temple of Love from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ MBCF17 [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2017 ] Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M2 3GX. [ As Hopcraft Temple of Love ].Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy and open, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, hop oil, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, hop oil, fruity hops, pale malt, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170119] 6-3-6-3-13
fonefan (84534) reviewed Campania from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask (gravity) @ #MBCF18, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2018 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, Manchester, Great Manchester, England M2 3GX.
[ As Hopcraft Campania ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, chocolate, vanilla, dark malt, light nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, chocolate, dark malt, vanilla. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180125]
7-3-7-3-15
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Into the Unknown from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus and faint malt. Taste is dry and bitter, more citrus. Decent pint.