Hopcraft Brewing

Microbrewery in Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Owned by Pixie Spring Brewery

Established in 2012

Closed in 2019

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Pontyclun, Wales
Description
First brewed in Spring 2010 as the Wheatsheaf Inn based at Wheatsheaf Inn, High Street, Llantrisant, Pontyclun. It was originally owned by Celt Experience. In 2011 it brewed for a short time using the name Korev, before settling on the current name in Spring 2012 when it separated from Celt Experience. It moved to its current address in Spring 2013 where an 11BBL plant was used. Experimental beers are produced under the Hopcraft banner. Brewing ceased in early 2019.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle shared at Cotteridge convention 05/03/2016. Thanks!. A hazed caramel brown coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is dry tropical pine, some nutty malts. Flavour is composed of medium brown malts, toast, pine malts. Palate is frothy, drying finish. Some jammy fruits.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2017 at 05:29

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Cotteridge convention 05/03/2016. A translucent yellow straw coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is floral citrus hop, pollen, lemon and a klittle straw. Flavour is composed of pithy lemon, pollen, straw and some tangy pineapple. Palate is grainy, highish carbonation to a drying finish. A fine pale ale.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2017 at 05:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Cotteridge convention 05/03/2016. Many thanks to Sarky!. A nutty reddy brown coloured pour with a thin beige head. Aroma is muted earth, pale grains, toasted nuts. Flavour is composed of dark malts, harsh dark grains, toast, berry fruits. . Palate is grainy, semi sweet, moderate carbonation. ok.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2017 at 15:37

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the bow bar. Pours clear golden, nose is coconut, toffee, floral, light fruit, taste is tart, herbal, citrus, dry.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2017 at 02:10

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at cloisters. Pours golden, nose is rubbery, floral, taste is bitter, toffee, harsh.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2017 at 02:25

6/10
Tried from Cask on 02 Jul 2017 at 15:22

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Hopcraft Rudi in Orbit ].Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops, hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, fruity malt, citrus, fruity - almost tropical fruit, pale malt, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161014] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried from Cask on 29 Jun 2017 at 12:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Hopcraft / Grateful Deaf Damned Deaf IPA ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, wood, apple. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, wood, hop oil, sweet malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161014] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried from Cask on 29 Jun 2017 at 05:42

6/10
Tried on 23 Jun 2017 at 16:25

8/10
2017 version
Tried on 16 Jun 2017 at 09:34