Hopcraft Brewing
Microbrewery
in Pontyclun,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Wales 🏴
Owned by
Pixie Spring Brewery
Established in 2012
Closed in 2019
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Citra Plus from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Clear golden with a well appointed off white head that retains well. Nose is juicy citric peel, melon, light pine, orange pith, soft bread. Taste comprises mango, pithy citrics, hint of red grapefruit, toasted grains, soft bread, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy hop bitterness. Solid cask APA.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Hazed orange golden with a well appointed egg shell white head that retains very well ... a real looker of a beer. Nose is floral, tangerine, citric tinged straw, light pine needle. Taste comprises pithy orange, melon, light pine, hint of grapefruit, toasted bread, airy malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, juicy hop bitterness in a semi drying close. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is rummy, sweet malts, syrup, toffee, light fruit esters. Taste comprises chocolate, molasses, rum barrel, light spice, tangy dark fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a warming glow from the rum. Ok stuff ... maybe a bit OTT on the rum.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Light black with a decent beige cap. Nose is toffee, syrup, chocolate melt, dark malts, mellow roast. Taste comprises maple syrup, chocolate, toffee fudge, dark fruit rinds, faint lactic nip, brown sugar. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Dead Moon Calling from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Black with a well appointed tan cap. Nose is bitter roast, happy pangs, charr, spice, chocolate. Taste comprises roast malt, toffee, light coffee beans, chocolate, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a hop trace and bitter roast closure. Decent porter.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed East Coast APA from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at CBC Clerko, as East Bay Pilgrimage (dry hop version), 24/04/17. Golden with a decent white head. Nose is pithy citric peel, lemon rind, grass, green hop tones, grains. Taste comprises bitter orange, not as aggressively hopped as the nose suggested, citric drenched straw, airy malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with semi aggressive hop bitterness. Quite the bitter bastard, perhaps too much and coming across as overly harsh at times.
Scopey (25115) reviewed East Coast APA from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
cask at Craft Clerkenwell. It pours clear golden - amber with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, fragrant, oily orange, tangerine, peachy, brioche and marmalade. The taste is dry, bitter, orange peel, tangerine, peachy, toasty grain, resin, grapefruit, light soap, grass and wood with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Good hoppy cask action.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Black with a decent tan head. Nose is cocoa powder, sweet notes, light roast, floral tinged, faint spice. Taste comprises chocolate sprinkle, red berry notes, earthy, light roast, treacle toffee, trace of herb and flora. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Another fun stout from Hopcraft that mimics the name on the badge well.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is big on fresh coffee grinds, charr, light roast, spice, toffee. Taste comprises lesser coffee notes, chocolate, roast malts, light fruit esters, brown bread, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid coffee stout ... more so on the nose.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Campania from Hopcraft Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Black with a well appointed tan head. Nose is chocolate, toffee fudge, vanilla, light berry whisper, mellow roast. Taste comprises Neapolitan ice cream, rasperry whisper, vanilla, milk chocolate, light roast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Fun stout that ticks the boxes in terms of its name!