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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at CBC Clerko for the tap takeover. A mahogany brown red coloured pour with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is burnt liquorice, brown sugars, spicy hop, star anise, weed. Spicy hop. Flavour is composed of toasted malts liquorice, bitter black malts, mellow spices, galangal, woody pine. Bark. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, decent. Lingering mellow jammy fruits fried berries.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 13:11

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC Clerko for the tap takeover.. A clear orange amber coloured pour with a fading off white head. Aroma is nutty brown malts, hint of coffee, brown sugars, dirty wood, pine.. Flavour is composed of nutty toasted malts, dirty bark and pine, assertive pine needle bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, hop resin, spicy woody pine resin. Aggressive hopping.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 13:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at CBC Clerkenwell - London. Pours clear gold with a foamy, white head. Citric hops in the nose, lemon, pale grains. Light sweet flavour with some damp grains, hay, melon, bitter grass, light minerality. Light bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. Finishes with sturdy grassy bitterness, mild husky grains, lemon rind, a touch of melon. Not bad. A little too bitter in the aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 13:02

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at CBC Clerks - London. Pours clear, pale yellow with a creamy, white head. The nose holds melon, ripe lemon, hay, pale malts. Light sweet flavour with further melon, pineapple, grapefruit, light rindy and grassy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. Nicely balanced finish, more pineapple, some peach, pale bread, mild grass. Nice one.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 12:57

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at CBC Clerko for the tap takeover. A clear bright golden coloured pour with a a lasting fine white head. Aroma is nutty malts toffee, little buttery, pine hop. Palate is semi sweet, sticky hop, Good condition. Flavour is composed of toffee malts, dirty pine, bark, citrus.. Little rough round the edges. Lingering dirty citrus
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 12:54

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC Clerks - London. Pours clear gold with a foamy, white head. The nose some pale grains, ripening lemon, grass. Light sweet flavour with some melon, rindy lemon, bread crust, salty grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with assertive grassy bitterness, more rindy citrus, crispy pale malts. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 12:50

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC Clerko for the tap takeover. A clear dull pale coloured pour with a lasting fine greyish white head . Aroma is nice floral citrus perfume, pollen, midget gem,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet Base malts, lemon zest, jammy citrus, orange rind, nice floral notes.. Assertive citrus hop bitterness.. Palate is semi sweet, sticky hop resin. Decent cask condition. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 12:48

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at CBC Clerks - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a frothy, white head. Nice pissy hop aroma, zesty lemon, grapefruit. Light sweet flavour with nice lemony hops, biscuits, hay, subtle grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good balance in finish, some tropical notes, more pee, lemon, biscuits, a little straw, pale bread. Nice one.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 12:46

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at Craft Clerkenwell - London. Pours clear copper with a foamy topping. The nose holds toasted pine, grass, grains. Lightly sweet with aggressive grassy bitterness, leaves, pine, toasted grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with harsh bitterness, more grass, raw pine. Overly bitter.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 12:42

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC Clerko for the tap takeover. A clear mid golden coloured pour with a greyish loose white head. Aroma is sticky toffee, caramel, pine hop, low jammy hop,. Little buttery.. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, toffee, brown sugars, sticky hop juice, dirty pine and bark. Palate is semi sweet, decent cask condition. Super hoppy bitter.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2017 at 12:40