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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7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask handpump at The Pint Shop, Cambridge, Thursday 19th January 2017. I was expecting gold but erring more towards mid amber in colour, clear as a bell, looks superb actually. Fruity with a good citrussy bite and a strident bitterness throughout, not as tropical as expected but very nice anyhow. A6 A5 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried from Cask on 19 Jan 2017 at 23:54

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Hopcraft Citra Session ].Clear medium amber yellow color with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, caramel, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, grass, tropical fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, tropical fruit, hoppy, fruity, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151007] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2017 at 10:44

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Stillage at cloisters... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft floral fruit nose.. Dry zezty dry fruit.. Juicy.. Dry floral fruit
Tried on 31 Dec 2016 at 07:24

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Full pour at Craft Beer Islington, October, 2016. Cask. Big, bright hop aroma. Lots of citrus and full hop flavor. For a pale ale, rather than IPA, impressive hop character. in good shape from the cask, great palate. A fine American pale ale.
Tried from Cask on 28 Dec 2016 at 19:29

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Craven Arms, Birmingham. 5.2% 76 IBU’s. Poured a very slightly hazy straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is grapefruit citrus, yeast. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a light, dry, fruity, hop bitter light pepper spice palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 21 Dec 2016 at 14:50

8/10
Tried on 18 Dec 2016 at 11:50

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Craven, Birmingham. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is yeast, floral hop, tart citrus. The flavour is moderate sour light bitter with a light, dry, tart fruit, light pepper spice hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A rather interesting and unconventional beer that rapidly grows on you.
Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2016 at 14:50

7/10
Tried on 18 Nov 2016 at 20:39

5/10
Tried on 18 Nov 2016 at 20:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Stockbridge tap. Pours clear amber, nose is fruity, biscuity toffee, taste is orange, sweet toffee, dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2016 at 12:57