Hopcraft Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Pontyclun,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Wales 🏴
Owned by
Pixie Spring Brewery
Established in 2012
Closed in 2019
Contact
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.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 25 Nov 2018) Pale amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots, citrus, orange and a touch of toast. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, orange, citrus peel, bread, toast and a balanced citric bitterness in the ifnish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and refreshing, with lots of orange. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2019
at 08:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 21 Nov 2018) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Malty, hoppy nose with citrus, herbs (nettles?), toast, grapefruit and resin. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, herbs, grapefruit, resin and a generous herbal, citric bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Quite bitter, but a bit unbalanced. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jul 2019
at 19:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 21 Nov 2018) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, tropical fruit, toast and slightly dusty hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, resin, tropical fruit and a a balanced citric bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jul 2019
at 19:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Blue blazer... Amber... Small white head... Light dry bitter herbal.. Light cheesy fruit nose... soft bitter.. Juicy fruits... Very drinkable Light woody bitter malts
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jul 2019
at 13:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Hop Bunker, Cardiff. It pours clear deep golden - amber with a medium bubbly white head. The aroma is sticky, oily, resinous, pine, bit of tropical fruits and grapefruit. The taste is dry, decent hit of bitterness, resinous, oily, toothy, piney, resinous, pithy grapefruit, some rawness, green, hop sting and some brown bread in the background. Finish is bitter - dry and lingers for quite some time. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2019
at 15:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 9 December 2018. Hazy gold with shallow off-white foam and plenty of lacing. Solid hoppy aroma. Rich and intense grapefruit hoppiness in-mouth, with a satisfying finish of the same. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2019
at 23:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg @ House of Grain. Pours gold with a light mist, nice white topping. Aroma is pale malt, light citrussy whispers. Taste is clean, light, sessionable with a relatively low bitterness. Soft citrussy shades, soft lightly-sweet pale malt, uncomplicated but with high drinkability. Nice.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2019
at 05:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Craft Beer Company, Covent Garden. Easy drinking cask ale. Not much to say
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Dec 2018
at 22:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC Covborn, 20/11/18. Clear golden with a well presented off white head. Nose is grassy, orange pith, toasted grains, melon, hoppy rip. Taste comprises grassy bite, sweet melon, tangerine, straw, raw citric peel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with semi aggressive hop bitterness. Ok pale.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2018
at 09:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 2nd December 2018. Slightly hazy gold with shallow white foam and travelling lace. A pungent, fruity aroma. Leafy hops and soft, slightly sour fruits in-mouth. An apple touch that continues into the finish. Light body and mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2018
at 23:47