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
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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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Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Deutsch Projekt 6: Record from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fra cask på Craft Brixton 29 Nov 15. Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Svakt syrlig fruktaroma. Lett fruktsmak. Aprikos. Litt uvariert.
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2015 at 09:25
Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Dark Underbelly from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fra cask på Craft Brixton 29 Nov 15. Delt med Rune. Ultramørk amber. Lett farget filmskum. Tynn lacing. Søt plommearoma. Smaken lett tørr frukt. Tørr ettersmak.
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2015 at 09:05
Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Corazon De Oro from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fra cask på Craft Brixton 29 Nov 15. Delt med Rune. Lys gylden. Litt uklar, 0 skum. Svak ferskenaroma. Smaken lett fruktig. Plommer. Svakt syrlig ettersmak. Lite variasjon.
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2015 at 09:02
Scopey
Scopey (25532) reviewed
So Much To Answer For from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at CP&K. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The nose is earthy, straw, wet hops, grass, must, biscuit and light spice. The taste is rather bitter upfront, pithy lemon, zesty action, grass, green hops, earth and straw with a lingering bitter-dry finish. Light - medium body and soft carbonation. Ok for what it is.
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2015 at 04:17
reidyboy
reidyboy (4339) ticked
So Much To Answer For from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
7/10
Tried from Cask at Star Inn on 28 Nov 2015 at 14:10
RichTheVillan
RichTheVillan (12420) reviewed
Slave to the Wage from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has citrus and some passion fruit, taste has tangerine, mango, some biscuity malts, carbs are a bit weak, but tastes fine.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2015 at 10:00
RichTheVillan
RichTheVillan (12420) reviewed
Deutsch Projekt Opal from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a thin white head, aroma has a hint of lime and some caramel, taste has light citrus action, some biscuit.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2015 at 09:32
lad_newton
lad_newton (4458) reviewed
El Dorado Session from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 6th November 2015. Crystal clear amber with lasting, loose, whitish foam and spot lacing. Cheesy, earthy, pungent, yeasty hoppy aroma. A grassy hop abundance in-mouth with fruitiness and an increasingly bitter finish. Fair-bodied with an engaging full texture.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2015 at 05:44
RichTheVillan
RichTheVillan (12420) reviewed
Sick Body Sick Mind from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a frothy white head, aroma has some decent tropical hop action with a hint of citrus, taste has light citrus, biscuity malts.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2015 at 10:12
RichTheVillan
RichTheVillan (12420) reviewed
Citra Plus from Hopcraft Brewing
10 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has pissy citra action along with light pine, taste has dank citra, spicy mango, bitter grapefruit.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2015 at 09:51