Hopcraft Brewing
Microbrewery
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Pontyclun,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
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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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at 2015 Birmingham Beer Festival; clear golden amber pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has peach and lemon, taste has a hint of spice, lemon, some peach, quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2015
at 09:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at 2015 Birmingham Beer Festival; dark chestnut brown pour with a bubbly tan head, aroma has sharp citrus, pine and chocolate, taste has resinous, sharp citrus and chocolate, bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2015
at 07:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Craven Arms; dark coca cola black pour with a bubbly tan head, aroma has coffee plus some pine, taste has coffee, light citrus, some pine.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2015
at 09:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Craven Arms; clear golden yellow pour with a thin white head, aroma has dank citra action, taste has some cat pissy citra, some lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2015
at 09:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask. Gravity dispense. 41st Steel City Beer Festival. Clear, pale gold. Suds of white. Clean, bright, lemon meringue hop. Lots of peach. Apricot. Peach stone. Bready, and yeasty. Taste is pithy bitter, with a distinct tartness. Clean, light mouthfeel. Finishes long, pithy, zesty bitter. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2015
at 11:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Gravity dispense. 41st Steel City Beer Festival. Clear, very dark red. A few tan bubbles. Pretty well balanced nose of orange and grapefruit hop, and roasty, coffee grind malts. Taste is woody bitter. Pithy gear. Decent body. Drys out a tad. Finishes mostly pithy bitter, with a soft, brown sugar sweet edge.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2015
at 11:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Gravity dispense. 41st Steel City Beer Festival. Clear, green tinged yellow gold. Suds of white. Crisp, lemony, lightly spicy hop. Fresh and green. Taste is light, grassy, oily bitter. Palate is lightly oily. Some serious hoppage in this. Finishes long, oily, fresh, hoppy bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2015
at 11:34
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
Gravity cask at Nottingham festival 2015 with chriso, Boudicca, fonefan and Charlotte, pleasure! Bright golden color. Aroma of herbal lemon. Taste is lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2015
at 08:19
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
Gravity cask at Nottingham festival 2015 with chriso, Boudicca, fonefan and Charlotte. Clear yellow color. Aroma of lemon. Taste has mostly lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2015
at 08:19