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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5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Gravity cask at Nottingham festival 2015 with chriso, Boudicca, fonefan and Charlotte, pleasure! Crystal clear golden color. Herbal and floral aroma. Taste is light lemon.
Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2015 at 08:17

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Hopcraft, Nottingham. Golden Colour with a thick white head. Fruity and fresh citrus aroma. Taste starts mid sweet to a light bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2015 at 02:29

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at The Grapes, Thursday 15th October 2015 in the company of Geraint Black in colour with a creamy textured off white head. Roasty but with a lovely hoppiness throughout. Dry finish. As ever, yet another great beer from the boy Gazza. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried on 16 Oct 2015 at 13:46

8/10
Gazza you mental hop bastard
Tried at The Ale House on 06 Oct 2015 at 17:21

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
4.5 abv cask at the bow bar... Golden amber... Small white head... Soft zezty orange fruits nose.. Juicy fruits.. Light bitter fruits.. Soft orange linger
Tried from Cask on 05 Oct 2015 at 01:43

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the bow bar. Pours clear golden, nose is sweet toffee, light fruit, cheesy, taste is dry, fruity, sweet toffee.
Tried from Cask on 05 Oct 2015 at 01:36

10/10
Awesome. Yesterday on cask.
Tried from Cask at The Ale House on 30 Sep 2015 at 16:54

6.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Hopcraft Crema Extrema Vanilla Porter ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate, vanilla, moderate roasted. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, vanilla - chocolate sweet, chocolate, vanilla. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141008]
Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2015 at 05:49

7.5/10
Tried from Cask at Salopian Bar on 27 Sep 2015 at 15:00

5/10
Tried on 26 Sep 2015 at 16:02