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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Craft 100. It pours clear golden with a small white head. The nose is sweet, bitter-sweet, soft, juicy tropical fruits, peach and apricot. The taste is soft, big deal of bitterness, straw, grassy, pithy citrus, grapefruit and a touch of pepper with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty solid gear.
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2015 at 05:54

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Craft 100. It pours black with a small, bubbly beige head. The nose is earthy roast, cocoa, chocolate and dark fruits. The taste is bitter, earthy, wood, roast malt, mild acidity, ash and dark fruits with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. OK, but far from Hopcraft’s best.
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2015 at 04:48

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Draft at Craft 100 April 2015 - London. Pours clear, dark brown with a frothy tan head. Some toasty malts in the nose. Light sweet flavor with heavy minerality, cigarettes, roast, scorched earth. Light bodied with average carbonation. Ashy finish with more earth, char, burnt pine, minerals. OK.
Tried from Draft on 06 Apr 2015 at 02:49

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Craft 100 Clapham, Good Friday 3rd April 2015 Dark brown with a light tan coloured film. A little bit of yoghurt on nose, tart and fruity in mouth, I like it. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.2
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2015 at 08:28

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
2nd April 2015
Craft #100 fest at Clapham. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is smooth with modest fine carbonation. Nice mellow dark malts. Mild berry fruits, light piney hops. Semi dry finish. Pretty easy drinking and a little CDA like.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2015 at 06:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at craft 100.... Deep black... Thin tan lacing... Soft chocolate roast malts nose... Dry chocolate roast... Dark fruits.. Dark chocolate
Tried from Cask on 02 Apr 2015 at 18:00


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Cask at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden on 30th March 2015. Gold with off-white shallow foam and part lacing. Herby, hoppy aroma with malt and cheesy yeasts. Grassy, bitter hops in-mouth with sweetish citrus on the tongue. Finish is lasting grassy bitterness. Light bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2015 at 15:57

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Cask-conditioned at the Crofters’ Rights, Bristol 30/3/2015. Pale gold with a frothy, white, head. Big, grassy hop aroma with a touch of creamy malt. Flavour had plenty of sharp lemon fruit, some tangerine sweetness and lingering, bitter finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2015 at 15:04

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Cask at the London Drinker Beer Festival, 2015. Gold pour with a white head. Aromas of apricot, mango.. lots of soft, sweet fruit which segues seamlessly into the flavour. Excellent stuff.
Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2015 at 16:22