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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask. Gravity dispense. Sheffield Brewfest. 5th October. Clear, light amber. Just off white head. Fresh, green hop. Grass. Spice. Grain. Citrus zest. Some sandalwood type thing in there. Taste is woody dry. Full body. Resinous, and citrus bitter finish. Very tasty.
Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2014 at 08:37

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at Indyman Beer Festival; clear straw yellow pour with a creamy white head, great tropical hop aroma, taste has tangerine along with pineapple, excellent pale.
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2014 at 07:41

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Indyman Beer Festival; dark brown pour with a frothy tan head, coffee aroma, taste has roasted malt, quality coffee, plain chocolate, bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2014 at 03:28

6/10
Tried from Cask at Craven Arms on 09 Oct 2014 at 16:40

8/10
Tried on 04 Oct 2014 at 08:56

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On cask at Cloisters. Appearance - golden with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - melon and papaya. Some lime lurking in there. Taste - more tropical fruit and citrus on the finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry but elegant finish. Overall - looks nice, smells great and tastes delicious.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2014 at 04:56

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
CAsk at Cloisters. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Light tropical fruit aromas, white grape, citrus. Taste is light sugary sweet, then bitterness coming through in a good snappy way. Light body, crisp finish. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2014 at 00:23

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at craft 100 Craft Beer Co. Bright orange coloured pout with a light haze and loose white head. Aroma is big midget gem, lemon rind, grapefruit hops. Flavour is nice big clean lemony hop. Nice balancing base malt, some orange rind. Palate is medium sticky, assertive clean hop bitterness. Good beer.
Tried from Cask on 19 Sep 2014 at 14:31

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask, hand-pulled half-pint at the Craven Arms, Birmingham on 17th Sep 2014. Pleasant amber pour with a big off-white/beige head. Nose had a fruity hop feel, the taste showed off more hop traits with some tropical fruit like flavours and a bitter finish. Good rather than ’awesome’.
Tried from Cask on 19 Sep 2014 at 02:37

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at the Craven Arms; clear amber pour with a big frothy beige head, fruity hop aroma, taste has a lot of tropical hop action backed with some sweet malts and a bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2014 at 15:45