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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7.5/10
Tried at Harrogate Tap on 24 Aug 2014 at 21:10

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Craven Arms; clear amber pour with a frothy white head, mellow malt aroma, taste has digestive biscuit, hint of lemon, pale malts.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2014 at 10:26

8/10
Tried on 15 Aug 2014 at 16:12

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Craven Arms; clear golden amber pour with a frothy white, pine and grapefruit aroma, taste has grapefruit, light pine, grapefruit, biscuit, some resin.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2014 at 08:03

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Dark with a thin head and a slightly sweetened roasted malt aroma and taste.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2014 at 08:09

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Craven Arms; dark brown pour with a frothy tan head, light coffee and chocolate aroma, taste has bitter chocolate, coffee a hint of pine hop, slight resinous mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2014 at 06:03

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Birmingham Beer Bash July 14. Pours hazy amber with thin head, herbal / nettles aroma, plenty of citrus hops in the taste with a big bitter finish. A great second beer of the fest!
Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2014 at 13:35

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tasted at the Deepings Festival 2014. No full tasting notes as drunk as part of a whole day session.
Tried on 27 Jul 2014 at 05:10

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at Birmingham Beer Bash; hazy light golden yellow pour with a small white head, resinous hop, tangerine, grapefruit, orange.
Tried on 27 Jul 2014 at 04:39

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Birmingham Beer Bash; hazy golden amber pour with an off white frothy head, big fresh fruit aroma, taste has big burst of tropical hop flavour. Decent bitter finish.
Tried on 27 Jul 2014 at 03:38