Hopcraft Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Pontyclun,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Wales 🏴
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.
6.9/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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