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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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Cotteridge Wines birthday; clear ribena red pour with a bubbly light pink head, aroma has some light fruit, taste has hint of blueberry, creamy malts.

Tried on 20 Jul 2018 at 11:12


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival, July 2018. Pours pale gold, good mango nose. Light, refreshing with a gentle mango presence, pale malt, but a touch too drying. Nice refresher.

Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2018 at 20:15


7.5

Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2018

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 19 Jul 2018 at 19:15


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at the Red House, Stourbridge. Pours deep purple red with no head. Aroma is subtle blueberry. Taste has blueberry to start and a light vanilla ice cream finish. A little short in the month.

Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 17:32


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask, gravity at Fire in the Mountain Festival Friday, nr Aberystwyth, Wales, 1st June 2018 Difficult to be exacting on colour owing to green plastic glass that I use for festivals and which is festooned with a Northern Rock Patrons Project label. However likely and looks a bit golden with a slim white head. Juicy with a big hit of grapefruit, dry and pithy finish. Good beer as ever from Hopcraft and Waen. A7A4 T7 P4 Ov 3.6

Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2018 at 15:42


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Pint on tap at the Imperial, Mexbrough. Medium light red head. Hazy light red pour. Light bitterness and a hint of blueberry.

Tried from Draft on 25 May 2018 at 16:22



6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Blonde with a creamy head. Hoppy, slightly dry with a notable bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 May 2018 at 15:39


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Backlog. Cask. Clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, caramel and grapefruit. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, caramel, grass, floral, pine, grapefruit, little sweet and medium bitter.

Tried from Cask on 09 May 2018 at 15:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gravity cask at the Red House, Stourbridge. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma is strawberry, roast and liquorice. Taste has strawberry throughout with roast in the finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 May 2018 at 09:31