Downender (11275) reviewed Dragonfly from Hop Back Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Full Moon, Wells, 22 August 2024. Golden in colour and crystal clear, with a slight, white, head. Light, citrus and stone fruits, leafy hops, rich tea malts and a lingering, bitter, finish. Good.
Reubs (35480) reviewed Crowd Pleaser from Hop Back Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Sultan 09/08/2024 Toasted and lightly roasted malty with notes of cereal, slightly nutty accents, cereal, grain, twiggy hops, soft cask carb mouthfeel, bitter hoppy and toasted malty finish. Nice one.
Reubs (35480) reviewed Torch Bearer from Hop Back Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at The Sultan 09/08/2024 Another great pub here, medium sweet malty and lightly fruity aroma and taste, notes of toasted and sweet bready malts, grain, cereal, citrus kiss, soft cask carbonation, leafy grassy herbal bitter hoppy finish. Very nice.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Pacific Jade from Hop Back Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
17th July 2024 Cask at Chelmsfaasarhd Beer Fest. Pretty much a clear paleish gold beer, small bubbly white head. Airy and semi dry palate, a little thin. Reasonable fine carbonation. Thin pale malts, some grainy sweetness, nothing serious. Soft and very mild pine. A mild piney ripe lemon thing before a light and semi dry finish. A fairly lame attempt at a single hop pale ale. Some vague Pac Jade character but, ultimately, pretty wishy washy and a little bland. But, but.... gradually grows on you and tells you it's not quite as bland as you first feared whilst remaining, unremarkable.
Downender (11275) reviewed Pacific Jade from Hop Back Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Haunch of Venison, Salisbury 13/7/2024. Golden in colour and crystal clear, with a slight, off-white, head. Grassy hops, a herbal edge, tangerine fruit, light maltiness leading to a dryish finish. Enjoyable.
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Crowd Pleaser from Hop Back Brewery 1 year ago
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Pickled Santa from Hop Back Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Sultan, South Wimbledon on 15th December 2023. Rated as a novelty ale. Dark brownish copper with shallow, dense, yellowy white foam and spot lacing. Spicy malts aroma with bitter perfumes. Herby, spicy blend in-mouth with notes of expensive shower gels and bodyspray. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Interesting.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Elf And Hoppiness from Hop Back Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Sultan, South Wimbledon on 15th December 2023. Clear copper with almost no foam or lace. Spiced malt aroma. Malty in-mouth with leafy hops and sweet spices. A bittersweet finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Hop Jam from Hop Back Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
19th October 2023, hand-pulled pint in the Railway Tavern, Newport Shropshire. Clean golden body, good white crown. Floral hop nose and taste, no idea what hops are used but it didn't seem too balanced to me, slight 'hop burn' over a mild malty base.