fiulijn (28382) reviewed Crop Circle from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Cask Conditioned, end of the cask
Very pale blond color. Quite nice aroma, fresh hops, citrus fruits. Lightly malty with a very good hop profile; begins a bit fruity, ends very close to a good Pilsner. Interesting.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Crop Circle from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Bishop’s Arms Malmö. Clear golden in colour. Small white head. Some yesty aroma with hints of lemon. Flavor is hoppy with some citrus notes. Hoppiness in the aftertaste aswell. An easy drinking beer.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Taiphoon from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle conditioned
Light blond color. Lightly fruity aroma. Average mouthfeel, well hopped, dry, quite aromatic. Too much bitter in the end. Long finish.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Slightly hazy golden beer with a creamy head. Appears desperate to leave the bottle as soon as the cap is removed. Soft, malty nose. Very light body with discreet notes of malt and a rather subdued bitterness. Very refreshing while cold, but gains more character as it warms while the hops start to leave a mark. 121205
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Good Elff from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby JDW, Canterbury. Copper colour with thin beige head. Green apple and hop aroma with some yeast. Spicy hop finish, quite tangy, but a bit lifeless in the middle
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Odyssey from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[Cask at GBBF 2005] A brown beer with a thin off-white head. A very dark color for a Bitter. The aroma is quity light with nutty notes and esters. The flavor is nutty combined with roasted malt, leading to a good hoppy dry bitter end.
JK (8181) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. About three past past the besy by date, but not flaws. Aroma has some citrus, light hops, and iron. A cloudy, gold colored beer. Light carbonation, some sediment, and a lasting white head. Several flavors; light malt, citrus, and with the foundation of a bitter. Finish is herbal and fairly dry. Pleasant and a well crafted beer but unremarkable.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Red Devil from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Russet colour with thin beige head, some yeast and red berry aromas. Choc malt and yeast on finish. Bit acidic in mouth. Finish has touch of yeasty apple and some dryness and hint of red berry malt
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at The Royal Oak, Bank - Lyndhurst: Dark golden coloured, nearly no head to speak of; traces of lemony fruitiness in the aroma, but mainly a hoppy, floral nose, some resin; moderate to strong bitter flavour; enormous dry bitter-aromatic finish, the hops last very long on the tongue. Pleasant ! (7/2/6/2/13) Re-rated 3/3/06: (Bottle) Hazy, straw golden coloured, mid-sized fluffy white head, lacing; fruity (citruos) and distinctive floral hoppy nose, sweetish pale malt, too; moderate bitter, crisp and a bit yeasty flavour; medium bodied, dry hoppy bitter finish, a bit citrous. An easy drinking, but strong bitter. Very pleasant and moreish.................
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Bottled. Dark amber. Papery aroma. Dry and ashy with some crystal amlt and clean, hard mouthfeel, low hop rate. Short, empty finish. Simplistic and uninspired. British beer? I guess so. Great? No way!