Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Crop Circle from Hop Back Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
The color is light yellow - probably made light by the maize. It has a fine though collapsing head. The aroma is fresh of oranges, lemon, banana, and malt. The flavor is very light with a hint of sourness - is it the maize? The flavor has notes of lemon, oranges, and corriander. The body is a little thin.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
The nose is hoppy. The color is golden and it has a small head. The flavor has a thin start, but then turning nicely hoppy. The only thing bearing this bear thru is the nice hopping - otherwise it is boring.
omhper (44752) reviewed Entire Stout from Hop Back Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Dark black with beige head. Licorice aroma. Soft and rather dry with notes of coffee. Surprisingly mild. Medium bitterness.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Entire Stout from Hop Back Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Brown - dark amber color; no head. Light aroma. Some good roasted malt, but still simple, watery…
JK (8181) reviewed Thunderstorm from Hop Back Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4.5
Clear golden color. Mild hop aroma. Begins with the taste of a standard German wheat, but then a sour chemical taste. Very little wheat taste at all. Not very good.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
A bit hoppy, some malt and traw - also in taste. Lightbodied, somewhat boring.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Thunderstorm from Hop Back Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bright amber; wheaty, slightly lemony; malty finish. A pretty simple beer that does nothing to change my opinion that this brewery is overrated.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Crop Circle from Hop Back Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Golden, crisp, wheaty, lemony, with a dryish finish. Sampled cask-conditioned at the Bag O' Nails, Bristol.
Oakes (33493) reviewed GFB (Gilberts First Brew) from Hop Back Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled cask-conditioned at the Cayo Arms, Cardiff...Light amber; earthy, minerally aroma, light caramel, some tin character. Moves into chalkiness on the palate, and a slightly earthy hop finish.
omhper (44752) reviewed Summer Lightning from Hop Back Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled cask conditioned. Golden coloured. Flowery aroma. Medium bodied. Rather sweet, clean. Salty and remarkably bitter finish.