Hopshackle

Microbrewery in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Bowler’s Brewery

Established in 2006

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Unit F Bentley Business Park, Blenheim Way Northfields Industrial Estate, Market Deeping, PE6 8LD., England
Description
I have been commercially brewing now since November 2006 ( there is still only myself here !!! ) . Since my last update some interesting new beers have been produced , inspired by some of the fantastic beers I have tried not only from the UK but also from the rest of the World in particular the USA .

I have also tried some new ingredients in my beers one of which was a heavily peated whisky malt which came with a warning from the maltster " be careful it's very smoky !" . I added some to my Historic Porter recipe and it worked really well , every pub that had it asked for it again , one pub took 3 casks !

In 2023 Bowler's acquired the brand and recipes for Hopshackle Ales. Hopshackle’s multi-award winning real ales were produced from its brewery in Market Deeping. Upon his retirement, the previous owner wanted a ‘safe pair of hands’ to entrust the ales that had he had developed over the previous 17 years, and we are delighted to continue the Hopshackle legacy.

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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tried on 07 Dec 2025 at 12:53


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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

31/10/2025. Cask at Norwich Beer Festival (Castle Social).

Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2025 at 15:10


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

500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Nov 23. Thanks Simon for this. Expected trad but actually pours a misty yellow with white head, and an encouraging tropical hop aroma. Myriad fruity tropical flavours to taste. Fairly light bodied, lighter malt than standard haze but a pleasant fruity sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2023 at 10:55


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

Monday 27th November 2023, Monthly gathering in Chez Sophie. 500ml bottle, cheers Simon, not had a Lincolnshire beer for a while, even if I found this a bit strange. White crust on a hazed golden body, citrus front to the nose and taste, becoming sweeter, then dropping back into a kind of semi-tartness.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2023 at 22:36


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

Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 2023. Black colour with a slim head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty toffee and some vanilla. Although more subtle than some in the range. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2023 at 14:54


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Bottle at cropredy 2023 Thursday... Thanks to Mark... Deep red brown.. Mbig tan head.. Soft sweet yeasty caramel toffee malts nose. Light funk.. Dry berries.. Soft woody caramel toffee malts... Light dry brett.. Just getting better as opens up

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2023 at 16:32


3.4
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14

Gravity cask at Peterborough Beer Festival 2022. Pours deep brown with a tan head. Aroma: dark malts, caramel, treacle, light smoke hints. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, burnt malts, light coffee, dried fruits, more smoky hunts. Dry finish. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2023 at 17:52


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at the thirsty giraffe. Bottle in 2009 so a bit of age. Black colour with pretty much no head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty sweet. Slight liquorice and coffee. Dried fruit. Boozy body.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2023 at 16:46


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

Cask at the Lincoln Beer Festival 2023. Light amber colour with a white head. Sweet grainy. Malty and no fruity. Not boozy. Slight hint of bitterness. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 25 May 2023 at 14:11


04/08/2010. GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, LONDON, SW5, England

Tried on 15 Dec 2022 at 06:31