Hopshackle

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

Established in 2006

Contact
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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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle: Clear, deep-ruby-amber coloured, big but very loose off-white head, dryish bitter-sweet toasty-fruity nose with estery traces; moderate sourish-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied, not really soft; dryish toasty-bitter finish with a slight acidity in the aftertaste. A neither-nor brew...

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2018 at 21:23


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

Sampled from tap at 'The Shakespeare'. Clear, golden with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, white head. Sweetish, gently fruity, quite floral and a little herbal-grassy aroma of pineapple, lemon peel and some marmelade. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, quite floral, fruity and a bit herbal-grassy taste of lemon peel, pineapple, some marmelade and a touch of quince, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly grassy and a little herbal finish. Almost medium-bodied, smooth and slightly oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice!

Tried from Draft on 24 Sep 2018 at 15:39


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Peterborough beer Festival 2018. A nut brown coloured pour with a loose dirty tan head. Aroma is earthy, nuts, burnt leaves, earthy cocoa. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, brown sugars, salt loaf, tangy plum salty. Palate is semi sweet, salty, oily, moderate carbonation. Ok. Rustic Porter

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2018 at 16:28


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

Tried at the Deepings Beer Festival 2018. Pale amber colour with a white head. Aroma floral and light citrus. Taste light to mid bitter. Full body.

Tried on 21 Jul 2018 at 09:33


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried at the Deepings Beer Festival 2018.Golden colour and a touch underwhelming. Less the dog at the gates of hell, more a puppy outside M&S.

Tried on 21 Jul 2018 at 08:59


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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Hopshackle Hoptane ].Clear light medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, pale malt, fruity malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160809] 6-3-6-3-12

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2018 at 16:03


6

Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2018 at 10:51


6

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2018 at 09:49


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the 22nd Cambridge Winter Ale Festival. Pours dark amber / light brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of caramel, hop, malt and fruit, Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 21 Jan 2018 at 06:27


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Deeping Christmas Market. Hazy brown colour, Aroma and taste have the christmas spice, but the taste didn't feel balanced. Aniseed dominated. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2017 at 14:57