Hop Fan (或不凡)

Microbrewery in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China 🇨🇳


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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
29th January 2026
Can, thanks to Tips. Near clear gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth and semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Soft pine. Slightly ripe citrus. Light finish. Okay. At the lower end of the dipa offerings.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2026 at 19:20

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at CBJ Tasting. Hazy peach tinged gold. Thin white head recedes. Aroma has light stone fruit with a resinous edge. Flavourwise ot has light stone fruit and citrus woth skme slice. The booze appears but is more of an afterthought. Medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.
Tried on 06 Mar 2026 at 23:07

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can at CBJ Tasting. Cloudy gold. Thin foamy translucent white head. Aroma has sweet stone fruit with a citrus and slightly boozy edge. Flavourwise it has soft fruit with a bitter edge. Underlying porridge. Light. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Dece.
Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 22:54

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried on 04 Mar 2026 at 20:38

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
So so. Vague but balanced hop character. Low bitterness. A little dried pale malts. Fine.
Tried from Can at Craft Beer Junction on 04 Mar 2026 at 20:35

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried from Can on 04 Mar 2026 at 20:32

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks to Tipple for this one. A clouded golden orange coloured pour with a a halo of loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet z floral citrus, passion fruit, mango, peach,. Flavour is composed jammy sweet, rounded z nice jammy fruits, passion fruits, chalky. Palate is semi sweet. Good stuff.
Tried on 04 Mar 2026 at 20:10

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can split at the CBJ tasting, thanks to Tips, 04/03/2026.
Murky orange topped with an off white head.
Nose is ripe tropical fruit esters, dank chimes, papaya.
Taste comprises ripe tropicana, hop spice, pine resin, papaya, dank chimes.
Medium plus, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with danko hop bitterness.
Solid.
Tried on 04 Mar 2026 at 11:38

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can split at the CBJ tasting, thanks to Tips, 04/03/2026.
Hazed orange topped with an off white head.
Nose is ripe tropicana, pine resin, dank chimes, papaya.
Taste comprises grass, pine resin, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy if a touch sweet edged.
Tried on 04 Mar 2026 at 10:30

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
13/2/2026. Can shared by Colin, cheers. Pours well. Aroma is sweet fruits, piney, rubbery, lychee, melon, burnt orange, midget gems. Has good sweetness and quite a bitter hit. Decent body, smooth, soft carbonation. Enjoyed this. My highest rated Chinese beer!
Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2026 at 20:02