Hop Union

Microbrewery in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2006

Contact
20 Bonville Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5QH, England
Description
We started life as a traditional cask beer brewery with open-top fermenters. After 16 years we decided to build a state-of-the-art brewery and refresh our brand.....

Moved from Hambrook to Brislington in 2020

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6/10 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 Great Western Whakapapa ].Clear medium amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, biscuit malt, hay - straw - grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, caramel, toasted, biscuit malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160809] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2018 at 15:13

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear bright yellow - gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and dry, modest fine carbonation. Light dry sweetish malts. Sweet dry floral mid. Dry pithy citrus - grapefruit and a little tangerine, touch of lemon. Dry finish. Clean and tasty but a little dry and flat.
Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2017 at 07:28

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF�17, day one, 08/08/17. Clear golden blonde with a well appointed off white covering. Nose is melon, apricot, orange jelly, straw. Taste drops from a decent nose ... tangy citric rinds, straw, bread, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a modicum of hop bitterness. So so affair for the style ... more an adequate golde.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2017 at 04:58

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 2. A clear pale golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of pale malt, mild hoppy yellow fruits. Taste of mild citrusy hops, yellow fruits, flat body.
Tried on 09 Aug 2017 at 16:47

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 1. 08/08/2017. A pale yellow straw coloured pour with a lasting a fine white head. Aroma is soft citrus, pale bread, white grape. Flavour is composed of soft tangy citrus, lemon, grape, low pale malts. Palate is si sweet crisp, lowish carbonation. Ok. Refreshing.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 09:32

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF. It pours clear yellow with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, sticky, elderlower, stinky citrus, grapefruit, toasty grain, straw and tangerine. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, oily, grapefruit, elderlower, tangerine, pithy, zesty and straw with a drying finish. Medium body, low carbonation and oily mouth - feel.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 09:08

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fra cask på Commercial Rooms Bristol 30 Apr 17. Mørk gylden. Lavt skum med litt farge. Lett nøttearoma. Smaken aprikos. Blir syrlig bitter etter hvert. Gjennomgående karamellpreg.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2017 at 06:13

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask ale, half pint shared with Finn at Commercial Rooms (JDW). Nitro creamy white head blanketing the glass. Deep amber body. Caramel on the nose. Caramel, dough and herbal hops to the taste buds. Mid-sweet bitter ending. Traditional Brit bitter. (Bristol 30.04.2017).
Tried from Cask on 23 May 2017 at 14:11

6/10
Tried on 11 Feb 2017 at 13:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is light grainy malt, hop bitter. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light watery fruity, woody resin hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 21 Dec 2016 at 14:05