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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6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Great Western Moose River ].Clear medium amber yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, hay. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity malt sweet, hay, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140813]
Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2015 at 02:21

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pendle Beer Festival. Deep amber with a small head. Has a lightly malty character with some sweetness in aroma.
Tried on 19 Feb 2015 at 17:24

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 3 - London. Pours clear, bright gold with a foamy white head. Dry citrus character with notes of pale sugar, biscuits, herbal hops, hay. Citrus rind bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light sticky sweet finish with dirty hay bitterness, dried orange. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2015 at 15:18

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear dark amber, nose is dull toffee, taste is toffee, biscuit, crisp.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jan 2015 at 03:22

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 6/1/2014. Pale gold in colour, with a decent, white, head. Aroma of hay, tropical fruits and a hint of grassy hop. Flavour had more pronounced fruits, some creamy malts and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jan 2015 at 11:36

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is peachy and light grapefruity. Bitter, fruity and slight citrusy. Toasted malty. Dry, bitter and lasting fruity.
Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2014 at 08:38

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask, on gravity at the Lower Lode Inn, across the river from Tewkesbury 9/9/2014. Near black in colour, with next to no head. Light, chocolate and porridge oat aroma with a touch of roastiness. Flavour had milk chocolate and flapjack sweetness, some dark fruit and a gentle, toasty finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2014 at 06:58

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
15th August 2014
GBBF Day 4. Cask. The great Harrisoni/madmitch76 walkabout. Almost clear gold beer, good off white head. Palate is crispy. Soft airy malts bring a little sweetness. Mellow white smoke. Touch of marmalade hops. Light dry finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2014 at 07:25

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Sampled @ GBBF day 2. Clear yellow golden color, virtually no head. Smell and taste lightly malts, lightly tropical fruits, lightly bitter. Average body and carbonation. Hmm it’s ok.
Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 09:41

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
At GBBF 2014. Golden white head. It’s rubbish. Rubber. Ok condition but the flavour is not good. Eek. Drain pour
Tried on 15 Aug 2014 at 08:03