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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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 21/03/09. Ruby red with a slight white head. Sweet, red fruit, barley sugar aroma with a hint of coffee. Flavour was also driven by sweetness, with plenty of caramel, fruity malts and some roastiness lurking in the background, before a dry finish. A bit unusual, but drinkable nonetheless.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2009 at 11:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the brewery tap, the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucestershire 25/11/08. Copper coloured with a slight, off-white head that left plenty of lacing down the glass. fruity malt aroma with some earthy hops. Flavour started sweetish, with plenty of malt before some orange, citrus hops became noticeable, leading to a decent bitter finish. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 29 Nov 2008 at 10:26

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the brewery tap, the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucestershire. Amber coloured with a slight off-white head. Slightly subdued aroma of caramel with a hint of honey and floral hops. Flavour began sweet, before a more rounded honey flavour came through, giving way to a decent dry finish. More a bitter with a dash of honey in than an out and out honey beer, and none the worse for it.
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2008 at 18:49

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Harlequin, Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, light to moderate yeasty, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet amd light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (270708)
Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2008 at 04:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at the Harlequin, Sheffield, on RateBeer Valley of Beer Crawl ’08 ..amber,light hoppy little wattery,light fruity hop
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2008 at 14:57

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear light yellow orange color with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, hoppy, flowers, lemon, butttery. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (030508)
Tried from Cask on 25 Jun 2008 at 02:10

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Rising Sun, S Gloucs 22/4/08. Deep golden colour with a slight, off-white head. Light aroma of grassy hops with a touch of sweet fruit. Flavours of sweet malt and earthy hops before a short, dry finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2008 at 12:19

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucs 5/3/08. This was the first commercial brew from this new supplier. Deep copper coloured with a moderate white head that left plenty of lacing. Aroma of red fruit and savoury malt. The flavour was pretty bitter, with some chewy malt and an earthy hop finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2008 at 08:00

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Half pint served at ambient temperature from gravicask at London Drinker BF 08. Clear golden body without any head at all. Discreet grassy hops in aroma and light hoppy fruit notes in flavour. Finishing smoothness (evening session 13.03.2008).
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2008 at 04:56