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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Tried from Cask at Raven on 21 Feb 2025 at 11:14

--- Beer merged from original tick of Flyin' Try on 04 Dec 2022 at 16:26. Original review text: 18/02/2017. COMMERCIAL ROOMS, 43-45 Corn Street, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (WETHERSPOONS). Check-in dates from when Hop Union were known as Great Western Brewing
Tried from Cask at King of Wessex (JDW) on 06 Feb 2025 at 13:43

Tried from Cask at King of Wessex (JDW) on 06 Feb 2025 at 13:33

5.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Floral, herbal, melon & bubble gum tastes with a tangy finish. Nice drinker
Tried on 17 Nov 2024 at 20:33

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Sandford Ale House, Cheltenham. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light citrus some malt and a thin body.
Tried from Cask on 21 Sep 2024 at 13:15

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Moon Under The Water Spooneria, Cheltenham, 02/08/24. Clear golden with a lasting white head. Nose is mixed citric flesh, grass, melon, tangerine. Taste comprises soft malts, light breads, melon, orange peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close doused with a hint of hop bitterenss. Passable pale.
Tried from Cask on 01 Sep 2024 at 08:38

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a clear golden colour with a small, thin, off-white head. The aroma is sweet fruit, peach, tinned pineapple, and buttery biscuits. A moderately sweet and fruity taste, sweet malts, tropical fruit flavours, floral hops, and a light bitterness. Ordinary.
Tried on 30 Aug 2024 at 14:35

6/10
Tried on 02 Aug 2024 at 23:15

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
440ml can at The White Ball Inn, a Spoons in Tiverton on 26th July 2024. I've been wanting to try this ever since I saw Wetherspoons in the South West were stocking it. The reason having nothing to do with the beer except it's name. Many years ago (late 1970's) I was in Sardinia at a large NATO base and tasked with organising a bus trip for the lads one Sunday. I did a bit of research and found a likely looking beach in a small town called 'Nora'. We loaded up the coach with 45 blokes, two 45 litre jerry cans full of red wine, plastic mugs and pre-prepared bread rolls with various fillings. On arrival (after a sweaty, hot drive) we discovered it was an old architectural site and didn't have a bar, let alone a beach bar. We left within half an hour and the place was renamed 'Bloody Nora' and I've never been back! Anyway back to the beer in question, it's orange in colour, aroma and taste.
Tried from Can on 26 Jul 2024 at 13:07

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2024 at 15:02