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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
5/4/2019. Bottle from the Three Trees Farm Shop, Chiseldon, Wilts. Pours slightly hazy dark gold with a foamy just off-white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, pineapple, hops, malt and light passion fruit. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2019 at 11:29

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
5/4/2019. Bottle from the Three Trees Farm Shop, Chiseldon, Wilts. Pours slightly hazy yellow gold with a large white head. Aroma of hops, citrus lemon, grapefruit, hint of pineapple and biscuit. Moderate sweetness with medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Some dryness to finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2019 at 11:26

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Robert Fitzharding (JDW), Bristol 2/1/2019. Jet black, with a creamy, off-white, head. Plain chocolate, a hint of dark fruit sweetness, vanilla and a toast finish. A good stout.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jan 2019 at 12:52

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Gravity cask pour at Backwell Beer Festival. Pours clear copper amber with an off white head. Aroma: roasted malts, caramel, nutty. Taste: light sweet & bitter, fruity, grassy hints. Medium body, light carb, light dry finish. Rather bland.
Tried from Cask on 11 Dec 2018 at 07:30

5/10
Tried on 04 Sep 2018 at 20:47

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF '18, day 2, 08/08/18. Clear pale golden blonde with a decent off white covering. Nose is citric tinged straw, lemon rind, toasted grains, tangerine. Taste comprises pale malts, lemon rind, light citric pith, hint of bread dough, grassy, Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close Ok golde.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2018 at 11:18

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 2 08/08/2018. A clear golden yellow coloured pour a frothy white head. Aroma is wet dog lemon, grassy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, grassy hop, wet dog, grass. Palate is semi sweet, dirty grainy, oily, ok cask condition. Not terrible.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2018 at 21:15

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 2 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Great Western Alpha Centauri ].
ABV: 4.3%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, cookie, light bread. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, pale malt, biscuit malt, floral, light bread. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180808]
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Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2018 at 13:12

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
8th August 2018
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Almost clear paleish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry, modest fine carbonation. Thin malts, mild sweetness. Fair dose of soft apple. Little dry dull citrus. Dry finish. Dull and skewed.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2018 at 14:24

Tried on 02 Jun 2018 at 11:53