Description
Hopjacker Brewery was a progressive new microbrewery based underneath the Dronfield Arms Free House, and produced exciting, hop forward beers. Situated in the town of Dronfield, this is approximately 5 miles south of Sheffield and 5 miles north of Chesterfield. The brewery was first started up in 2015 to produce more of the beers that the founders, John and Chris, loved - using specialist malts and hops from around the world to craft their beer. Brewing ceased in early 2020, but the Dronfield Arms, which had different ownership, continued on.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Bath Hotel, Sheffield [020916]
Golden, clear, dense white head
Aroma of citrus lemon, orange, dab of canned grapefruit, no malts
Taste of tropical fruits, soft bitter hops, some juicy fruits, soft fruity sweet malts, bit of orange, alcohol a bit noticeable though
Palate - Medium body, soft texture, quite creamy. Finish is faitly bitter, clean off palate
Overall - Quite decent creamy IPA
Golden, clear, dense white head
Aroma of citrus lemon, orange, dab of canned grapefruit, no malts
Taste of tropical fruits, soft bitter hops, some juicy fruits, soft fruity sweet malts, bit of orange, alcohol a bit noticeable though
Palate - Medium body, soft texture, quite creamy. Finish is faitly bitter, clean off palate
Overall - Quite decent creamy IPA
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2016
at 19:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask hand pulled at the Camra run Wakefield Beer Festival Ale, in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2016
at 04:12
5/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2016
at 21:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Shakespeare’s, Sheffield. Very hazy, pale gold. Film of sticky, white head. Nose has very fruity, gummy sweet hop. Notes of mango and apricot. Background of dry grain. Taste is light bitter, with a fair amount of dryness. Light body. Light, fruity bitter finish. More dryness on the close.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2016
at 07:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Sentinel, thanks to Dave Unpronouceabubble, 20/05/16. Amber to golden pour topped with a decent off white swirl. Nose is bitter fruit rinds, light hop trace, orange peel, floral, pine tinges. Taste comprises toasted bread, bitter orange, citric dipped hay, light bitter edge. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a moderately tarte conclusion. Ok stuff ... very mild sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2016
at 03:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On gravity at 2016 Rail Ale Festival, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield - Yellow hazy body, white head. Hoppy, lemon, earthy on the way out.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2016
at 08:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On gravity at 2016 Rail Ale Festival, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield - Cloudy gold body, bubbly head. Peaches, stone fruit, apricots. Not bad but it means nothing to me,
Tried
on 18 Jun 2016
at 07:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask. Gravity dispense. Barrow Hill jamboree. Murky gold. Off white head. Nose has creamy malts. Peachy, fruit salad. A little zesty. Taste is soft sweet, getting fruity, pithy bitter. Medium body. Juicy, pithy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2016
at 07:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Rail Ale Festival Chesterfield, 2016. Poured a hazy medium amber with a round off white head. The aroma is sweet sugary citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a fruity malt light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2016
at 11:55
8/10
Tried
on 26 May 2016
at 16:04