Hot Plate Brewing Company
Microbrewery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Established in 2023
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can pour at Mass Brew Fest. Lightly hazy pale yellow trace sparkle ring of head, light lacing. Aroma is subtle wheat and spices. Taste is as aroma. Smooth texture soft carb. Finish as taste. Overall, pretty weak.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2026
at 19:59
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
An at home from total wine. Not sure if I’ve had this brewery prior. Clear golden pour and frothy white head. Nose is floral and bready. Tastes of raw dough, floral, some sour malt, over ripe melon. Light bodied.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2026
at 03:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Craft Beer Cellar Plymouth ( I think). Golden colour, small white head. Grassy, minerally nose. Light-bodied. Light flowery flavour, some grass. Easy. light but clean
Tried
from Can
on 14 Aug 2025
at 18:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pours hazy deep gold into a tulip. White head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Tangerine and pine aromas. Sweet with hot caramel, glazed donuts and butterscotch upfront turning to earthy multigrain french toast in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2025
at 02:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Undated can from Tfontana, thanks, Tom! Drunk 4/2/24. Clear, bright gold. White head quickly to partial cover. Lightly crisp yeast with a bit of mineral, hay, biscuit and dried herb. Pretty clean. Not overly malty. Very carbonated and prickly. Reasonably malty, quite dry, pretty clean. Some herbal bitterness, lingering biscuit, barley, white bread. Very, very straightforward, but respectably-done.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2024
at 19:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Opening Bash. Pours rich gold. Esters, grain, honey, bubblegum. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2024
at 16:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Opening Bash. Pours gold. Floral, grain, lemon, quite floral, little sickly. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2024
at 19:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Opening Bash. Pours gold. Floral, apricot, lemon, tangerine. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2024
at 19:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can pour from One Stop Market. Lightly hazy golden yellow with tons of sparkle, thin, ephemeral head and no lacing. Aroma is subtle Wheat Thin, champagne yeast and a hint of fruit. Taste is wheat, champagne yeast, mild bitterness. Smooth, somewhat watery texture, soft carbonation and crisp, dry finish as taste. Glad to try this brewer. Well made but wish a style I enjoy more had been available.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2024
at 02:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
16 oz can thanks to a trade with tfontana. Aroma has soft sweet malt with a light hop in the finish to help balance it. Decent balance. Texture and mouthfeel follow this style. Simple beer in a simple style. Better than your Grand Pappy’s Genesee.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2024
at 00:08