Hopcraft opened Hopbunker in Cardiff (where BarFly used ot be) a while ago. I've still not been there since I can't bring myself not to frequent Brewdog, UTH and the City Arms.
I've not heard great things about it from beery folk, but there might be promise if this beer is anything to go by.
Hopcraft - Maple Porter
This drink is cool. It's quite typical, but very good. Poured with a huge frothy head (my favourite kind of head) with some decent aromas.
Nice flavours, usual stuff (coffee, cocoa, dried fruits) with a decent bitter kick. It's not very maple-like though. According to this blog (if it is indeed the same beer as this 'edition') they struggled with obtaining the stuff so I wonder if that is a factor.
Anyway. Nice beer. I'm being stingy with scores though so it's only getting a...
6/10
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