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Hop Back

Units 22-24, Batten Road Industrial Estate, Downton, SP5 3HU (View on Google Map) 01725510986 info@hopback.co.uk Website
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Founded in 1987, Hop Back owns nine pubs and distributes nationally. The flagship beer, Summer Lightning, has won numerous CAMRA awards. Brewing regular and seasonal beers with a unique house yeast and sourcing its primary English Hops from grower-owned cooperatives.

19 Regularly Produced Beers

Crop Circle Pump Clip

Hop Back - Crop Circle

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Downton

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.2%
Entire Stout Pump Clip

Hop Back - Entire Stout

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Downton

Vegan

Session Stout

ABV: 4.5%
GFB Pump Clip

Hop Back - GFB

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Downton

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.5%
Spring Zing Pump Clip

Hop Back - Spring Zing

Produced: Mar-May

Downton

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.2%
Summer Lightning Pump Clip

Hop Back - Summer Lightning

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Downton

Premium Blond Ale

ABV: 5%
Taiphoon Pump Clip

Hop Back - Taiphoon

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Downton

Flavoured Speciality Ale

ABV: 4.2%
Citra Pump Clip

Hop Back - Citra

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Downton

Session Blond Ale

ABV: 4%
Winter Lightning

Hop Back - Winter Lightning

Produced: Nov-Feb

Downton

Premium Pale Ale

ABV: 5.5%
Red Ember Pump Clip

Hop Back - Red Ember

Produced: Oct-Nov

Downton

Flavoured Speciality Ale

ABV: 4.6%
Fugglestone Pump Clip

Hop Back - Fuggle Stone

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Downton

Session Bitter

ABV: 4%
Hooking Good Pump Clip

Hop Back - Hooking Good

Produced: Feb-Mar

Downton

Session Bitter

ABV: 4%

Hop Back - Trade Winds

Produced: Apr-May

Downton

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.4%

Hop Back - May Fly

Produced: May-Jun

Downton

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.8%

Hop Back - Coronation Ale

Produced: On Demand Only

Downton

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.8%

Hop Back - Grasshopper

Produced: Jun-Jul

Downton

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 3.8%

Hop Back - Garden Party

Produced: Jul-Aug

Downton

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.3%
Hop Jam Pump Clip

Hop Back - Hop Jam

Produced: Aug-Sep

Downton

Session Blond Ale

ABV: 4.1%

Hop Back - Rye Tangled

Produced: Sep-Oct

Downton

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.3%
Green Hopped Pump Clip

Hop Back - Green Hopped

Produced: Sep-Oct

Downton

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 5%
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Champion Beer Of Britain Award

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Judging for the competition takes around a year, starting with individual nominations from CAMRA members and tasting panel nominations, leading to a series of rigorous regional heats adhering to a strict blind tasting policy.

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Hop Back - Brewery Tour

By arrangement

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