Hop Back Brewery

Our Regular Beers

Summer Lightning

A trendsetter in the brewing industry; the original Summer ale, brewed all year round, using East Kent Goldings aroma hops. An extremely pleasant straw-coloured beer with an intense bitterness, leads to an excellent, long dry finish. Probably the most awarded cask ale in Britain!

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ABV 5%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins
  • Bottles

GFB

Golden, with the sort of light clean tasty quality which makes an ideal session ale. Tasted to destruction by our brewers, GFB has a hoppy aroma and is packed full of the very best East Kent Goldings hops, leading to a good dry finish.

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ABV 3.4%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

CITRA

Brewed with American Citra hops, this golden thirst-quenching ale has a lemony, grapefruity aftertaste with a crisp dry bitterness, making your tastebuds yearn for more.

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ABV 4.0%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Fugglestone

A darker copper brew made with the finest English hops, Fugglestone has a full, slightly sweet, malty palate underpinned by a fresh spicy citrus hoppiness.

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ABV 4%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Taiphoon

Taiphoon has a complex recipe involving maize and barley malts infused with two English and three Continental hop varieties, which give this pale, thirst-quenching ale a distinctly hoppy yet flowery palate. The addition of coriander and lemongrass give a zing to the fl avour, which makes this beer the ideal accompaniment to spicy dishes.

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ABV 4.2%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins
  • Bottles

Crop Circle

A very clean, flaxen-coloured beer with wonderful thirst-quenching properties. The subtle blend of aroma and bittering hops gives a crispness on the tongue which is delicately fruity, giving way to some dryness.

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ABV 4.2%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins
  • Bottles
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Entire Stout

A rich dark stout with a strong roasted malt flavour and a long, smooth aftertaste. Suitable for vegans.

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ABV 4.5%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins
  • Bottles

OUR Seasonal Beers 2025

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Winter Lightning

By popular demand our ‘winter warmer’ is back! Brewed with Fuggles and East Kent Golding hops, very lightly-spiced, this chestnut ale is deceptively drinkable!

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ABV 5.5%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins
  • Bottles

Hooking Good

Chestnut coloured quaffing ale brewed with quintessentially English malt and hops. A real “scrum down at the bar” crowd-pleaser.

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ABV 4.0%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Thunder Storm

An English Wheat Beer, first brewed in 1994. A 50% wheat malt, 50% barley malt recipe. Flavoured with English hops and coriander. It has a soft malty palate, with a hoppy orangey finish.

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ABV 4.7%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Spring Zing

An array of European hops features in this fantastic beer, crafted from maize, wheat and barley malts. It all adds up to one of our most popular session beers. Really pale with a huge aromatic punch.

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ABV 4.2%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Dragonfly

An evolution of one of our most popular beers, Mayfly. Dragonfly contains the same powerful blend of three heritage English hops on a backdrop of the best Maris Otter malt. Pale gold in colour this ale has hints of fruit, with a zesty finish.

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ABV 4.8%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Slovenian Rhapsody

Amazing Slovenian hops give this golden session ale a crisp bitterness, a delicious hoppy flavour and a seductive flowery nose. You’ll want to try this again and again!

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ABV 4%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Pacific Jade

A return of a Hop Back favourite this pale ale is crafted from zesty and unique Pacific Jade hops from New Zealand which give a distinctive subtle complexity. An antipodean adventure.

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ABV 3.9%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Glasshopper

A subtle blend of New World hops will make this light, fruity ale dangerously drinkable. Pale in colour, big in flavour with a spectrum of tropical fruitiness

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ABV 3.9%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Calypso

An especially sessionable super swigger! American Calypso hops give this beer its name, as well as giving it a deep, fruity complexity. Expect to taste notes of apple and pear alongside stone fruits in this exceptionally easy drinking pale.

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ABV 3.4%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Hops Away

What Ho! Prepare to lift off with Hops Away, a cracking English cask ale brewed to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. This amber-brown beauty takes flight with a smooth malt base and soars to new heights with fruit notes from Harlequin hops. It finishes with a crisp hop bitterness that’ll have your tastebuds flying high.

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ABV 4%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Green Hopped

This golden ale is brewed with fresh green hops as soon as they are picked. Available only once a year at harvest, in perfect time for Oktoberfest!

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ABV 4.3%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Ginger Stout

Velvety black as a cold winter night, but as warming as the best seat by the fire. A rich, dark stout perfectly paired with ginger guaranteed to go down smoothly and warm you from the inside out.

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ABV 4.5%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins

Elf & Hoppiness

Pale chestnut coloured, easy drinking Christmas brew with juicy hops and seasonal spices to get you in the celebratory mood..

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ABV 3.9%
  • 9 Gallon Firkin
  • 4.5 Gallon Pins
  • Bag in a box Polypins