Hop Back Brewery
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IndustryAlcoholic beverage
Founded1987
FounderJohn Gilbert
Headquarters
Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire
, United Kingdom
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | John Gilbert |
| Headquarters | Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire , United Kingdom |
| Products | Beer |
Production output | 16000 UK barrels (in 2005) |
| Website | http://www.hopback.co.uk/ |
Hop Back, one of England's small breweries, brewers of Summer Lightning, Crop Circle, G.F.B. and other beers was founded by John Gilbert. Beer was first brewed in 1987 at the Wyndham Arms in Salisbury, and moved to larger premises in Downton five years later.[1][2][3]
As of 2025[update], Hop Back own ten public houses mostly around the south of England.
- Summer Lightning 5.0% ABV
- GFB (Gilbert's First Brew) 3.5% ABV
- Crop Circle 4.2% ABV
- Entire Stout 4.5% ABV
- Fugglestone 4.0% ABV
- Taiphoon 4.2% ABV
Plus a range of monthly and seasonal specials
Keg Beers
- Sirocco 4.6% ABV
- Entire Stout 4.5% ABV
Bottled Beers
- Summer Lightning
- Crop Circle (GF)
- Taiphoon (GF)
- Entire Stout (Vegan)
- Winter Lightning
- Pickled Santa