Howling Hops

Meet The Family. [Illustrations by Delphine Durand]

Time for a facelift.⁠.. [Illustrations by Delphine Durand]

FEED THE MACHINE ⚙️🍻 You serve it now. It owns you. By no means malnourished but ravenous nonetheless. Its diet is your concentration, a dwindling resource. Yours is not to reason why. Feed in your soul or see it die. Our newest collab with the masterminds from Manchester — @blackjackbrewco This one’s a 5.0% Rye Pale Ale — a little malt spice from the rye with a big, juicy hop lineup doing the heavy lifting. 🌿 Nelson Sauvin bringing white grape and gooseberry energy. 🍍 Galaxy stacking up the tropical fruit. 🍋 Citra tying it all together with bright citrus lift. Smooth, punchy, dangerously easy drinking. Keep it running. Feed the machine. Available now. Illustration by @delphine.durand

🏆WINNER🏆 THE TOFFS ABOUND, SQUEAKING AND SHRIEKING, MORE RED ALE THEY CRY. SOMETHING WITH CHINOOK, CASCADE AND CENTENNIAL PLEASE OLD BEAN. Reads the back of the can. Well squeak and shriek and they did at this year’s SIBA awards. The Upper Crust won a Gold medal for the speciality IPA category for the second year running! So if you consider drinkers of prosaic yellow IPAs to be unsophisticated philistines maybe this is the brew for you. A generous dry hop charge of the classic Cs in perfect balance with the full compliment of caramel malty loveliness. Available now at discerning outlets around London and beyond. Illustration by @delphine.durand

Hackney heroes Howling Hops are our Brewery Of The Week! 🏆 First plying their trade at cask haven The Southampton Arms before moving to the Cock Tavern, and now their own craft canal-side mecca, the Tank Bar, there’s not much they haven’t, or can’t do 💪 Renowned for their array of ludicrously drinkable juicebombs, a smattering of impeccably balanced Lagers, and zingy fruit Sours, not only are they one of the hottest brewing properties in London town but they’re also a sure-fire bet across the style board ✨ Head over to claptoncraft.co.uk or visit us in store to find out about their mega line-up, all with double loyalty points. Cheers to these local legends! 🍻

🚨 NEW BEER DROP 🚨 THE NAUGHTY STEP 👟🍻 Our latest collab with the legends @prettydecent is here. A cold IPA brewed to hit hard and finish clean — stacked with cutting-edge hopping for maximum hop punch, minimal malt weight. 🌿 Dip hopped with Nelson Hop Kief 🍊 Dry hopped with Cryo Citra 💥 Boosted with Hyperboost Krush Bright. Cold. Naughty by name, dangerous by nature. Now pouring #HowlingHops #PrettyDecent #NaughtyStep #ColdIPA #CraftBeerUK

🍇 NEW COLLAB ALERT! 🍇 We’re buzzing to announce our latest collaboration with the legends at @pomonaislandbrew — an English Grape Ale that’s crisp, complex, and mega crushable. 🍷✨ This beer was inspired by a brew we made together a few months back, all about unlocking thiols — those magical flavour compounds yeast transforms into waves of fruity, tropical character. 🍍🍑 The first batch was brewed up in Manchester using Phantasm powder, derived from NZ Sauvignon Blanc grapes. For round two, we took things local: we teamed up with @londoncru winery, who kindly hooked us up with spent Pinot Noir grape skins. We steeped them in our lauter tun to pull out every last drop of juicy grape flavour. 🍇🔥 To dial up the tropical vibes, we hit the whirlpool with more Phantasm powder and Nelson Sauvin hops — think sunshine, white wine, and fresh fruit bursting from the glass. 🌿 The result? A bright, expressive English Grape Ale that bridges the best of beer and wine — and goes down way too easy. Available now at the Tank Bar and beyond — come taste the collab magic! 🍻 #HowlingHops #PomonaIsland #CollabBrew #EnglishGrapeAle #Thiols #Phantasm #NelsonSauvin #LondonCRU #CraftBeer #UKBeer #HowlingAtTheHops

We’re buzzing to release Respectable Mystery, a brand new Pale Ale brewed in collaboration with our pals @bullhousebrewco in Belfast. 🌿💥 First poured at Love Beer Festival at @beermerchants (big thanks to @craftbeerchannel and @themaltmiller for putting on such a cracking event ❤️), this beer celebrates the harvest season in style. We used freshly picked British wet hops from @charlesfaram (the new variety CF321 👀) to give it that vibrant, straight-from-the-field character. Then we dry hopped the hell out of it with CGX Strata, Krush, and Citra for a juicy, punchy finish. 🍊🍈🌸 Expect waves of citrus, a hit of dank tropical fruit, and a bright, fresh hop aroma that’ll keep you coming back for more. ✨ Respectable Mystery — available now at the Tank Bar and beyond. Come grab a pint and taste the collaboration magic! ✨ #HowlingHops #BullhouseBrewery #RespectableMystery #PaleAle #WetHops #BritishBeer #CollabBrew #CraftBeer #LoveBeerFestival

@howlinghops Small Batch Special - Brown Ale is a limited release from Hackney Wick’s finest. The beer is a complex malt bill delivering light caramel, candied orange, and a lasting, balanced bitterness. Unlike keg beer, cask beer is a live product which continues fermentation in the cask and develops natural carbonation. Cask beer is served at cellar temperature and is poured traditionally using a hand-pulled pump, which doesn’t use gas pressure, giving a smoother and richer drinking experience. Pouring now 🍺 #bluemaidldn #indiebeeruk #borough #boroughmarket #bermondsey #se1 #londonpub #londonsfinest #oldpub #cornerpub #bestpubs #bestpubslondon

Sam at @howlinghops showing us how it’s done! Find our top tips for stacking your waste malt sacks onto a pallet to get the most out of the scheme, using the link in our bio ➡️   ♻️ Are you using our Return-A-Bag recycling scheme yet? Return-A-Bag does not have any associated recycling or handling fees. The only cost attached is the transportation fee from your site to the waste handling facility. Contact us to get signed up!

📊 SEASONAL DATA – Harvest IPA (5.2%) 📊 We’re buzzing to present our newest collab with our mates at Lacons Brewery – a Harvest IPA brewed to celebrate English ingredients and the fresh hop season 🌾🍺 This beer is an evolution of a collab we brewed earlier in the year — same base, but with some key seasonal shifts: barley from the autumn harvest instead of spring, and freshly picked wet hops instead of pellets. Brewed with a delicious malt base from Crisp Malt (Maris Otter, wheat malt, light Munich and chit), and a brand-new experimental hop from Charles Faram — CF321. This hop brings marmalade, dried orange peel, earl grey and a lightly herbal finish. We picked up 80kg of the full Pridewood Hops experimental acreage, and had it in the kettle within hours for peak freshness. The result? A resinous, bitter, crisp, and seriously sessionable IPA that’s got “top stuff” written all over it. Big thanks to everyone involved in this brew — and keep your eyes peeled for something exciting we filmed with Crisp Malt about their malt-bag recycling scheme 👀♻️ Somewhat overwhelmed by genius, the number cruncher never passes an algorithmic opportunity. Systematic disparagement of the puddle grinning proletariat is the focal point. 🟤 SEASONAL DATA – Harvest IPA 5.2% ABV 🟢 Unfiltered & Unpasteurised 🌱 Vegan Friendly ❄️ Store Cold, Drink Fresh #HowlingHops #LaconsBrewery #HarvestIPA #WetHopBeer #UKHops #CharlesFaram #CrispMalt #EnglishBeer #FreshHopSeason #CollabBrew

🚨 COLLAB ALERT 🚨 We teamed up with nitro gods @anspachhobday to brew something real special on nitro. ❤️‍🔥 Over a few pints (obviously), we bonded over our mutual love of Red IPAs — the perfect sweet spot between punchy modern hops and nostalgic casky goodness 🍻 💥 Clean Chico yeast? Check. 💥 Silky smooth nitro pour? You bet. 💥 That deep red hue? Courtesy of continental kilned malts — no crystal here, thank you very much. 💥 Hops? STACKED. Cascade, Simcoe, Amarillo, Columbus & Nelson bringing all the pine, citrus, resin, and fruity punch. It’s smooth. It’s bold. It’s hoppy as hell. And it’s pouring now at the Tank Bar. Don’t sleep on this one 🔥