Hop Back, one of England's award-winning small breweries, brewers of Summer Lightning, Crop Circle, G.F.B. and other beers was founded by John and Julie Gilbert. Beer was first brewed in 1986 at the Wyndham Arms in Salisbury, and moved to larger premises in Downton six years later. As of 2010, Hop Back own eleven public houses around the south of England.

Hop Back Beers

• Hop Back Summer Lightning 5.0% ABV
• Hop Back G.F.B. (Gilbert's First Brew) 3.5% ABV
• Hop Back Crop Circle 4.2% ABV
• Hop Back Entire Stout 4.5% ABV
• Hop Back Odyssey 4.0% ABV
• Hop Back Taiphoon 4.2% ABV

Hop Back Pubs

• The Dolphin
• The Duck
• The First and Last
• The Gluepot
• The Hopleaf
• The New Smithy
• The Southgate
• The Sultan
• The Waterloo Arms
• The Wyndham Arms

External links

• Hop Back Brewery website
• Brewery profile from Ratebeer.com