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Tris C left this review about The Hop
A modern bar conversion with lots of distressed tiling and fake Victorian bar back, a substantial high-ceilinged interior which goes back to a pizzeria to the rear; live music events are held here too.
Ten pumps plus Rosie’s [unreal] cider, my Ossett White Rat was as fine as expected, so perhaps the Autovac tray was empty.
A good addition to a crawl, but perhaps not a place in which to linger; the use of the slops tray recycling system is something which would put me right off a return visit, but it does serve a purpose as a waiting room for the Blue Bell, opposite.
On 21st July 2025
- rating: 3
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Hop
An Ossett pub in a very large former retail outlet,it's popular with a mixed age group with some seating to the front,bar left with a heavy wood bar back and ornate globes as lighting above the bar.The rear opens out to a high ceiling with a glass canopy while the walls have tiled affect wall paper and a small stage,with bench and high table seating before right at the back a large pizza oven.I made two trips in here on the day as there is free live music at the weekends ,which suits the large rear space.
The ale selection was described on a chalk board at the front under a glazed tiled wall with Ossett Yorkshire Blonde (NBSS 4),White Rat (NBSS 4.5),Silver King,Butterley and Excelsuis seeming to be regulars.Guest ales were Hoptomist Pale,Bristol Beer Factory Independence and Wilde Child Brownie Hunter stout. On keg there was an Ossett Hell Rat helles lager and three Salt indie beers.
That a very strong ale line up ,making this another must visit and a very strong 8. A great staging post for a visit to the Blue Bell opposite,allowing a group to drift in over time so as to not offend the local sensitivities.
On 20th July 2025
- rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Hop
Unusual Ossett Brewery pub, with some impressive lanterns hanging above the carved wooden front to the L-shaped counter that looks like it can from a church, and a pizzeria at the back, all under a high ceiling. Six of the brewery's own cask ales - including my Excelsius (£5.20) - together with one each from Rat and Brass Castle and three ciders from a total of 11 handpumps. Various Salt beers available from the keg taps too.
On 23rd November 2024
- rating: 7
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Hop
The Hop is an Ossett pub with a high ceiling. There is a front bar area that was sparsely populated on my Monday evening visit, with a more open area to the rear that was much busier with an after-work crowd and quite a few people enjoying pizzas cooked from an open kitchen to the rear.
With more time to spare than I'd initially planned, I decided to stop and have a pizza. I recall enjoying the food on my last visit in 2016, but for some reason it wasn't as good this time. I've seen nduja mentioned quite a lot recently in relation to pizzas and wanted to give it a go. Whether it was the nduja or the copious amount of beer I consumed during the day, I'm not sure, but my stomach wasn't the best the following day. To give the nduja the benefit of the doubt, I suspect it may have been the beer!
On the subject of beer, regular beers from Ossett in here are Excelsius, White Rat & Yorkshire Blonde. In addition, they also had their Butterley & Treacle Stout. Ciders were Lilley's Mango & Weston's Rosie's Pig & Rosie's Pig Rhubarb. Craft beers were Salt Tweed, Loom, Jute, Serge, Huckaback & Ikat, Caps Off Rhys's Pieces & Turning Point Tangled Up In Blue.
Still a good place to couple with the far more traditional pub experience of the Blue Bell across the road.
On 23rd January 2024
- rating: 7
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Hop
Continues to be a reliable place for a good pint, not to mention the excellent pizza. Swerving the Ossett ales for a change, I enjoyed a superb stout from Ainsty on this visit. Thoroughly recommended.
On 16th November 2022
- rating: 8
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Hop
Good beer in an open plan large space. Nice inside opening up to large back space with small stage
On 7th October 2019
- rating: 8
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Lester Ford left this review about The Hop
An Easter Saturday afternoon visit with the wife for a couple of pints.
As per previous visits, a good range of ales at this Ossett owned pub and pizzeria with 11 on, every single one from a Yorkshire based brewery. The pints of Fernandes Malt Shovel Mild @ 3.8% & Rat Breweries Verminator @ 4.8% were both excellent. Also a bonus that you are able to use your Camra card here for a discount on a pint, 15% from memory.
Always busy when I visit this pub (it’s a personal fav) and on this occasion it was jam packed by 5.30pm.
Mainly an older crowd in the bar area and a couple of families out the back enjoying the pizza’s. The pizza’s look good but I’ve never eaten here.
As I say a personal favourite of mine that always gets a visit when I’m in the city.
On 15th May 2017
- rating: 8
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Alex Conway left this review about The Hop
Very pleasant newly opened Osset brewery pub that doubles up as a Pizzeria at the back so you can enjoy freshly baked pizza with your beer. There are a few tabels around the bar area but this is mostly used as standing room on weekends when the bar gets very busy, towards the back is long tabels with benches for drinkers to sit and enjoy pizza although pizza is not mandatory.
There are many keg lines dispensing imported beer like Brooklyn and blue moon as well as local stuff from thornbridge. There is also a very good selection of real ales with the full Osset core range with a very nice drink of big Red coming inn at £3.30. the other beers are from the sister brewery Rat brewery as well as some beers from Fernandez.
All beers sampled were in good nick, i just wish the rotation of guest beers was a bit more varied as the beers listed seem to not change much and steer away from pale hoppy types. a bit more variety would really improve things although the beer is still of good quality and I would defiantly return
On 12th March 2016
- rating: 8
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Hop
The Hop is an Ossett brewery house.
Once inside there is a fairly large room that runs to the rear,the bar is to the front left,there is a long bench seat to the front right,plus a few small tables and stools to the front,there is a lot more seating to the rear which looked more of a dining area.
There was a very good choice of real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Ossett Blonde which went down very well,the other beers i noted were Ossett Big Red /Silver King and Excelsior,the only guest beer i noted was Acorn Edge.
Background music was playing and the pub was quite busy with more people dining than drinking.
Pub visited 23/5/2015
On 23rd May 2015
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Hop
Following the success of sister venues in Wakefield, Leeds and Sheffield, this became the Ossett brewery’s fourth ‘Hop’ pub when it opened back in 2013. The pub maintains the brand’s winning combination of live music and a varied ale range, although this venue also advertises itself as a pizzeria and seems to place more of an emphasis on food than the three bars that preceded it. Entering from Fossgate, you find yourself in a bare boarded room with some attractive coloured floor tiles around the bar area. The rather grand looking servery is over to the left and has a decorative counter and comparatively plain dark wood bar back, although there are some fine white, green and blue tiles above and to the side. High banquette seating to the right serves some unusually tiny tables with large mirrors on the wall above, which has been covered with wallpaper depicting what appear to be pump clips. A large decorative urn and several statues have been put on display to lend the place a sense of history and a few huge barrels are stood on a ledge over the front entrance. The room narrows a little as you pass the bar, with the wall opposite painted with various quotes and decorated with a number of small mirrors. Once past the bar, you find yourself in a bare boarded dining room with a large sky-lit roof and plenty of seating. More impressive decorative items have been positioned around the room and further on there is access to the restaurant/pizzeria area, which I didn’t get around to exploring.
The ale range was led, but not dominated, by Ossett beers. The full range comprised Ossett Yorkshire Blonde, Big Red, Silver King and Excelsior, Rat White Rat, Fernandes Night Jar, Great Heck Voodoo Mild, Exit 33 Thirst Aid, Half Moon Hull Moon, Shipyard APA and Thornbridge Bayern. Two real ciders rounded out the hand pulled options and there was a decent keg and bottled selection also available. I tried the Thirst Aid, which was in decent shape but maybe not quite the exciting beer I was expecting.
I thought this was a very well presented city centre venue and an excellent contrast to the classic, traditional Blue Bell over the road. This is a venue with potential to attract a wide customer base and acts as a good example of how to create a modern venue which can appeal to the traditionalist as well. Well worth including on a city centre crawl and a good addition to the ‘Hop’ portfolio.
On 13th May 2015
- rating: 8
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