Brewed Awakening
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.75
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This red-hued beer is brewed in the style of an American red ale, with aromas of zesty grapefruit and subtle caramel leading to a crisp, refreshing flavour of citrus and gentle malt.
Hops: Azacca, Centennial, Chinook
NB this a a completely different beer to one that Hook Norton have released previously with the same name at 3.4%.
Hops: Azacca, Centennial, Chinook
NB this a a completely different beer to one that Hook Norton have released previously with the same name at 3.4%.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On cask up the White Lady.
Appearance - deep amber and clear. Beige head.
Nose - citrus, toffee and brown bread.
Taste - big grapefruit note, then chewy brown bread.
Palate - creamy as well as chewy in texture, sweet then lightly drying roast.
Overall - a lovely ale! It has ESB qualities.
Appearance - deep amber and clear. Beige head.
Nose - citrus, toffee and brown bread.
Taste - big grapefruit note, then chewy brown bread.
Palate - creamy as well as chewy in texture, sweet then lightly drying roast.
Overall - a lovely ale! It has ESB qualities.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Lady (JDW)
on 16 Mar 2026
at 15:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear red-brown with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of grapefruit and toast. Taste is burnt toast and pithy grapefruit. Dry finish.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2026
at 14:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Perfectly acceptable. Restrained hop character, some tangerine, rindy orange, a suggestion of grapefruit and pine. Mildly bready, some sun-kissed pale mats, nips of caramel. Fine condition.
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from Cask
at
Montagu Pyke (JDW)
on 14 Mar 2026
at 10:51
Tried
from Cask
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Old Post Office
on 14 Mar 2026
at 10:22
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Admiral Of The Humber (JDW)
on 13 Mar 2026
at 21:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the willow walk spoons Victoria. A clear amber orange coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, soft bready grains, floral hop, hedgerow, midget gems. Flavour is composed of rounded earrhy grains, biscuit, cereal, straw. Midget gems, hedgerow hop, grass. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, good cask condition.
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from Cask
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Willow Walk (JDW)
on 12 Mar 2026
at 18:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
A very pleasant Red Ale from the legendary Hook Norton Brewery. Sampled on draught at JDW Mossy Well. A nice malty base with notes grapefruit and pine. Distinctive Red Ale flavour - a hint of rye in the malt flavour? I may be mistaken …A very easy drinking, great tasting beer. Highly recommended.
Tried
from Cask
at
Mossy Well (JDW)
on 12 Mar 2026
at 16:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Third of a pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
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from Cask
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Gate House (JDW)
on 10 Mar 2026
at 17:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A hazy amber pour with a loose cream head; citrusy aroma; smooth creamy malt body with a fresh grapefruit taste; then a zesty finish with some sweet biscuity malts.Very tasty.
Tried
from Cask
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Hope Tap
on 09 Mar 2026
at 12:21
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Willow Walk JDW Victoria
. Clear mid brown colour lasting beige head. Its a tasty malty bread best bitter. Malts are soft brown wholemeal bread. Not much bitterness. Andrew C would say it has a malt cushion. Decent enough. Good condition good temperature. Good malty best bitter with enough bitter finish to make it interesting.
. Clear mid brown colour lasting beige head. Its a tasty malty bread best bitter. Malts are soft brown wholemeal bread. Not much bitterness. Andrew C would say it has a malt cushion. Decent enough. Good condition good temperature. Good malty best bitter with enough bitter finish to make it interesting.
Tried
from Cask
at
Willow Walk (JDW)
on 07 Mar 2026
at 14:41