Hook Norton Brewery Flagship

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Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA Regular
Score
6.32
ABV: 5.3% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 82
This seasonal IPA-style beer, originally brewed to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, has a zesty, sweet aroma and a fruity mouthfeel, with a full hop character throughout.
 

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7/10
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2025 at 17:47

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Old rating from 19-11-16 - 500ml bottle, it pours a cloudy dark amber colour with a frothy beige head. Aromas of citrus, grapefruit & biscuit. Tastes of citrus, hay, grapefruit, biscuit, toffee & hints of spice. Finish has a sweet citrus-grapefruit biscuit hopped medium bitter end.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2025 at 15:43

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottiglia. Un arco olfattivo dominato da orzo tostato e luppolo. L'intensità olfattiva è normale e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana medio-fine. La limpidezza si presenta velata. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è deciso. La forza gustativa è elevata. La continuità gustativa è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è intenso. In bocca l'aroma porta i segni di miele, crosta di pane, frutta secca, luppolo, resina, pino, agrumi, pompelmo rosa e mandarino.
Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 11:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2025 at 23:35

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:14

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle 0,5ltr: Slightly hazy golden colored brew with an nicely sweet bitter taste, hints of caramel, sweet fruits and little bit of citrus.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:31

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @Beershoppe (Rome). Ambrata, scarica, schiuma leggera bianca. In bocca note di malto, frutta gialla matura, diacetile. In bocca è dolce, maltato, con tanto diacetile. Corpo leggero, carbonazione medio-leggera. Molto difettata
Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2023 at 20:12

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Tried on 14 Dec 2022 at 09:02

7/10
Bottle from The Farm Shop, M5 Gloucester Services. Pours a clear light golden colour with a one finger throthy white head. Aromas of citrus orange, biscuit malts and hints of floral hops. Taste is similar to the aroma with the same notes and a nice hoppy bitterness on the long finish. Medium body, low carbonation and very smooth mouthfeel. This is a good refreshing beer.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2021 at 18:45

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - golden with neat lacing. Nose - lemon lozenge, pale malt. Taste - lemon barley water. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy/tangy middle. Dry, tangy finish. Overall - decent.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2020 at 17:29