Hook Norton Brewery Chinook Gold

Chinook Gold

 

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

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production
Score
6.58
ABV: 4.7% IBU: - Ticks: 14
A sweet citrus nose, with emerging hints of grapefruit, leading to further citrus notes in the predominantly hoppy flavour, resulting in a delicate, smooth, bitter finish. Previously brewed at 4.5%.
 

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23/10/2014. KING OF WESSEX, 5-10 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried on 14 Dec 2022 at 08:47


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 29/10/2014. Deep gold in colour with a slight, off-white head. Citrus hops, fruity sweetness, crisp mlats and a dryish finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2014 at 11:24


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at David Macbeth Moir. Pours clear golden, nose is sweet toffee, peach, taste is sweet, creamy, sticky toffee, light citrus.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2014 at 08:40


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Picture House JDW, Colwyn Bay [281014]
Golden amber, crystal clear, thin white head
Aroma of soft light malts, soft fruits, nice soft zest, bit floral
Taste of soft tropical fruits, soft bitter hops, light malt background, nice soft fruits, dab of bitter orange, dab of grapefruit
Palate - Light body, sweet pale malts, light bitterness. Finish of lingering sweet citrus fruits, dab of tinned grapefruit
Overall - Quite liked this, seemed a bit under hopped, some residual sugar, but flavour was decent

Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2014 at 11:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Willow Walk, JDW - London. Pours clear, shiny yellow with a creamy white head. Pleasant aroma with some biacuity pale malts, rindy lemon and general citrus zest. Light-medium sweet with nicely roused dried citrus, more rind, moderate pale malt sugars, some hay. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation; good condition. Well balanced finish with further dry, crunchy pale malts, hay, lemon rind. Solid cask APA.

Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2014 at 11:56


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the White Lady. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Light citrus aromas, light floral notes. Taste is light sweet and lemon bitter. Clean finish, not bad.

Tried from Cask on 29 Oct 2014 at 09:02


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Greyhound (JDW), Maidenhead. Bright amber with a thin white head; floral aroma; soft floral taste; and a fruity finish.

Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2014 at 10:50


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull Thomas Ingoldsby Spoons. Clear gold lasting cream head. Grapefruit and orange flavour. Light bitterness light carbonation. First beer out after being pulled through. The finishing fruit is like a marmalade. Really good fruity beer. Sweet. Likeable.

Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2014 at 12:01


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Cask at the foot of the walk... Amber... Thin white lacing. Soft sweet fruits nose... Iodine.. Acetone fruits

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2014 at 08:10


5

Tried on 19 Oct 2014 at 12:46