Hooker
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Spring|
Score
5.93
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A hoppy, rather than bitter ale, with a citrus fruit overtone and a ’dry hop’ aroma.
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BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
March 2011: Hooker is brewed every spring (for the annual Six Nations Ruby Tournament) and is currently (2011) sitting at 4.1%ABV and with a new front label on the bottles and a changed font if on cask. My 500ml brown bottle was best before 31 Mar 2012 and was drank/reviewed 7 Mar 2011. Poured into a vase shaped pint, ’Old Speckled Hen’ badged. The body is a light amber, clear and showing carbonisation rushing upwards to the full snowy white foaming head. Very little aroma, some hops and yeast present if you sniff long and hard enough, otherwise not a lot of anything. The flavours are a dry tasting blend of hops and unsweetened barley malts. It isn’t bitter in taste, but certainly isn’t sweet either. The dryness seemed to increase as the tasting progressed and I thought it dry in the first mouthfull! I suppose you could call it refreshing, but I found it wanting in all aspects. Almost odourless, too dry and bland in both texture and taste. The worst beer I’ve had from Batemans. I can only assume the cask version is a whole lot better.
HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. DArk yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
saxo (29721) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Wetherspoon pub, Liverpool Street. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, notes of butter, malt and hops. Medium bodied and soft carbonation. Bitter finish.
stravale (3279) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask @ JDW Elgin 190212
Amber..clear...thin white head...dissipates to a rim around the glass
Aroma...fruity..sweet caramel..hint of apple
Taste - caramel malts...fruity..some sourness..some red apple..bit earthy bitter hops..some toffee Palate- soft carb..medium body. Lingering biscuity bitter finish...bit of saltiness
Overall - very average bitter with some sour notes
Bullit (6144) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ The Waverly Hotel, Callender. Clear copper colour, white head. Aroma is caramel malts. Flavour is caramel malts and toffee.
Downender (11275) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 09/02/10. Amber coloured with a moderate white head. Malty aroma of apricot and yeast. Flavours of biscuit malts and citrus hop, giving way to a dry finish. Ok.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
cask at Heriot Watt beer fesival ... copper ... thin head /// dry fruity hop ... malt front .. dry hop background ... little toffee.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at The Guildhall, Folkestone. Simply a good bitter. Top condition, perfect temperature, served well. Hoppy. Good malt biiscuit base. Everything a bitter should be and it completely shocked me to have such a tasty simple bitter.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask conditioned at The Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Gold in colour with a minimal white head; hoppy citrus aroma; sour grapefruit flavour, very refreshing; leading to a dry, bitter finish. Excellent - more of a Golden Ale style than a Bitter.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Hooker from Batemans 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
An orange beer with a very small disappearing white head. The aroma is fruity and the flavor sweet fruity with a good hoppy dry end. A fine bitter without being anything special.