Hook Norton Brewery 303AD  (Cask)

303AD (Cask)
(Batch of 303 AD)

 

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

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
6.73
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 27
A pale dry bitter, predominantly hoppy with hints of citrus and ginger. Brewed with proportions of Amber Malt, it is our only beer to use dwarf hop variety First Gold. Originally brewed to celebrate the birth of the sixth generation of the founder of the company.

303AD celebrates St George, patron saint of England. This is the year of his death.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Three Guineas, Reading. Amber with a thin white head; citrus aroma and flavour; grapefruit bitterness and sweetness to finish. An excellent bitter.

Tried from Cask on 09 Apr 2008 at 03:58


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On gravity at the Bristol Beer Festival 14/3/08. Amber coloured with a small, off-white head. Aroma of earthy malt and citrus hops with a touch of spice. Flavour was slightly sweet, with some biscuit malt and hops in the finish. A very good bitter.

Tried on 15 Mar 2008 at 13:31


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at the Wharf. Very fruity hop aroma. Quite hazy copper colour. Frothy white head. Good, uncompromising bitterness, slightly yeasty. Low carbonation, but very drinkable. Good mouthfeel, comes off as if it has more alcohol than the 4.0% the coaster says.

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2007 at 07:03


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Casked. Copper coloured, big beige bubbly head, which lasts for quite a while. Aroma is strong fruity hops along with some wooden and even spicy hints. Flavour is fruity and smoothly hopped along with some spices. The finish is almost close to caramelly sweet. Very wellbalanced brew, and creamy palate. In aftertaste there’s also some slight vanillaish hints.

Tried from Cask on 24 Jan 2007 at 11:55


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

Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen
Hazy amber color. Light aroma of grassy hops and sugars. Strange flavor, some malt, bold bitterness, woody stringency, almost vinous and corky. A bit odd.

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2006 at 19:31


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

Cask@Beer Hunters. Orange, amber yellow/red color, good off-white head. Good fresh cut grass and flowery hoppy nose. Very strong grassy hoppy flavor. Long bitter aftertaste. Almost IPA-like, definately different than bottled version.

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2006 at 13:41


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

Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Hazy amber colour with a small white head. FRuity aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty flavor with some nice hoppieness. Dry malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2006 at 03:48


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask handpull at Wetherspoons. Folkestone. I put the poor condition of this beer down to the fact that it was served at a JDW pub, but given the previous rating, perhaps I was wrong and that this beer really just doesn’t have much to it. Gold with thick lasting beige head. Bit of cream. Some hay type hop. In mouth, its soft and rather flavourless. Soft golden bitter with a bit of dusty hop and some citrus. Where is the flavour?

Tried from Cask on 19 Jun 2006 at 15:40


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

Cask at Merton Beer Festival Sept’ 04. Amber coloured, very good , nice well balanced malty and hoppy beer, great lingering finish

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2006 at 07:01


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[Cask at Charlie's Bar] The aroma is sweet fruity. The color is red and it has a fine head - especially for a cask beer. The flavor is sweet malty and fruity with a great bitter end - that turns dry. A very good beer.

Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2003 at 06:39