Double Stout
(has 2 batches)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Stout Regular|
Score
6.95
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A charismatic combination of black and brown malts delivering a dry toasted taste. Brewed to our original 19th Century recipe.
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Challenger
Malts: Pale, Black, Brown, Enzymic
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Challenger
Malts: Pale, Black, Brown, Enzymic
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose in Canary Wharf. I got this at the perfect temperature and the rich smell of burnt malt was very inviting. The taste was that of rich burnt malt with a velvety smoothness that was lacking from the S&N version that I had the day before. The taste was long and lingered in my mouth after every mouthful and I was sad when I reached the final sip. A proper English stout. Hurrah.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2018
at 08:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Jul 2008
Purchased at Wilbur's Total Beverage.
My 3rd brew from this brewery...
It pours a very dark brown with some reddish hues shining through. Good close to 2 finger head of foam with some nice lacing. Very good head retention.
It smells very roasty but also has some chocolate and a touch of fruit. Oh, and some caramel. Nice nose.
The taste is also roasty. Roasted malt with some grain, caramel, some chocolate, and some notes of bread, but not much. Heck, the other flavours are doing just fine. ;^)
It has a nice medium mouthfeel and the carbonation is lightish. It finishes with a dark chocolate bitterness that doesn't go overboard. Nice. And so damn drinkable..hell....it's under 5%abv! Now, this is a sessionable Stout indeed! Too bad, yet again, that I only picked up one bottle but I hope to pick up more on my next visit. If they still have some. /me with my fingers crossed.
Purchased at Wilbur's Total Beverage.
My 3rd brew from this brewery...
It pours a very dark brown with some reddish hues shining through. Good close to 2 finger head of foam with some nice lacing. Very good head retention.
It smells very roasty but also has some chocolate and a touch of fruit. Oh, and some caramel. Nice nose.
The taste is also roasty. Roasted malt with some grain, caramel, some chocolate, and some notes of bread, but not much. Heck, the other flavours are doing just fine. ;^)
It has a nice medium mouthfeel and the carbonation is lightish. It finishes with a dark chocolate bitterness that doesn't go overboard. Nice. And so damn drinkable..hell....it's under 5%abv! Now, this is a sessionable Stout indeed! Too bad, yet again, that I only picked up one bottle but I hope to pick up more on my next visit. If they still have some. /me with my fingers crossed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2017
at 13:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Waitrose, consumed at home with considerable gusto. Very dark brown, opaque, with a bit of visible carbonation. Some khaki head but it goes quickly. Light aroma of roast coffee grounds and dark chocolate. Taste is malty yet nicely bitter. Long dry finish; lingering cooking chocolate in the aftertaste. Bodyโs a bit thin, and I donโt think such carbonation in the mouthfeel is necessary. Itโs still a drinkable and more than competent stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2017
at 16:28
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Dobry Stout, bardzo ciemny, ciemno brazowa barwa bardzo niewielkie refleksy czerwieni. Bezowa piana sredniej wielkosci szybko natomiast opada. W zapachu gotowana czekolada, troche mokki i espresso. W smaku palony slod, czekolada, nieco kawy i znowu ta czekolada. Nieco palonosci i wytrawnosci w dalszej fazie smakowania. Na zakonczenie pozostawia posmak trufli posypanych starta deserowa czekolada.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2016
at 13:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle, pours dark brown to black with a khaki head and lacing. Aroma of toasted and roasted malts, some chocolate, some coffee. Taste has that typical English stout characteristics in it; dry, thin/watery, toasted and roasted malts, slick/smooth,powdery chocolate, medium sweetness, weak/medium bitterness, weak body, some lactose, still a bit too thin for a stout i that i prefer..
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2016
at 06:37