Old Hooky (Bottle)
(Batch of Old Hooky)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.49
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A well balanced and full bodied beer demonstrating fruitiness, with the Crystal Malt content being distinctive. The hoppy mouth gives way to a sweeter finish.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - amber with a red edge. Thin but attractive head. Nose - toffee and red fruit. Taste - strawberry and burnt toffee. Crunchy burnt bread. Palate - medium bodied, rich and creamy in texture. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2019
at 12:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear dark amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of toffee and a light metallic note. Taste is light sweet, candied peel and toffee. Metallic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2019
at 12:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in London - sourced via Ocado. Pours totally clear burnished gold with a creamy, mostly white head. The aroma holds lightly toasted pale bread, a little citrus peel, faint leafy hops. Light-medium sweet flavour with basic bready malts, hints of toasted sugars, vague orange, mellow leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish, with lightly toasted bread, low bitterness. It doesn’t set the world alight, but it drinks OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2017
at 15:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Bottle) Pours clear amber brown with good beige head. Nice aroma - herbal / seaweed / tea and some caramel notes. Medium body, good carbonation. Foretaste is a nice mix of caramel and fruity notes. The fruity notes are steadily replaced by a nice hoppy bitterness. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2017
at 07:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear amber with a one-finger off-white head. Aroma: malty, caramel, fruit. Taste: sweet fruity malt, caramel/toffee, citrus, some bitterness but the finish is actually sweet. Medium-full body, smooth mouthfeel, good carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2017
at 18:53