Cocker Hoop (Cask)
(Batch of Cocker Hoop)
Jennings (Marston's) in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.18
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An award-winning golden bitter from an all malt brew, with Styrian Golding hops added at various stages, to give a classic hop flavour and aroma.
A bitter beer of great character, appealing to those drinkers who really appreciate their beer and are looking for quality.
Launched in 1995 as ‘September Ale’, Jennings Cocker Hoop has become hugely popular, particularly with Lake District tourists in summer
The name is derived from ‘Cock-a Hoop’, an old custom of removing the cock (or spigot) from a barrel and resting it on the hoop of the cask before commencing a drinking bout, but was changed to reflect the brewery’s location on the banks of the River Cocker.
A bitter beer of great character, appealing to those drinkers who really appreciate their beer and are looking for quality.
Launched in 1995 as ‘September Ale’, Jennings Cocker Hoop has become hugely popular, particularly with Lake District tourists in summer
The name is derived from ‘Cock-a Hoop’, an old custom of removing the cock (or spigot) from a barrel and resting it on the hoop of the cask before commencing a drinking bout, but was changed to reflect the brewery’s location on the banks of the River Cocker.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - hazy golden with a nice lacy head. Nose - lemon and meadow flowers. Taste - lemon barley water this time. Lemon or grapefruit pith bringing up the end. Palate - creamy and tangy. Light bodied and clean finish. Overall - much better than the bottled version.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2018
at 09:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Oddfellows. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of wet pine and grass with earthy grains backing. Flavor has earthy pine and grass supported by earthy grains.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2017
at 16:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Bell Hotel (JDW), 5 Orford Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, England NR1 3QB. [ As Jennings Cocker Hoop ].Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good - fair lacing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, grass, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus, flowers, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150804] 6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2017
at 12:25
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Borrowdale Youth Hostel. Deep gold with a thick white head. Dusty at first, develops a decent sweet berry and lemon flavour before a mildly dry, mildly bitter finish. Overall just OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2016
at 16:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Yellow, slightly hazy, with white foam. Aroma: malt, yeast, slightly fruity. Taste: low carbonization, easy tartness, malty, earthy hops, good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2015
at 04:39
6/10
Tried
on 04 Aug 2015
at 04:49
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Part of my 2013 backlog. Deep amber colour with a white head. Aroma has a touch of hops, the taste has some citrus hops. But a dull beer.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2015
at 08:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at White Post, somewhere in rural Nottinghamshire - Clear golden body with a small, foamy and off-white head. The aroma is fruity, with bitter pines. Grapefruit, hops and malt-sweetness in the flavour, is finished off by a long, dry and bitter finish. Better than the bottle.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2014
at 09:16
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask @ Lamplighter, Jersey. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light buttery and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. Both boring and served in poor condition. 170714
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2014
at 12:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the brewery. Golden with a white head. Biscuity malt, peach and a hint of grapefruit in the aroma. Slightly earthy taste with grassy hops and biscuity malt combining to good effect.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2014
at 12:37