Hook Norton Brewery Hooky

Hooky

 

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

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.03
ABV: 3.5% IBU: - Ticks: 88
Hooky is a subtly balanced, amber bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate - the classic session beer, eminently drinkable. Cheers!
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at home from the brewery. A great example of a classic English bitter. Very well balanced beer with malt and bitter hops in harmony.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2025 at 16:32


8

Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2025 at 13:45


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Half Pint from the cask at The Lamplighter in Jersey. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, hints of fruit, caramel & hops. Medium body Dry light bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Cask on 13 Jan 2025 at 15:54


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2025 at 20:41


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear amber with small white head which fades to nothing very quickly. Aroma has an inviting malt nose with caramel, toast, grassy hops. Taste of light burnt caramel, bread, raisins, grassy hop bitterness which builds. Light bodied, refreshing, sweet finish to offset bitterness. Yes well balanced, decent malt profile, nice bitter kick, just a shame it doesn't very good in the glass. A good light bitter though.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


6

Tried on 25 Mar 2023 at 13:23


14/05/2016. FLAG & WHISTLE, Toddington Station, TODDINGTON, Gloucestershire, England

Tried on 14 Dec 2022 at 09:28


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Poured a clear copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is light sweet malt. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, malt, light toffee, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2022 at 21:29


6

Bottle online from The Natural Grocery Store. Pours a slightly hazy amber colour with a thinnish soapy looking white head. Aromas of biscuits with a hint of citrus and floral. Taste is a little fruity, with a fair amount of peppery spice, a little more citrus, biscuits and floral. An earthy hop bitterness on a dry finish. Thin to medium body with a fair amount of carbonation and slightly oily mouthfeel. Decent for the low abv but nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2021 at 14:31


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Plough in Kingham. Thai was a very plain tasting ale that was very watery but with moments of clean fruit hop and grass. Probably good for a session but dull.

Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2020 at 21:33