Hooky
(has 2 batches)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.07
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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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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500 ml bottle, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 3.5%. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Sweetish aroma of malt sugar and grassy hops. Thin mouthfeel, drier than the aroma made me expect. The flavour has some weak toffee and caramel notes, followed by a fairly distinct bitterness, but is not particularly complex. Still a drinkable "ordinary" bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2013
at 13:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Henley Brew House. Hazy amber with a thin white head; aroma of damp hay; soft and grainy with a sweet caramel malt taste; and a dry, woody, finish. A satisfying rural bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2013
at 13:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium offwhite head. Clear amber body with carbonation. Earthy caramelly strawy aroma, quite light, with toffee and paper notes. Dryish papery caramelly taste with earthy notes. Mid-to-light body. Mild mouthfeel. Dry spicy dried fruit aftertaste with papery caramelly earthy notes. Not bad, but a bit austere. (0.5l bottle, Meny Oslo City.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2013
at 11:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Meny, Oslo City. Pours dark golden with a white head. Mild hoppy aroma with malt, caramel and some fruitiness. Medium sweet with a nice and bitter finish. Fairly light body, but surprisingly nice for itโs low alcohol. Very sessionable, although it would get boring after a few. Still very easy to drink and a quite decent bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2013
at 10:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ C4, Odense. Pours clear Golden with a thick White head. Fresh Grain, Biscuit , caramel and shy hops. Doughy. Fine 3,5% Cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2013
at 10:06
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2012
at 17:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
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Tried
on 29 Sep 2012
at 14:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
September 2008: Out of date (by 4 months) brown 500ml bottle, cost me 10 Pence because it was past its best before date. Poured into a straight pint glass, the beer is a clear, bright, terracotta red colour. The head was an off-white blanket of tightly knitted foam. A constant flow of bubbles burst up towards the head throughout the tasting. The aroma was fairly sweet, hoppy and it had a very English Bitter type smell, as you would expect. Crisp, sharp and bitter in flavour, a very good example of an English Bitter. A good feel to it considering the ABV is only 3.6%, sure it is a little watery, but it has a body and the flavours stay in the mouth well after the fluid has been swallowed. Very drinkable and well worth the 10 Pence I paid for it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2012
at 04:39
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap @ the Haymarket. Pours hazy amber with nice head. Nose of malt and resin. Taste of more resin and apples. Palate medium throughout. Overall, so so!
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2012
at 15:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Golden colour with a small foamy white head. Light fruity and hoppy nose. Mild malt and hoppy flavour.
[On handpull at The Philharmonic in Liverpool, England]
[On handpull at The Philharmonic in Liverpool, England]
Tried
on 08 Apr 2012
at 04:56