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(has 2 batches)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
6.26
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A strong pale ale of distinctive taste. Plenty of Goldings hops give it something extra. Like sunshine dancing on your tongue.
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Challenger, more Goldings
Malts: Pale, Caramalt, Enzymic
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Challenger, more Goldings
Malts: Pale, Caramalt, Enzymic
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample on cask at the Gate House JDW.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 13 Sep 2026
at 08:32
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Fra cask på Mossy Well: klar gylden med utmerket gardinskum. Floral med noe gress/urter og tydelig bitterhet. Fin maltsmak.
Tried
from Cask
at
Mossy Well (JDW)
on 25 Aug 2026
at 12:52
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2025
at 19:38
4.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 19:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso l'orzo tostato. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera normale e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di aspetto velato. Il colore è giallo dorato carico. Il corpo è medio. L'amaro non è invadente. La forza gustativa è normale e permane in maniera sufficiente. Il finale è amarognolo. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di miele, amaretto, frutta secca, resina, agrumi e arancia amara.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2025
at 11:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours dark golden with a thin white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, earth, butter & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 15:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Poste of Stone, Stone. Pours golden yellow with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. Is slow to settle but does so eventually. There’s floral hops, grains and a few hints of malt in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet but with a little underlying bitterness. Floral hops, barley sugar and lemongrass in the flavour to start with. Later some malts come through along with traces of honey and marmalade. Finish is dry and quite sticky. This is decent enough – but the finish lets it down.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2024
at 20:49
12/08/1995. YE OLDE REINDEER INN, 47 Parsons Street, BANBURY, Oxfordshire, England (HOOK NORTON)
Tried
on 14 Dec 2022
at 09:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
# 3081; 7/2022. Aroma of apple, biscuit. Brilliant gold body; white head. Malty, floral, fruity, chalk, biscuit. Very good ESB. 0,5 l, bottle, shop (Coop), Towcester (East Midlands, England).
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2022
at 19:18
7/10
Bottle from the Co-op Cirencester Services. Pours a clear light copper colour with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel, honey, biscuit malts and hints of floral. Taste has the same notes again, more floral and also some citrus rind on the bitter finish. Medium to full bodied with a very smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2021
at 20:02