Hooky Gold
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.26
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A very pale, crisp beer, with a hoppy character. A fruity aroma and a pleasant, light taste.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Unclear golden color with white head. Aroma is leafy, grassy hops, lemongrass, pale malts. Taste is leafy, lemongrass, a little bit of malt sweetness, herbal finish. Silky mouthfeel with high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2020
at 19:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @Angel Inn, Burford. 04/02/2020. Color amarillo oscuro,aromas herbales cereal, sabor malta caramelo frutal, cuerpo medio.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2020
at 14:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
10/7/2019. Cask at the 30th Ealing Beer Festival. Pours clear pale gold with a very small white head. Aroma of citrus, caramel, fruit, grass and hint of wood. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2019
at 15:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden with a light haze. Proportionate head. Nose - lemon and malt notes reminiscent of shandy. Taste - lemon barley water with proper lemon pith finish. Palate - light bodied and creamy. Dry finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2019
at 22:03
6/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2018
at 10:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Castle Tavern, Oxford. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light yeasty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 170218
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 19:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From Jun 2008
Purchased at Wilbur's Total Beverage.
Nice medium gold in colour with a 2 finger head of foam and there's some good lacing. Head retention is very good!
The nose has a nice hoppy(grass, touch of grapefruit) aroma with a bit of maltiness in the background, and after it warmed up some, I notice some fruity notes as well.
The taste starts off nice with an earthy hop bitterness but then the malty sweetness comes into play and I find myself drinking a very nicely balanced Pale Ale. And...this tastes fresh! Dang. Medium mouthfeel here, the carbonation is light but right, and it finishes on the slightly malty side. Oh, and I find that it's very drinkable. I could easily put away a few of these at 1 sitting.
I wish I had picked up more than 1 bottle of this but with UK beers, especially the ones that are light on the alcohol, you just never know what you're going to end up with. In my book, this is a winner.
Purchased at Wilbur's Total Beverage.
Nice medium gold in colour with a 2 finger head of foam and there's some good lacing. Head retention is very good!
The nose has a nice hoppy(grass, touch of grapefruit) aroma with a bit of maltiness in the background, and after it warmed up some, I notice some fruity notes as well.
The taste starts off nice with an earthy hop bitterness but then the malty sweetness comes into play and I find myself drinking a very nicely balanced Pale Ale. And...this tastes fresh! Dang. Medium mouthfeel here, the carbonation is light but right, and it finishes on the slightly malty side. Oh, and I find that it's very drinkable. I could easily put away a few of these at 1 sitting.
I wish I had picked up more than 1 bottle of this but with UK beers, especially the ones that are light on the alcohol, you just never know what you're going to end up with. In my book, this is a winner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2017
at 13:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2017
at 10:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Ocado. Pours clear gold with a frothy, pure white head. The aroma has crispy biscuits, light grass, melon, pine needles. Light sweet flavour with some pale grains, mild grassy bitterness, more biscuits, pale bread. Light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty clean on the finish, with more grassy hops, lemon rind, hay, dry pale malts. Nice easygoing golde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2017
at 18:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Golden colour with a small dissipating white head. Aroma of fruity pale malts, herbal hoppy notes. Light malt and hop flavour, moderate bitter finish. Nothing special but nice, sessionable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2016
at 18:13