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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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a hazy gold into an English pint. Bright white head recedes to skim surface. Marshmallow and yeast aromas. Upfront lively and slick tangerine with a lasting astringent hop finish.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2008
at 20:38
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Half pint, hand-pulled at the Brewery’s Bar, GBBF. Golden with missing head. Notes of citric hops in smell. Flashes of crisp, sweet oranges in flavour, but very short in the aftertaste. Nothing more than standard (shared with Geir, 07.08.2008).
Tried
on 02 Sep 2008
at 03:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Lightly hazy peachy gold color with a decent white head. Aroma is sort of peach fruit over light malt. Flavor suggests peach. Body is near medium over slight carbonation. There’s a green tea note. As time passes it’s still peach to me, but the bitter builds. Each sip has a great nose and a marvelous taste. It is somewhat spicey. Spiced peach. Love that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2008
at 21:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol 18/7/08. Clear golden with a slight, white head. Aroma of hay and grassy hops. Easy drinking, with some slight malt sweetness, floral hops and a decent bitter finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2008
at 01:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Golden brown. Nice amount of white head. Aroma: Quite fruity, some lemon. Hops and malt. Taste: Nice malt and hops. Bitter aftertaste, some fruit. Info: 500ml bottle, 2/10-2007
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 06:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Golden straw colored beer, a little hazy. Creamy and smooth while retaining an earthy, mildly spicy, hop character. Fruity yeast esters and a light touch of golden honey make this one a perfect English session beer. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2008
at 19:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy and golden yellow to orange with a slowly collapsing chalk white head. Mild peach fruity hops aroma, quite inviting. Flavour is mild grapefruit and peachy hops with a light caramel malt beneath. Bitterness seems to take out the sweetness yet the balance seems quite good. Ends quite fruity and light bitter. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2008
at 03:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Wetherspoons, Folkestone. Well it’s gold, thin white bubbly head. It’s a faintly malty, faintly hoppy beer. Nice enough. Citrus orangey fruity flavours. Drinkable and quite likeable. Doesn’t exactly excite, but definitely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2008
at 06:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask/GBBF. Yellow with no head. Grass and butter in the aroma, and also a little apricot and orange. Sweet flavour with a hint of malt, dry finish with some bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2007
at 16:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at charlies. Pours clear yellow with a little white head. Mild peach fruity aroma. Flavour holds a smooth fruity peach note and a mellow sweetness. Finish holds a nice mellow sweetness to the fruity hops. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2007
at 05:29