Hook Norton Brewery Old Hooky

Old Hooky

 

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

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.44
ABV: 4.6% IBU: - Ticks: 171
A beautifully balanced beer, fruity by nature, with a well-rounded body and the suggestive echo of Crystal Malt.
 

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

Cask @ Coach and Horses, Weatheroak Hill. Clear brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 120219

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2019 at 11:46


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at MBCF. Frothy off white head on a translucent copper coloured body. Medium to thin body, soft on the palate & clean back. Lightly fruited tastes with berry, citrus & a tangy finish

Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2019 at 14:11


5

Tried on 22 Jan 2019 at 13:15


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the ticket office. Nose is citrus, orange, carrot, some toffee. Palate is fruity bitter, a bit watery, some rye bread. Quite alright bitter.

Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2018 at 20:32


8

Tried on 03 Dec 2017 at 17:23


6

Pours a clear deep amber colour with a small off white head. A malty aroma, bread, caramel, a little fruit and dry hops. Moderately sweet taste, caramel malts, ripe fruit flavours with a mellow hop finish. A decent pint. 736313 3.2

Tried on 01 Oct 2017 at 10:16


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Spoons, Eastbourne. A decent enough ale but nothing special. Averrragge. (29/8/17) ---

Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2017 at 17:01


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask @ The Three Fishes, Shrewsbury. Pours clear amber, small off-white head. Aroma bears an alluring sweetness, continuing to taste with caramel providing the bulk of its character. Smooth on the palate, with a soft fruitiness. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2017 at 09:47


6

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2017 at 19:24


6

Tried on 03 Apr 2017 at 11:24