Hooky Dark
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
5.84
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Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Hooky Dark from Hook Norton Brewery 10 years ago
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Hooky Dark (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Relatively recent addition to the Hook Norton range, a dark mild with a light beige head and dark mahogany colour; malty aroma, chocolate, coffee grounds, raisins, candied dates; malty, simple taste, soft sweetness, smooth and somewhat thin mouthfeel, restrained bitterness in the finish. Simple indeed but in that sense a typical mild, nothing exciting, but I’m not sure this genre is very suitable for really exciting beers...
Oakes (33493) reviewed Hooky Dark (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Delicious golden amber brown. The aroma is caramel, toast and a little bit of butter. Very light bodied. A little bit toasty. It’s ok, probably more bland than I would like.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Hooky Dark (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands England B2 5SN.Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, toffee and licorice notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100116]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask. Slightly hazy orangey brown with basically no head. Aroma of nuts and overripe fruit. Light body, hard roasted malt and a little dried fruit. Dry, malt bitter finish. 160110
Downender (11275) reviewed Hooky Dark (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On gravity at Reading Beer Festival, 01/05/09. A rich, fruity mild, with plenty of sweetness, nuts and dried fruits and a slightly dry finish. Easy and enjoyable drinking.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Hooky Dark (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask Conditioned at The Castle, Furnival St., London
Dark amber color; thin frothy head. Too simple aroma. Good caramel flavor, well bitter, with a touch of rhubarb candies. Not complex but well brewed.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
[Gravity cask at Milton Keynes beerfest] Chestnut brown - quite light for a mild. Rich roast malt with some sourness and a dry mouthfeel, but ultimately rather one dimensional and watery.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Hooky Dark (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Cask, third pint from The Hook Norton Bar at the Great British Beer Festival. Nice body with its shining, rusty brown colour. No head. Vague smell of dark fruits. Watered caramel in flavour. Thin bodied (07.08.2008).
Svesse (15730) reviewed Hooky Dark (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 23 April, 2008) Dark brown colour with frothy, pale brown head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with dried fruit (raisins and prunes). Malty, slightly roasted taste with notes of coffee and dried fruit. Dryish, rather thin body. Decent, tasty mild.