Twelve Days
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.81
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A strong dark brown beer, with a malty palate and nutty overtones, that give way to a lyrical sweetness. A great beer for those long winter evenings.
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Challenge
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Enzymic
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Challenge
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Enzymic
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
'Mad Friday' 2025 Beer#11. Eleventh brew on one of the busiest drinking days of the year. Reddish clear brown easy enough porter with a blast of sweetish chocolate in taste, and fairly smooth too.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cherry Tree (JDW)
on 19 Dec 2025
at 17:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint on cask at the Gate House jDW 5:26 PM 21 Nov 22
Tried
from Cask
at
Gate House (JDW)
on 08 Nov 2025
at 14:05
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
500 ml bottle, from Selfridge’s food store, London. ABV is 5.5%. Very dark brown colour, large to moderate beige head. Nice malty aroma and flavour, notes of caramel, dark dried fruits and nuts, hints of chocolate. Rich mouthfeel. Moderate but noticeable hops in the finish. Well balanced and very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Selfridges & Co Ltd
on 30 Apr 2025
at 00:25
7/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2025
at 23:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Seasonal beer on Christmas Party night, it's a relatively decent 'winter warmer' - certainly looks the part, dark chestnut brown with a creamy tan head and a sweet fruit pudding aroma. Medium bodied, but not overly creamy, there's plenty of fruit and malt, maybe a little hint of spice in the dry and very slightly bitter finish.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2022
at 15:20
20/12/1997. APPLEJACKS, Upper Parliament Street, NOTTINGHAM, Nottinghamshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 14 Dec 2022
at 16:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Ocado. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Aromas of chocolate nut, caramel, toffee, whack of dark fruits. Flavours of raisins, nuts, chocolate, more dark fruit coming through in the back end. Malty sweet mouthfeel. Light hit of hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2022
at 16:05
7/10
Bottle online from Ocado. Pours a very dark brown almost black with a slight reddish hue and a medium sized creamy beige head. Aromas of dark fruits, chocolate, roasted malts, treacle and liquorice. Taste is more dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, burnt brown bread and a touch more liquorice. Medium body, low carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Quite a nice wintery beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2022
at 20:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 20th December 2021. Pours a clear chestnut brown. Aroma is nutty, caramel, roasted malts. Taste is smooth, caramel, burnt sugar and roasted malts, nutty and very tasty, nice by the fire
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2021
at 19:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours black with a small head.Nose shows chocolate and nutty malt along with faint coffee notes.Flavours include bready malt, sultanas, golden syrup and faint coffee. A bit faded and oxidised though.Body feels watery.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2020
at 11:45