Hook Norton Brewery Twelve Days

Twelve Days
(has 2 batches)

 

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

  Porter Regular
Score
6.81
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 141
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
 

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle. Dark brown, thin off white head and minimal retention. Aroma is malty, light roast, berries, coffee. Taste is dark chocolate, sweet malts, nuts, a light fruity berry note. Moderate body and carbonation. A nice winter warmer this one, very good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2020 at 01:27

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
19/10/2019. Bottle from Cotswold Vintners, Chipping Sodbury. Pours mid brown with a towards beige head. Aroma of dried fruit, malt, Christmas cake, orange truffle, dates and toffee. Medium plus sweetness and light to moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight sticky texture, soft carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2019 at 22:27

7/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at JDW Holloway. Dark red brown with bubbly off white head. Aroma yeast, very fruity, bit of pear, quite vinous. Taste is sweet, raspberry jam. Medium bodied with sweet finish. Nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Twelve Days (Cask) on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask at JDW Holloway. Dark red brown with bubbly off white head. Aroma yeast, very fruity, bit of pear, quite vinous. Taste is sweet, raspberry jam. Medium bodied with sweet finish. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2019 at 15:51

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Deep dark brown color. raisinny, almost vinous aroma with licorice and some earthy hops. Malty, just a bit salty, vinous and nutty flavor with licorice and some earthy hops, lingering on in the aftertaste. Tasty ale, satisfyingly balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 16:24

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Clear ruby body with a thin off-white head. Faint lacing. Aroma of fruit cake and toffee. Flavour of caramel, toast and cherry. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Rich and warming. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2018 at 23:58

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - deep brown to black with brown chinks. Neat fawn head. Nose - honey , prunes and getting into molasses. Taste - more prunes, stewed apples. Burnt toffee. Palate - medium bodied, sweet while being tangy and dry in places. Overall - good gear.
Tried from Cask on 17 Dec 2018 at 12:36

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
500ml bottle from Good Spirits Co. Dark Reddish brown with a thin off white head. Toffee and fruit aroma, flavour is berries and caramel. Tasty
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2018 at 23:22

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle as a gift. Mid- to dark brown, translucent with lots of visible carbonation but very little head. Chocolate and oak aroma with a touch of vanilla. Bittersweet taste, slightly metallic. Finish is more bitter with horehound notes in the aftertaste. Watery body. Competent but not overly impressive.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2017 at 15:20

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep amber, nose is vanilla, toffee, nutty, taste is sweet, caramel, red fruits.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2016 at 12:09

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle from real ale store, Newark. Deep ruby colour with a thick foamy white head. Stewed fruit and plum aroma. Light fruity taste. Smooth rich body.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2016 at 13:15