Twelve Days
(has 2 batches)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.82
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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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6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford on 27 December 2013. Poured a clear, dark ruby colour with a dense, off-white head and excellent head. Sweet aroma of caramel, Christmas pudding and almonds. Initial flavours dark fruit, chestnuts and apple pie. Toasted malt on the palate with some cinnamon and some stewed fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2014
at 11:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Vinmonopolet, Bestillingsutvalget. Deep mahogany coloured body with an initially huge beige head that stayed for a while leaving fragile lacework behind. Malt-fruity aroma, mid-sweet and mid-dry. Nicely roasted malty taste of nuts and caramel. Dark fruits beneath. Bittersweet ending with a pleasant touch of resin. Fine bodied. A likable malty beer enjoyed on a Saturday eve at home in Tromsø 04.01.2014.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2014
at 06:24
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a clear dark amber with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is rich fruit liqourice hop. The flavour is medium to strong bitter, light sweet, with a malt strong liqourice bitter weak creamy caramel palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2014
at 14:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the noon under water Watford. Aroma is sweet nutty caramel and mineral. Flavour is toast, caramel and sweet nuts. Smooth palate with some praline. Riby red amber pour with a steadfast light cream head. Sweet and mineral in the finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2013
at 14:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Alexandra Arms, Rugby, 16/12/13. Chestnut brown with a good sized light beige covering. Nose is dark fruit, candied orange peel, sugars, fruit loaf, toffee, light spice. Taste comprises cake mix, toffee, raisens, candied oranges, fruit peel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sweet finale with a little spice. Decent Xmas beer, actually has some depth to the flavours, not just artifical spice and few spoons more sugar!
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Dec 2013
at 12:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at the White Lady. Surprisingly pale red-brown pour, expected a darker beer. Some chocolate on the nose, otherwise just "malty". Taste is sweet, finish is sweet. I wouldn’t go so far as to say "lyrically". I would say it was "watery" instead. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2013
at 16:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from B&M Bargains; dark brown pour with frothy beige head, nut and treacle aroma, dark fruit taste with molasses Christmas spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon, quite sweet with some toasted malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2013
at 12:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Studenterbaren, Århus. Pours brown with a fading offwhite head. Aroma of malt, coffee, licorice, spice. Flavor is malt, light coffee notes, licorice, wood, light fruity, spice. Medium body, soft carbonation, light bitter finish. 161113
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2013
at 03:27