Playing Hooky

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

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.52

ABV: 4.7%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

We hope you don’t get caught but once you’ve tasted this amber ale with aromas of fruity biscuit maltiness you’ll find it hard to stay away.

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dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Playing Hooky from Hook Norton Brewery 1 year ago

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

Can from Connolly's Wine Merchants, online. Pours a light cloudy amber, small off white head, lacing. Aroma and taste is malts, nuts, hint of spice, raisins. Sweet but a good bitterness in the finish to offset. Medium bodied, chewy, moderate carbonation. Good bitter.

Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:23

6.6

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Playing Hooky from Hook Norton Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can from Gloucester Services (going South): BBE December 2021. Drank at my parents on 9th September 2021. Clear golden/amber body, thin white head that didn't hang around very long. Nice blend with a malty front to it's aroma and taste, hops give balance and some bitterness, but the malts are the more powerful ingredient.

Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2021 at 06:30

6.4

Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Playing Hooky from Hook Norton Brewery 8 years ago

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

Tap @ Castle Tavern, Oxford. Clear dark golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 170218

Tried from Draft on 17 Feb 2018 at 19:33

5.9

saxo (29721) reviewed Playing Hooky from Hook Norton Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg @ Castle Tavern, Oxford. Small head with short suration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, caramel and hops. Sweet fruity finish.

Tried on 17 Feb 2018 at 19:26

6.2

Fin (18365) reviewed Playing Hooky from Hook Norton Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity at the Ye Olde Reindeer, Banbury, Oxon, Sunday 5th March 2017 Pours warm gold, good clarity, with a creamy textured white head. More malty than fruity, soft mouthfeel, bitterness continues. Ok. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1

Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2017 at 09:05