303 AD
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.48
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A pale dry bitter, predominantly hoppy with hints of citrus and ginger. Brewed with proportions of Amber Malt, it is our only beer to use dwarf hop variety First Gold. Originally brewed to celebrate the birth of the sixth generation of the founder of the company.
303AD celebrates St George, patron saint of England. This is the year of his death.
303AD celebrates St George, patron saint of England. This is the year of his death.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Casked. Copper coloured, big beige bubbly head, which lasts for quite a while. Aroma is strong fruity hops along with some wooden and even spicy hints. Flavour is fruity and smoothly hopped along with some spices. The finish is almost close to caramelly sweet. Very wellbalanced brew, and creamy palate. In aftertaste there’s also some slight vanillaish hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2007
at 11:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Thin coarse white head; slightly hazy light orange body. Fruity, faintly wooden aroma with notes of light malts. Taste is soft wooden fruit again with notes of wild berries. Aftertaste is bitter resin and grass. Quite hoppy and excellent light, delicate mouthfeel. Really very nice. An excellent session beer. (0.5 pint on cask.)
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jan 2007
at 14:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Amber coloured, huge off-white fluffy head; a big touch of hop-resins and hop-oil in the aroma, together with some fruity notes; mainly dry bitter, robust flavour, rather light bodied; some hints of lemons in the - again - dry and bitter finish. A tasty brew, which should have a bit fuller body.........
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2006
at 01:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen
Hazy amber color. Light aroma of grassy hops and sugars. Strange flavor, some malt, bold bitterness, woody stringency, almost vinous and corky. A bit odd.
Hazy amber color. Light aroma of grassy hops and sugars. Strange flavor, some malt, bold bitterness, woody stringency, almost vinous and corky. A bit odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2006
at 19:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Beer Hunters. Orange, amber yellow/red color, good off-white head. Good fresh cut grass and flowery hoppy nose. Very strong grassy hoppy flavor. Long bitter aftertaste. Almost IPA-like, definately different than bottled version.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2006
at 13:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Hazy amber colour with a small white head. FRuity aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty flavor with some nice hoppieness. Dry malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2006
at 03:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Amber golden, slightly hazy with a small, creamy head. Fruity, floral and fresh nose. Rather sweet, malty flavours well balanced by the pronounced hoppiness. A very nice bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2006
at 07:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (as HN 303 AD). Copper coloured, big beige bubblyish foamy head. Aroma is strong fruity hops. Flavour is fruity and smoothly hopped. The finish is almost close to caramelly sweet. Very wellbalanced brew, and creamy palate. Quite filling for only 4%. One of the better bitters I have had lately.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2006
at 13:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 01/2007). Clear amber color, firm creamy head. Woody and slightly metallic hoppy aroma. Dry, English hops dominating flavor. Hints of sweetness in the aftertaste. Quite solid bitter - does not feel like only 4.0%, propably even a bit better as a real ale version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2006
at 07:13
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask handpull at Wetherspoons. Folkestone. I put the poor condition of this beer down to the fact that it was served at a JDW pub, but given the previous rating, perhaps I was wrong and that this beer really just doesn’t have much to it. Gold with thick lasting beige head. Bit of cream. Some hay type hop. In mouth, its soft and rather flavourless. Soft golden bitter with a bit of dusty hop and some citrus. Where is the flavour?
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2006
at 15:40