Hook Norton Brewery Lion

Lion
(has 2 batches)

 

Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.09
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 54
Originally a Special in 2006 under the name Cotswold Lion. Then became a May / June seasonal. Now regular.

Pride of the Cotswolds.

A perfectly balanced bronze beer, full of fruit flavours and aromas. Complex yet refreshing, Lion has a long, bittersweet finish
 
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Sigmund (15026) reviewed
Lion (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
7.1/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask conditioned at The Lord Rosebery, Scarborough. Served at correct cellar temperature. ABV was 4.2%. Golden colour, very cloudy. Low creamy head. Hoppy and fruity aroma. Distinctly hoppy and grapefruity flavour throughout, very nice.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2007 at 13:12
Beese (811) reviewed
Lion (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask, Moon Under Water, Watford. Golden, slightly hazy appearance, with a some white head. Rather hoppy smell, slightly estery taste and quite bitter aftertaste. Quite nice.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jun 2007 at 16:43
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Lion (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
4.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
a pale golden coloured ale, light hop, with a bitter hop fruit and a bitter linger .
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 13:00
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
Lion (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2006. An orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and fruity, while the flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit, leading to a lightly bitter end.
Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2007 at 13:50
MiP (20513) reviewed
Lion (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Strange, perfumy hop aroma. The flavour has grass, hay, fruit notes from hops. Pleasant berry-like aftertaste. Thin mouthfeel.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2007 at 15:02
RichTigers (5280) reviewed
Lion (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
7.2/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Golden beer with a strong white head. The aroma is very floral and dry, and the flavour is smoothly mildly hopped. Overall a nice smooth drinkable golden ale.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2007 at 18:22
CloakedDagger (38094) reviewed
Lion (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6.2/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, golden with a small, white head. Lightly citric aroma. Medium body completely dominated by a very dry and rather bitter hoppiness. Fresh. 281006
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2006 at 15:49
gunnfryd (22478) reviewed
Lion (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
5.5/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Horsens beerfestival. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, fruit. Flavour is hop, fruit, malt, alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2006 at 04:30
yngwie (25067) reviewed
Lion (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Clear, pale golden with a small white head. Quite hoppy aroma with grapefruit. The same goes for the flavor, but thereโ€™s pine there too. Medium body. Lacks balance in my opinion. (061028)
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2006 at 12:35
Fin (18756) reviewed
Lion (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
20 years ago
7.1/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up at SH Jones in Bicester 16-09-06. Golden beer with white frothy head, citrusy nose with hops also some citrus and fruitiness in the taste which in fact is very good in this bottle form, plenty of flavour and nice well balanced bitterness, very moreish.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2006 at 01:34
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