Cocker Hoop
Jennings (Marston's) in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.88
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Bottle ABV: 4.2%
Cask ABV: 4.6%
An award-winning golden bitter from an all malt brew, with Styrian Golding hops added at various stages, to give a classic hop flavour and aroma.
A bitter beer of great character, appealing to those drinkers who really appreciate their beer and are looking for quality.
Launched in 1995 as ‘September Ale’, Jennings Cocker Hoop has become hugely popular, particularly with Lake District tourists in summer
The name is derived from ‘Cock-a Hoop’, an old custom of removing the cock (or spigot) from a barrel and resting it on the hoop of the cask before commencing a drinking bout, but was changed to reflect the brewery’s location on the banks of the River Cocker.
Cask ABV: 4.6%
An award-winning golden bitter from an all malt brew, with Styrian Golding hops added at various stages, to give a classic hop flavour and aroma.
A bitter beer of great character, appealing to those drinkers who really appreciate their beer and are looking for quality.
Launched in 1995 as ‘September Ale’, Jennings Cocker Hoop has become hugely popular, particularly with Lake District tourists in summer
The name is derived from ‘Cock-a Hoop’, an old custom of removing the cock (or spigot) from a barrel and resting it on the hoop of the cask before commencing a drinking bout, but was changed to reflect the brewery’s location on the banks of the River Cocker.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle into pint glass. Hoppy/malt nose. Slightly cloudy golden beer with solid white head. Bitter hop taste with toasted malt tones. A little carbonation. Excellent bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2015
at 13:15
6/10
Tried
on 27 Mar 2015
at 21:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Part of my 2013 backlog. Deep amber colour with a white head. Aroma has a touch of hops, the taste has some citrus hops. But a dull beer.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2015
at 08:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is spicy hop, hop leaf, a little grain. Later a little soapy note on the nose. Pale golden coloured pour with a lasting thin white head. Flavour is composed of chalky carbonation, thin grainy malts, carbonic acid, pinch of caramel. Palate is thin and watery, high chalky carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2014
at 15:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Boutielle 50cl, merci à ma voisine. Dorée, col fin blanc. Arôme offre un bouquet agréable rappelant de suite des effluves organiques de miel ’honey blossom’ accompagné d’un bon fleuri noble. Palais garde une amertume basique anglaise pour une bière dont l’effervescence est un peu trop dominante. Petite douceur en toute fin de bouche.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2014
at 15:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Part of the Classic Ales 6-pack at the LCBO for Christmas 2014. Pours a slightly unfiltered golden-amber colour with a frothy cream warm cap, good retention and some wavy-creamy lacing. Aromas of bread, caramel malts, soft hops that give out hints of vanilla and dandelion. Creamy and oily mouthfeel with a tad of dryness. Flavours of toffee and grass. A little more bitter than most bitters.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2014
at 16:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at White Post, somewhere in rural Nottinghamshire - Clear golden body with a small, foamy and off-white head. The aroma is fruity, with bitter pines. Grapefruit, hops and malt-sweetness in the flavour, is finished off by a long, dry and bitter finish. Better than the bottle.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2014
at 09:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
0,5 bottle in Kosovo, courtesy of an English colleague. Pours golden-orange, clear. Medium tick frothy head, white and creamy. Nose: chicory, basic lager notes, some malts far away. Mouth: distinguishable bitterness which embraces the palate, maltiness and nothing more. Good to go for sessions, but nothing new.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 12:43
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask @ Lamplighter, Jersey. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light buttery and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. Both boring and served in poor condition. 170714
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2014
at 12:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle from the Spar. Appearance - golden with some head which then quickly disappears. Nose - unfortunately the first thing i get is butterscotch. Then some toffee and a light citrus nite comes through. Taste - caramel and lemon. Palate - close to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a decent finish considering the richness at the beginning. Overall - not like the typical blondes I’m used to drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2014
at 22:58