Hook Norton Brewery Hooky Dark (Cask)

Hooky Dark (Cask)
(Batch of Hooky Dark)

 

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

  Mild - Dark Regular Out of Production
Score
5.77
ABV: 3.2% IBU: - Ticks: 18
The latest thoroughbred from The Hook Norton stable. Hooky Dark is a dark chestnut coloured ale. Crammed full of roast malt flavours, it is complimented with superb dry hop aromas derived from the choicest East Kent Goldings. Do not be left at the starting post with this beer.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Delicious golden amber brown. The aroma is caramel, toast and a little bit of butter. Very light bodied. A little bit toasty. It’s ok, probably more bland than I would like.

Tried on 11 Sep 2010 at 02:24


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands England B2 5SN.Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, toffee and licorice notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100116]

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2010 at 08:32


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

Cask. Slightly hazy orangey brown with basically no head. Aroma of nuts and overripe fruit. Light body, hard roasted malt and a little dried fruit. Dry, malt bitter finish. 160110

Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2010 at 11:37


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On gravity at Reading Beer Festival, 01/05/09. A rich, fruity mild, with plenty of sweetness, nuts and dried fruits and a slightly dry finish. Easy and enjoyable drinking.

Tried on 01 May 2009 at 18:31


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask Conditioned at The Castle, Furnival St., London
Dark amber color; thin frothy head. Too simple aroma. Good caramel flavor, well bitter, with a touch of rhubarb candies. Not complex but well brewed.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jan 2009 at 03:52


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

[Gravity cask at Milton Keynes beerfest] Chestnut brown - quite light for a mild. Rich roast malt with some sourness and a dry mouthfeel, but ultimately rather one dimensional and watery.

Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2008 at 17:27


4.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Cask, third pint from The Hook Norton Bar at the Great British Beer Festival. Nice body with its shining, rusty brown colour. No head. Vague smell of dark fruits. Watered caramel in flavour. Thin bodied (07.08.2008).

Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2008 at 02:56


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 23 April, 2008) Dark brown colour with frothy, pale brown head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with dried fruit (raisins and prunes). Malty, slightly roasted taste with notes of coffee and dried fruit. Dryish, rather thin body. Decent, tasty mild.

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2008 at 09:25


3.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask/gravity at Battersea Beer Festival 8 Feb 08. Brown colored. No head. Sweet aroma of prunes. Prunes again in the flavor. Some bitterness in the finish.

Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2008 at 14:10


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask@GBBF2007. Dark ruby red coloiur, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is caramel, wood and some earth. Flavour is the same and also very soapy notes. Flavour lacks the caramelly hints too.

Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2007 at 00:22