Banbury 400 (Cask)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special Out of Production|
Score
6.39
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Banbury 400 marks King James I granting the Town of Banbury a charter which
allowed it to govern itself. The positions of Mayor and Town Clerk were created in 1608 together with the right to have a gaol and the power to punish drunkards.
The limited edition 4.7 per cent ABV beer is brewed with local barley malt and water from the Brewery’s own wells. A pale beer, it has a slightly orange hue
and aromas of dark fruit and spicy flavour.
allowed it to govern itself. The positions of Mayor and Town Clerk were created in 1608 together with the right to have a gaol and the power to punish drunkards.
The limited edition 4.7 per cent ABV beer is brewed with local barley malt and water from the Brewery’s own wells. A pale beer, it has a slightly orange hue
and aromas of dark fruit and spicy flavour.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[i] [b] Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Festival 09-05-08 [/i] [/b] Warm golden in colour, excellent clarity, nice little bubbly white head in short it looks a stunner but after this I felt that things slipped somewhat. I was informed that this is heavily based on the Inspired recipe but that the most notable change being the hops, that was the problem I felt the hops just didn’t work for me I felt that they were too much, taste became a bit soapy, things weren’t combining so well it just wasn’t great and yet it looked lovely, in saying that the aroma and appearance salvaged a decent mark for this beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 May 2008
at 12:59