Flagship (Cask & Bottle Conditioned)
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.31
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A proper India Pale Ale with a fruity mouth feel and a distinctive sweet aroma and powerful hop punch.,
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Admiral
Malts: Pale, Enzymic
Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Admiral
Malts: Pale, Enzymic
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 4/10/2011. Deep amber with a slight, off-white head. sweet, caramel and red fruit aroma with a touch of grassy hop. Flavour maintained the same sweetness with a bitter, alcohol laden, finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2011
at 07:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading] Slightly hazy gold, small white head. Good rich aroma and initial flavour of traditional English hops - lemon, straw and farmyard dominate, with a dusty hop bitterness. The first taste, in fact, made me dream of an English hop revival, it was so redolent of a hot sumemr in the English coutryside. However, a few gulps more and the beer turns sweet, sugary and syrupy - so much so that it eventually drowns out the hops and starts to dissolve your taste. Maybe, unusually, this is a beer that needs to be made weaker? Still worth trying for the aroma and first few sips though.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2011
at 10:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Cockney Pub, Aarhus. Clear dark golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. 151011
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2011
at 10:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Camperdown Place, JDW. Spoons Real Ale Festival autumn 2011. Clear golden colour, white head. Nose is caramel, fruity, bit buttery. Flavour is caramel malts, light fruity, slightly buttery. Slightly sweet finish
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2011
at 05:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at Sorder ... golden yellow amber ... thin white lacing ... soft sweet zezty lemon nose ... bitter resinous citrus peel hop ... drying finish ... big lime soft lemon... quite zezty ... good body
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2011
at 04:18
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask Spoons. It’s too sweet. Too much unsubtle alcohol.. Lots of English hops on finish. Not great
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2011
at 11:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear amber with medium tan head. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, caramel, bitter and a littler grass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2011
at 12:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium white head. Clear yellow body. Light floral fruity aroma with spicy notes. Dry-sweet floral strawy gooseberry taste with papery honey notes. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Dryih floral fruity aftertaste with spicy herbal notes. Nice, balanced, harmonic, and highly drinkable. (0.1l from bottle, DBF’11.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2011
at 06:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Copenhagen Beer Festival, 2011. Pours clear golden with a creamy white head. Citrus and bread. Dry and floral. Medium bodied. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2011
at 01:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle at 5.5%. pours orange gold with a large head. Aroma is grassy hops, quite faint. Grass to start, balanced with some malt. Grassy strong bitter finish. Lingering sweet malt aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2011
at 15:01