Grand Union
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.63
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This light amber beer delivers citrus and grapefruit aromas, leading to a robust biscuit flavour with a subtle sweetness, perfectly balanced by the bitterness and marmalade notes from its hops.
Brewed by Janet Tailby.
Hops: Admiral, Cascade, Citra, Mosaic, Olicana
Brewed by Janet Tailby.
Hops: Admiral, Cascade, Citra, Mosaic, Olicana
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6/10
Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - citrusy fruity and biscuity malty aroma and taste, some caramel and toffee sweet malts, soft mouthfeel, bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of buttery biscuit and citrus. Taste is marmalade, biscuit. Dry finish. OK.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2025
at 15:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep gold with a frothy white head and a soft citrus aroma. Light to medium bodied, has a little chewiness to it, floral hops with a funky edge come through the light bready malt before a dry finish
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Hotel
on 10 Mar 2025
at 20:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at North Western, Liverpool. Pours golden amber with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Thereโs biscuits in the aroma plus traces of citrus and lemon. In the mouth itโs slightly sweet with a creamy texture and a little underlying bitterness. Flavour is initially floral hops, marmalade and // with autumn fruits adding to the mix later. Finish is bitter and quite dry. This is reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
at
North Western (JDW)
on 10 Mar 2025
at 00:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear mid golden coloured pour with a white speckled head. Aroma is very neutral, subdued, buttered bread. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, jam sandwich, earth. Rounded. Paalte is semi sweet, rounded, decent cask condition. But lacklustre. But drinks OK.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 21:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Third of a pint on cask at the Red Lion jdw.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Red Lion (JDW)
on 09 Mar 2025
at 17:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Beer Number 11 at the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, leaving 17 of 30 still untried. Good body hoppy ale with some sweetened tropical fruit notes itching to break through.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Moon Under Water
on 09 Mar 2025
at 16:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
8/3/2025. Cask at The Windmill, Stansted Airport. Pours clear bright golden copper with a lasting creamy off-white head. Good pour. Aroma is very fruity, malts, orange, marmalade, biscuit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, slight fruity tartness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Nice bitterness to finish. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Windmill (JDW)
on 08 Mar 2025
at 09:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Deep gold with an off-white head. Light caramel and lemon; rather more straw and twigs. A pretty traditional British cask beer, but none the worse for it; it's quite drinkable and moreish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 07 Mar 2025
at 17:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear amber brown colour lasting cream head. Hoppy aroma
Rather an attractive golden bitter with some hedgerow hops and some citrus and a little earthy too. Almost Frys Turkish Delight on aroma . I thought pretty good bitter. Dryness on the finish. Good temperature and condition as I get almost always at this pub.
Rather an attractive golden bitter with some hedgerow hops and some citrus and a little earthy too. Almost Frys Turkish Delight on aroma . I thought pretty good bitter. Dryness on the finish. Good temperature and condition as I get almost always at this pub.
Tried
from Cask
at
County Hotel
on 05 Mar 2025
at 17:48