Crooked Hooker
B&T Brewery in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Spring|
Score
6.19
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Seasonal - March.
Originally brewed to celebrate the inaugural Six Nations Rugby Championships.
This scrummy beer has a brilliant balance of malt and hops.
This Beer is brewed using Pearl Pale Malt, Crystal Malt, Wheat Malt, Amber Malt and Challenger Hops.
Originally brewed to celebrate the inaugural Six Nations Rugby Championships.
This scrummy beer has a brilliant balance of malt and hops.
This Beer is brewed using Pearl Pale Malt, Crystal Malt, Wheat Malt, Amber Malt and Challenger Hops.
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13/04/1999. HEAD OF STEAM, Euston Station Colonnade, 1 Eversholt Street, Euston Square, LONDON, NW1, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 05 Nov 2022
at 12:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Square Sail, half-pint shared with Finn. Filmy layer leaving upper part lacing. Brownish body with a ruby shade. Restrained smell of mid-sweet caramel malts. Mixed taste of leafy hops and caramel. Hints of bittersweet malt and fruit to the finish. Average bitter version. (Lincoln 30.01.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2020
at 07:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Captain Noel Newton, Oakham. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and light hoppy - citrus and grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 130220
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2020
at 13:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Captain Noel Newton, Oakham. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber/golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, hops and notes of caramel. Sweet fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2020
at 13:57
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Delt med Rune. Mørk gyldenbrun. Lavt tett skum. Beskjeden nøttearoma. Smaken kjeks & tørr aprikos. Lett tørr avslutning.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2020
at 17:52
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
7/1/2020. Cask at the Crosse Keys, City of London. Pours clear golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, sweet malt, hops, boiled sweets and stewed veg. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Has a boiled sweet finish. As with most rugby themed beers it’s not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2020
at 14:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
9th March 2018, cask pint as Banks and Taylor's Crooked Hooker in The Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Looked good, clean and clear amber body, full off-white blanket of foam on top. Malty brew with a decent hop undertone, nice balance with the overall flavour coming down on the side of the semi-sweet malts. Liked it.
Earlier Rating: 2/20/2016 Total Score: 3.4
Cask pint in the Skegness Wetherspoons pub on 14th Feb 2016. Amber/gold pour, white head. More malts than hops, more sweet than bitter, no citrus feel, fruity notes though. Decent, liked the fact there was no citrus flavours about!
Earlier Rating: 2/20/2016 Total Score: 3.4
Cask pint in the Skegness Wetherspoons pub on 14th Feb 2016. Amber/gold pour, white head. More malts than hops, more sweet than bitter, no citrus feel, fruity notes though. Decent, liked the fact there was no citrus flavours about!
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2018
at 09:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at the booking office. Nose is citrus, orange, burnt grass, pine. Palate is very bitter grass, almost smokey. Way too bitter, old cask maybe?
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2018
at 19:19
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tried at a JDW in Nuneaton. Pale Amber colour with a thick creamy white head. Aroma weak fruit, spice and a bit of smokey malt. Taste is peaty. Not a great one.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2016
at 00:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Bright amber with a tight white head; rather thin with a peated grainy taste; and a lingering smoky finish. Quite pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2016
at 08:34