Hook Norton Brewery
Regional Brewery
in
Hook Norton,
Oxfordshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 7 Venues
Established in 1849
Contact
Description
Sitting in its beautiful, mellow Cotswold Hills landscape, Hook Norton is a proudly independent and passionate family business that takes the very best of its handcrafted brewing heritage and combines it with a thoroughly modern approach, to create a range of real ales for today’s drinkers to enjoy.
Hook Norton is one of only 32 family owned breweries and is the finest example of a Victorian Tower Brewery in the country.
Hook Norton is one of only 32 family owned breweries and is the finest example of a Victorian Tower Brewery in the country.
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the New Inn, Norton Lindsey. Poured a clear golden brown colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is roasty, light, toffee. The flavour is moderate to light sweet and liquorice bitter, with a smooth, nutty, roasty, light earthy palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2026
at 13:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours a dark black colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and malt in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness and a touch watery with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Millets Farm Shop
on 04 Apr 2026
at 18:01
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 3.5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Pours a light gold colour with a tight white head, light hop aroma, the taste is medium bitterness and a touch watery, with a dry soft finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Millets Farm Shop
on 04 Apr 2026
at 17:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a dark black colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and roast malt aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with chocolate coming through with a soft finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Millets Farm Shop
on 04 Apr 2026
at 16:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On cask up the White Lady.
Appearance - deep amber and clear. Beige head.
Nose - citrus, toffee and brown bread.
Taste - big grapefruit note, then chewy brown bread.
Palate - creamy as well as chewy in texture, sweet then lightly drying roast.
Overall - a lovely ale! It has ESB qualities.
Appearance - deep amber and clear. Beige head.
Nose - citrus, toffee and brown bread.
Taste - big grapefruit note, then chewy brown bread.
Palate - creamy as well as chewy in texture, sweet then lightly drying roast.
Overall - a lovely ale! It has ESB qualities.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Lady (JDW)
on 16 Mar 2026
at 15:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear red-brown with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of grapefruit and toast. Taste is burnt toast and pithy grapefruit. Dry finish.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2026
at 14:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the Randall's Chambers beer & cider festival. Pours a clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, light fruits & hops. Moderate body. Slightly sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2026
at 10:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Perfectly acceptable. Restrained hop character, some tangerine, rindy orange, a suggestion of grapefruit and pine. Mildly bready, some sun-kissed pale mats, nips of caramel. Fine condition.
Tried
from Cask
at
Montagu Pyke (JDW)
on 14 Mar 2026
at 10:51
Tried
from Cask
at
Old Post Office
on 14 Mar 2026
at 10:22
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Admiral Of The Humber (JDW)
on 13 Mar 2026
at 21:43