Hook Norton Brewery

Regional Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 7 Venues

Established in 1849

Contact
Brewery Lane, Hook Norton, OX15 5NY, England
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.

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6.9/10 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 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 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 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 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.
Tried from Cask at White Lady (JDW) on 16 Mar 2026 at 15:00

7.1/10 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 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 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 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