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
+44 (0)1608 730384
vc@hooky.co.uk
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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Deanso
Deanso (16228) reviewed
Haymaker (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
5 days ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
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Sample on cask at the Gate House JDW.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried from Cask at The Gate House (JDW) on 13 Sep 2026 at 08:32
JuanMartin
JuanMartin (400) ticked
Off The Hook from Hook Norton Brewery
2 weeks ago
4.5/10
Not the best IPA but quite refreshing. Bottle bought from Gloucester services on the M5, drank at hotel in Taunton.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2026 at 20:25
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ITFCfan (4337) ticked
Points of Brew from Hook Norton Brewery
3 weeks ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2026 at 19:06
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Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Points of Brew from Hook Norton Brewery
3 weeks ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
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27/8/2026. Cask at the 34th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds.
Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2026 at 14:29
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Holmen_1 (15008) reviewed
Haymaker (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
3 weeks ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
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Fra cask på Mossy Well: klar gylden med utmerket gardinskum. Floral med noe gress/urter og tydelig bitterhet. Fin maltsmak.
Tried from Cask at Mossy Well (JDW) on 25 Aug 2026 at 12:52
LazyPyro
LazyPyro (10693) reviewed
Off the Hook (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
1 month ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at The Angel, Burford. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma of citrus fruits, mandarin, orange, malts. Taste is citrusy, orange, mandarin, a little pine, grains, bitter finish. Light-medium bodied.
Tried from Cask at The Angel on 27 Jul 2026 at 19:13
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bjakk (40) reviewed
Off the Hook (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
2 months ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
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A nice cask golden, mildly cloudy. Mild aroma. Grassy strong hop. A bit soupy in the outh feel
Tried from Draft at The Castle on 11 Jul 2026 at 12:25
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jimgreen (22359) reviewed
Hooky Mild from Hook Norton Brewery
4 months ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
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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
Joe19612
Joe19612 (908) reviewed
Crafty Fox Black IPA from Hook Norton Brewery
5 months ago
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
Joe19612
Joe19612 (908) reviewed
Lock Steady from Hook Norton Brewery
5 months ago
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