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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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen
Hazy amber color. Light aroma of grassy hops and sugars. Strange flavor, some malt, bold bitterness, woody stringency, almost vinous and corky. A bit odd.

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2006 at 19:31


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen
Hazy amber color. The aroma is a bit sour; the flavor is quite light, an easy sample, light malt, quite strong bitterness, very light off-flavor. Infected?

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2006 at 19:27


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask@Beer Hunters. Orange, amber yellow/red color, good off-white head. Good fresh cut grass and flowery hoppy nose. Very strong grassy hoppy flavor. Long bitter aftertaste. Almost IPA-like, definately different than bottled version.

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2006 at 13:41


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Hazy amber colour with a small white head. Fruity aroma with some grassy hints. Dry malty and fruity flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a long dry bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2006 at 04:03


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Hazy amber colour with a small white head. FRuity aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty flavor with some nice hoppieness. Dry malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2006 at 03:48


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

[Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A slightly hazy orange beer with a beige head. The aroma is fruity combined with light notes of diacethyl. The flavor is sweet diacethyl, combined with preserved peaches. The mouthfeel is a bit sticky.

Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2006 at 11:56


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2006. Clear brownish colour with a small tan head. Fruity malty aroma. Fruity malty flavor withsome hints of caramel. Sweet malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2006 at 10:18


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at GBBF 06. Golden with lasting beige head. Yeasty, hoppy, bit of farmyard. Soft in mouth, some leafy citrus hops on end. Weird and vaguely unpleasant.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2006 at 14:42


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ GBBF 2006. Clear golden colour with a white head. Fruity hoppy aroma. Fruity malty flavor with hints of grapefruit. Long hoppy bitter citrus aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2006 at 00:07


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Ruby coloured with a fine head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel. Smooth and malty flavour with some chocolatey notes. Long bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2006 at 03:38