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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yngwie
yngwie (25003) reviewed
Hooky Gold (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Wharf, Aalborg. Clear, pale golden, almost yellow, with a small white head. Citrus, bitterness and some malt in the aroma. Very citrusy flavor with some malt as well. Medium body and a citrusy and piney finish. Quite nice. (070331)
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2007 at 13:04
Dedollewaitor
Dedollewaitor (22388) reviewed
Hooky Gold (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Unclear yellow orange with an off white head. Pale malt & hop aroma with slight fruity (citrus) notes. Light short bitter end. Drinkable & pleasant!
Tried on 02 Apr 2007 at 10:29
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Charter 400 (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
a light golden ale, a lagery hop, quite lagerry and hoppy with some mouth pukering grapefruit
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 13:12
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Double Stout (Pasteurised Bottle & Keg) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Stout coloured :-), a little roast and a little burnt malt, and a bit pealy wally.
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 13:11
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Twelve Days (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
a Dark brown/red colour, malt nose,rich malt fruit little nuttyness little bitter on linger.
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 13:08
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Old Hooky (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
light brown colour, with nice flowery hop, smooth sweet very fruity with lingering malt.
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 13:06
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
303AD (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
light amber coloured ale,light fruity hop,lovely fresh hop fronted fruityness with spicy hint. littlr bitter linger
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 13:05
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Lion (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
a pale golden coloured ale, light hop, with a bitter hop fruit and a bitter linger .
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 13:00
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Hooky Dark (Cask) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
a brown ale, with a strong bitter malt fininsh, a bit like a mild but not quite got it right... 2.6 Tk2 Cask at Cloisters... brown ... fruity rich toffee malts ... soft and rounded much better than last time
Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2007 at 12:56
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Haymaker (Bottle) from Hook Norton Brewery
19 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
golden colured ale, fruity hoppy aroma, full hoppy rsins with bitter finish, well balanced
Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 12:54