Hook Norton Brewery

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

Established in 1849

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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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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A deep chestnut colored beer with a small off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is quite sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, nuts, with only a slight note of bitterness in the end.
Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2004 at 04:44

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask. Dark brown colour. Stable, white head. Slightly sour aroma. Malty, sweet, slightly roasted flavour. Peppery, bitterish aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2004 at 20:31

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Golden Lion, Ipswich. Deep brown colour. Full malty flavour, prunes and forest fruits aroma, hints of English malt vinegar and HP Sauce in both aroma and flavour. Dusty finish. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2004 at 15:35

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle: Copper coloured with a decent head. Toffee aroma. Sweet-ish toffee flavour. Nice hop-bitterness on the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2004 at 07:47

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled: Bronze coloured, somewhat hazy. Nice head. Hoppy aroma. Fruity toffee flavour. Nice bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2004 at 07:38

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a clear golden colored beer with an average head with almost no retention. Carbonation is a bit thin and body is average. Aroma is mostly malty with some very subtle hops in the background. Taste is quite like your standard bitter as it begins with some malts and ends with some bitterness. This is a bit bland I find and lack some character. Maybe more hops or a bit more roastiness in the malt would have help.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2004 at 10:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
This ale pours a golden orange with a smooth white head. Scents include citrus and yeast with a small amount of wine notes. First sip had a strong almost grassy/wheat taste with lemon citrus with a hoppy finish (bitter). Long duration of bitterness that lasted quite a long time.
Tried on 31 May 2004 at 19:12

2.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Golden color. Unsignificant aroma and flavor, just some barley grains touch (raw barley), quite bitter at the end.
Tried from Can on 03 May 2004 at 03:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask Conditioned
Copper color. Nice grassy and hop/caramel aroma. Good caramel flavor, with a residual sweetness in the end; a touch of aniseed.
Tried from Cask on 03 May 2004 at 03:40

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
[Cask at Cockney Pub, Århus] A sweet aroma of oranges. The color is amber and it has no head. The flavor is sweet caramel with notes of oranges and a good bitter end.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2004 at 01:01