Hook Norton Brewery
Regional Brewery
in Hook Norton,
Oxfordshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 7 Venues
Established in 1849
Hook Norton is one of only 32 family owned breweries and is the finest example of a Victorian Tower Brewery in the country.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of buttery biscuit and citrus. Taste is marmalade, biscuit. Dry finish. OK.
Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Phoenix from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
reidyboy (3578) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Deep gold with a frothy white head and a soft citrus aroma. Light to medium bodied, has a little chewiness to it, floral hops with a funky edge come through the light bready malt before a dry finish
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Cask at North Western, Liverpool. Pours golden amber with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s biscuits in the aroma plus traces of citrus and lemon. In the mouth it’s slightly sweet with a creamy texture and a little underlying bitterness. Flavour is initially floral hops, marmalade and // with autumn fruits adding to the mix later. Finish is bitter and quite dry. This is reasonable.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear mid golden coloured pour with a white speckled head. Aroma is very neutral, subdued, buttered bread. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, jam sandwich, earth. Rounded. Paalte is semi sweet, rounded, decent cask condition. But lacklustre. But drinks OK.
Deanso (15673) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Third of a pint on cask at the Red Lion jdw.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Olut (21769) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Beer Number 11 at the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, leaving 17 of 30 still untried. Good body hoppy ale with some sweetened tropical fruit notes itching to break through.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pint from the keg at The Angel, Burford. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, lemon & hops. Moderate body. Crisp light bitter finish.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
8/3/2025. Cask at The Windmill, Stansted Airport. Pours clear bright golden copper with a lasting creamy off-white head. Good pour. Aroma is very fruity, malts, orange, marmalade, biscuit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, slight fruity tartness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Nice bitterness to finish. Pretty decent.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Grand Union from Hook Norton Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Deep gold with an off-white head. Light caramel and lemon; rather more straw and twigs. A pretty traditional British cask beer, but none the worse for it; it's quite drinkable and moreish.