Hook Norton Brewery
Regional Brewery
in
Hook Norton,
Oxfordshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 7 Venues
Established in 1849
Contact
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.
Hook Norton is one of only 32 family owned breweries and is the finest example of a Victorian Tower Brewery in the country.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours jet black with a white head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, dark bread & burnt malt. Medium body. Dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2025
at 07:10
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2025
at 13:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is light grainy and citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, fresh, someone light, yeasty, light citrus, woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 12 Jun 2025
at 12:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating from 19-11-16 - 500ml bottle, it pours a cloudy dark amber colour with a frothy beige head. Aromas of citrus, grapefruit & biscuit. Tastes of citrus, hay, grapefruit, biscuit, toffee & hints of spice. Finish has a sweet citrus-grapefruit biscuit hopped medium bitter end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2025
at 15:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cola oscura, casi negra. Super abundante espuma, ligeramente tintada. No muy densa, aspecto de magdalena hinchada, pero espectacular. Aroma principalmente a chocolate. Cremosa y suave en boca, con un sabor excelente y buena carbonatación. Rica, rica malta tostada, con cierto dulzor. Café tostado en el postgusto. Buen cuerpo. Gran stout, a excepción de cierto gusto metálico que impide que sea excelente. En todo caso muy buena.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2025
at 05:31
7/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear gold with a decent head. Biscuits, flowers, honey, earth, herbs. Medium dry. Dominant hop. Medium to heavy bitter. Lingering hoppy ending. Not bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2025
at 18:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Opaque dark brown to black, decent head. Roasted, coffee & chocolate, some esters, british hop. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2025
at 18:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Misted copper colour, decent head. Caramel, toast, biscuit, esters, herbal hop. Medium dry. Light to medium bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2025
at 16:35
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
500 ml bottle, from Selfridge’s food store, London. ABV is 5.5%. Very dark brown colour, large to moderate beige head. Nice malty aroma and flavour, notes of caramel, dark dried fruits and nuts, hints of chocolate. Rich mouthfeel. Moderate but noticeable hops in the finish. Well balanced and very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Selfridges & Co Ltd
on 30 Apr 2025
at 00:25
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours brown with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, bread, caramel, biscuit & toasted malt. Medium body. Smooth & long mildly bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2025
at 14:20