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Hook Norton Cotswold Lion (Cask)


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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
Hook Norton

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England

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203.16/5.03.13/5.0Spring4.2%79 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Seasonal - May & June (Originally a Special in 2006).
The beer is a pale fruity ale, with a citrus lime aroma, and hopped only with Fuggles. After a successful launch in 2006, Lion is back for a seasonal slot. It is the first single hop varietal beer to be brewed by Hook Norton Brewery.

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 Ungstrup (11031), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 7, 2007  
Cask at GBBF 2006. An orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and fruity, while the flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit, leading to a lightly bitter end.


 omhper (10393), Stockholm, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/512/20
Aug 10, 2006    Updated: Aug 30, 2006
[Cask at GBBF] Clear golden. Tangerine aroma. Medium sweet and medium bodied with soft mouthfeel. Dominated by fresh tangerine, although solid bready malt plays a significant part. medium bitterness. Good stuff!


 duff (5404), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 1, 2006  
Cask@GBBF06’. Again, like the beer i had before it, it was eggy and sulfuric, and once again it had a slightly earthy hop character. This had a short finish, and it was just an average beer, but the sulfuric characters didn’t help.


 harrisoni (5109), Ashford, Kent, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Aug 15, 2006  
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.


 chris_o (4405), London, Greater London, England
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 11, 2006  
Cask (handpump) at GBBF, August 2006. Day1, beer #22. A recent release from Hook Norton, but there seemed something not quite right with my sample, which is pretty poor show from their own brewery bar. Moist hop aroma, but with strange notes of eggy sulphur and farmyard in the aroma that I rather doubt were intended. Things settle down on the palate where its dry, with herbal hops and a touch of biscuity malt, although its all a bit indeterminate. Yellow colour. Not an unpleasant beer but rather odd and maybe a touch green. Seems to have been in much better condition later in the week when Per tasted it.




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