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Hook Norton Hooky Bitter (Bottle)

Hook Norton Hooky Bitter (Bottle) - Bitter

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 Percentile 
43
overall
Brewed by Hook Norton
Style: Bitter

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England

bottled
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
932.99/5.02.97/5.03.6%58.6English pint
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Commercial Description:
Bottled, pasteurised.
Previously Best Bitter, name change April '05
A well balanced golden bitter, dry and malty on the palate. Hoppy bitterness in aroma and taste. Winner of a Silver Medal in the 1996 Brewery Industry International Awards.
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 hayduke (1620), Eureka, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2009  
From a 500 ml bottle this poured a dark gold with a small white and quickly dissipating head the left light lacing. Nose of caramel malts and floral hops. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is malty with some moderate bitterness that carries through to the finish.


 Beth101 (315), West Yorkshire, England
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/57/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Bottle from morrisons copper colour with a thin off white head.Aroma of malt not much else though. Taste of bitter malt


 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 9, 2009  
bottle, golden color with light foam, aromas of dried apricots, flavor is fruity, mild with some bitter metallic on the finish


 Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Bottle, Morrisons. Clear golden colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts. Flavour is malty, with a hint of hops. Slightly bitter finish.


 thornecb (1736), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 15, 2009  
Pours amber into an English pint. Pancake head with good retention leaves slight sheets as it recedes. Caramel and hop aromas. Smooth caramel upfront turning thin and bitter in the lasting finish.


 smcolw (314), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 28, 2009  
Decent lace and a lasting head. Pale amber color and reasonable clarity (slight haze) Here’s something new: I detect something resembling play-dough. The stronger smell is bittering hop. Low dry-ish malt aroma in the background. A thin beer, particularly for a English Bitter, although it has a proper level of carbonation. Fairly standard stuff here. Nice balance. Not as "British" tasting as some Bitters, but it holds its own.


 oh6gdx (8802), Vasa, Finland
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 11, 2009  
Bottled. Deep golden colour with mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is nectar, mild honey, some wood and grass along with herbal notes. Flavour is wooden, flowery hoppy, some grass as well as some mild nutty notes as well. Easy to drink and quite pleasant for being only 3.6%.


 SSSteve (2047), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/513/20
Jun 11, 2009  
clear gold under a large fluffy white head. pleasant floral aroma with notes of honey, flowers, light hops, breezy clean fresh air. flavors has notes of a grainy nuttiness like peanut butter or something with flowery hops. this is pretty good. light and easy drinking.



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