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Hook Norton Hooky Bitter (Bottle)

Hook Norton Hooky Bitter (Bottle)

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A Bitter brewed by
Hook Norton

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England

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652.96/5.02.95/5.03.6%47 English pint P  Stats

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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 BeerGestapo (263), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Jul 26, 2008  
(England) Courtesy of Death with a K, Thanks Keath. Pours a golden color with a sm-white head. The taste is very mild with some grassy notes, I was looking for some of that bitterness (M.I.A) Anyway, not quite my style, but very drinkable.


 afireinside96 (348), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Bottle shared by Keath last night with the Devonshire boys. For only being 3.6% abv this had a lot of complexity. Earthy and grassy flavor, maybe a hint of cinnamon. Smooth and finished clean. Quite a nice session beer.


 azlondon (463), Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Appearance: Copper brown, not much head. Aroma: Malt and fruit. Taste: Nice and malty, not that bitter. Quite sweet. Info: 500ml bottle, 8/10-2007


 Ernest (4186), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, white, mostly diminishing. Body is clear light to medium amber. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain, cookie), lightly to moderately hoppy (apricot, orange), lightly yeasty (dough, sweat). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Kinda lame yeast strain (stinky feet-ish). Watery, thin, simple. Eh.


 AskForJenny (410), Ontario, New York, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/512/20
Jun 20, 2008  
0.5l - Golden liquid, mild rush of small bubbles, no real head, sweet and woody nose, limp palate, nothing that interesting about it, mild hops at end. Tiring.




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