Hook Norton Old Hooky (Bottle)

Brewed by Hook Norton
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Banbury, England

Serve in English pint

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Pours a dark hazy amber color with an off-white head that fades to bits of lacing. Aroma of citrus and fruit, mostly of berries. Taste of citrus, berries, some caramel sweetness and bit of spice. Decent bitterness and a fairly dry finish. Medium body, smooth but too much sweetness. Decent beer but too fruity toreally enjoy.

50cl Bottle @ local Tesco. Amber coloured beer with lots of carbonation and a small dense off whtie head. Sweet malty grainy hinted aroma. Medium to full light creamy palate. Finish is again sweet grainy malty hinted and a longer sweeter ending. Medium.

Bottled. My third beer by hook norton. And again nothing special. Aroma of raspberry sirup. Color is nice red and copper like. Head vanishes in no time. Taste is however fruity and bitter with some hints of dark chocolate and surprisingly good. Medium body, carbonation is acceptable. The finish a medium lasting bitter one. Overall good!

Bottle from Brewdog Slovensko. Aroma is caramel, light chocolate, light citrus hops, a little earthy. Colour is clear deep amber. Small white head, instantly disappearing. Taste is mostly bitter. While the bitterness is solid, there is not much flavour to speak about. Some light caramel, light bland hops. Once again, drinkable beer, but IMHO not food for thought. Finish is grassy, bitter, solid duration.

No real aroma, taste notes are light and fresh, smooth and fruity, do not drink cold. -- rated via 'Find A Beer' for Blackberry 10

0.5l bottle. This is a clear dark amber one with a small islandy and sidesticking just off-white head. On the nose I get soft dry caramel, a bit of tea and something almost fruity. Smells alright. Nothing spectacular. Medium bodied with a average small soft carbonation level. Tastes quite nice for this kind of beer. It’s malty sweet like biscuits, it has a bite on the bitterness. A bit floral and it has a nice hoppy profile. Quite a easy drinkable one and light enjoyable bitter. 13.04.2013

Nice amber colour. Full taste with biscuit edge. Pleasant but slightly bitter after taste.

Dark amber color. Aroma is not strong but has fruity hop notes and malts to it. Suprisingly solid mouthfeel. Taste has biscuit malts and the hops balance it guite nicely. Good overall.

From bottle. Clear, copper red colour. Fruity, ester aromas, quite sweet. Good body.

Bottled. Dark amber colour with medium white head. Aroma of mixed berries and a bit fruity. Taste is sweet fruity at first with bitter tone in the finish. Nice bitterness in aftertaste.