Hook Norton Old Hooky (Bottle)

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

Serve in English pint

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Drank from the bottle - sorry :( Slightly watery, light fizz. Slightly fruity nose, not too strong in either aroma or taste. On further drinking, becomes slightly dryer and bitter.

a just about above average bottled offering. lots of malt in the nose, similarly in the mouth. hints of hops in the mouth. suffers from a drying effect in the finish.

pours amber-orange-brown, decent thick head, sporadic sticky lacing, micro CO2, lots of CO2 streams. Medium malts on the nose. 5/10 mildly citrus fruitiness upfront mixed with medium malts and hints of nuttiness. Stays sweet through the mids and smoothly transitions into an off-dry hoppy bitterness that lingers at the top of mouth and partially down the throat. This beers drinks strangely "warm" and the carbonation is so ultra soft that all the flavour sensations are vibrant and clean <- quite unique. Medium-high body (amazing for 4.6% ABV), medium complexity, medium-long length, medium depth, 7/10 carry. Brewed with barley and wheat. Solid, worth 1x try.

500ml bottle pours a pale amber color with a finger of white head that settles slowly leaving some spotted lacing on the glass. Aroma is mild toasted malts and some hops. Taste is light toasted malty sweetness with some hoppy bitterness thrown in. A decent, easy drinking and enjoyable bitter.

500 mL bottle from Prisma, kokkola, finland. Pours clear amber with a quite small beige head. Grainy and orange aroma, some nuts aswell. Bit rosted flavour aswell as a little bitter. The palate is medium, sticky, and grainy. Overall a really nice beer with a strong flavor.

Aromatic, fruity and a bit oaky. Rich fruity flavour with some lightly bitter malts.

Bottle 50 cl. A clear amber colour with a high tanned head. An aroma of malt, toffee, caramel and hops. The taste is medium sweet. A medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation and a medium long bitter finish.

Pours clear amber with a low head. Aroma is pretty light, mostly malts. Flavor is full malts with some caramel and hops. Pretty decent bitter.

Aroma - Pine/floral Appearance- copper colour/cloudy with a light coffee head Taste-hoppy, bitter, smooth maybe some green apples Very pleasant.

Thought the alcohol came through a bit strong considering it was only 4.6%, but still a nice beer from a great brewery that still makes British beers they way they should be!