Hook Norton Old Hooky (Bottle)

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

Serve in English pint

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bottle 50 cl. Amber, clear with a nice but shortlived creamy offwhite head. Aroma of hops, malt, caramel and cherry sence. Sweet taste with a cherry/caramel end to it.

Bottle from Dan Murphy’s. Nice malty ale. Aromas of chocolate, caramel, cherry, nuts. Taste is sweet, with light bitterness, and average length. Palate is velvety, and medium bodied. Amber, with a head that disappears

Bottle. Dark amber. Light head. Fruity nose. Flavour is a full bodied ESB with a strong honey note. Pleasant.

Bottle thanks to my sister for Chrissie. Pours a deep bronze amber with fluffy tan coloured head. Decent aromas of light caramel, biscuit malt and floral hops. Nice stuff. Taste shows plenty of sweetness with a slightly resiny bitter hop finish. Medium mouthfeel. Nice. Enjoyed it.

Bottle. Amber clear ale with a slight white head. Malty nose with some slight plum. Quite fruity in the mouth, with some plum and damson. There's a little toffee and the finish is pleasant and bittersweet. Solid.

500ml brown bottle. Orange colour, small whitish head, nice creaminess and has a bit of a rocky top. Nice lacing. Nose has some fruitiness and some caramel, slight nut and grain. Taste has crystal malts, caramel, nutty grain, quite fruity. Finishes with bitter hops. Medium body with mild carbonation. Enjoyable, very drinkable and has a bit of complexity for a lower abv session beer.

Floral aroma with hints of dark fruits and toasted biscuits. Hazy copper color, large initial head. Mainly sweet malt for flavor, you can catch a little hopping up front. Slick, coating body is a surprise. Easy drinking bitter.

500ml bottle from Dan Murphy’s liquor store. A clear copper-brown beer with a medium off white head that stabilises to a firm collar. Caramel malts dominate the nose with soft floral hoppy notes. Palate is smooth and rather oily with sweet malt flavours and a decent hop bitterness. Medium-light bodied with a low carbonation making for easy sessionability. An enjoyable English style bitter that is currently quite cheap for an imported beer in Australia.

Poured a clear dark amber with a big frothy, typically English bitter head. The aroma is of malt, but not particularly strong. The flavour is hugely malty with some smooth medium bitterness on the palate. A superb ESB and very drinkable for a session.

Clear copper pour with a light-brown head that disappears quickly. An aroma of hay and caramel. Medium bitterness with a bit of sweetness. Medium bodied, thin slightly slick texture with a soft carbonation what is fizzy on the tongue. Long finish with a good bitterness. A lovely ale.