Hook Norton Twelve Days (Bottle)

Brewed by Hook Norton
Style: English Strong Ale
Banbury, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Very dark mahogany colour with a nice lasting head on it. Aroma of dark plums, roasted nuts, caramel and over ripe dark berries - lovely. Quite full bodied with an almost winelike quality. In addition to the flavours from the aroma, this also has a touch of strong english licquorice. Subtle bitter finish with lasting spicyness. Me like. Me like a lot.

Bottle (damaged notes from the flooding of my basement). Sweetish aroma...all I could read.

Very dark brown colour. Aroma and taste of dark bittersweet malts. Very well balanced beer with a rich, warming finish.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Dark ruby colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with notes of dark fruit and wild berries. Malty taste with dark fruit, dark rye bread, chocolate, nuts and a balanced bittersweet finish. Medium body with a rounded, smooth malt character. Fairly sweet. An excellent example of a nice winter warmer.

Bottle, 30th Sept 08. Chestnut brown with a thick cream head. Looks great. Caramel malt nose, joined on the tongue by orange and spices. Good bitterness at the end of the swallow.

Bottle. Brown colour with a huge beige head. Aroma and flavour of malt, nuts and plums.

Bottle. Moderate to heavy malt notes of roasted/toasted, moderate cooked orange for the hops, light dough for the yeast, with background notes of raisin, wood, toffee and bourbon. Head is small, wispy with bigger bubbles, off-white with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is dark brown. flavor starts lightly sweet and moderately acidic, then finishes lightly to moderately acidic and moderately acidic. Palate is medium, watery with lively carbonation. A smooth and easy drinking English Strong Ale with some nice deep aromas and flavors.

Chocolate, coffee, roast, and fruit aroma. Dark brown with tan frothy head. Chocolate, nuts, fruit, and balancing hop flavours. Full bodied, balanced, with lasting mild bitterness.

Pours a deep ruby color with a good head and sheets of lace. The aroma is roasty & nutty with some milk chocolate and dark fruit. The flavor has a nice light roastiness with some good fruit and nutty notes. The palate is creamy and full. This is a very tasty beer.

Brown in color with a decen off-white head. Aroma is of brown sugar, pear and plum. Flavor is fruity with brown sugar, spices and light hops.