Hook Norton Banbury 400 (Cask) Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton, Oxfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Premium / Strong / Extra Special (ESB) Ref: ratebeer.com May2024
Common descriptors are Cask, Special;
Banbury 400 marks King James I granting
the Town of Banbury a charter which
allowed it to govern itself.
The positions of Mayor and Town Clerk were
created in 1608 together with the right to have a
gaol and the power to punish drunkards.
The limited edition 4.7 per cent ABV beer is brewed
with local barley malt and water from the Brewery’s
own wells. A pale beer, it has a slightly orange hue
and aromas of dark fruit and spicy flavour. |