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Hook Norton Cotswold Lion (Bottle) 3.1 27

Hook Norton Cotswold Lion (Bottle)


Percentile
52
overall
Brewed by Hook Norton
Style: Bitter

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England

bottling
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
273.12/5.03.1/5.0Special4.2%73.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottled, Pasteurised;
The Cotswolds Conservation Board is celebrating 40 years of protected status for the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). And Hook Norton has joined in the celebrations with a new brew Cotswold Lion, at 4.2 per cent ABV, to mark the occasion, and 5p from every pint sold is being donated to the Cotswolds Conservation Board. The beer is a pale, fruity ale, brewed with Maris Otter malt and hopped with Fuggles. Brewer James Clarke said: “This is the first time we have brewed a single varietal beer.” Over the past four decades AONB designation has meant that the Cotswolds has been conserved and enhanced and that any change has, where possible, been in keeping with the distinctive nature of the area. HRH, The Prince of Wales who lives in the AONB has praised the work that has been done to conserve the Cotswolds over the past four decades and has said that he hopes that the Cotswolds Conservation Board will continue its work for countless years to come.
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 Beer2000 (1849), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Pale golden with a small white head. Quite strong aroma of citrus. Flavor is refreshing fruity and hoppy with a dry, bitter finish. A really nice bitter.


 azlondon (667), Fribourg, Switzerland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Appearance: Golden, little bit of white head. Aroma: Bit of flowers and hops. Herbs. Taste: Quite hoppy again. Some malt. Too bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 6/10-2007


 KimJohansen (7145), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 12, 2008  
Clear golden with medium off white head. Sweet and hoppy aroma with caramel notes. Flavor likewise with grapefruit notes. Ends bitter.


 yespr (12415), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 12, 2008  
50 cL bottle. Pours almost clear and golden yellow with a lacing white head. Light citrus and pineapple fruity aroma. Flavour is dry hoppy with a mild fruity hops note. Light fruity finish with a growing bitterness. Nice dry and refreshing.


 Grovlam (3825), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 9, 2008  
Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Average fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Fair display of lacework. Clear golden colour. Aroma of mild grass, caramel, grain, ash, floral. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and mild dry texture. Moderated bitter flavour and light sweet. Dry and bitter floral finish.


 Skinnyviking (4173), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Jan 13, 2008  
Bottle. High fluffy white and long lasting head leaving some nice curtains on the glass. Clear light yellow body. Sweet and weak barley malt aroma. Thin and relatively watery flavor but yet with a rather bitter aftertaste. Low carbonation, long aftertaste.


 faroeviking (6126), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 11, 2008  
Bottle. Pale golden with a big creamish good lasting white head. Aroma is a bit sweet with hops, wet hay and malt. Good mouthfeel. The flavour is dry, fruity and bitter with some sweetness, pine, flowers and malt. Dry bitter fruitish good lasting finish. A nice bitter indeed.


 gowdy (164), Ferney-Voltaire, France
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/59/20
Jan 8, 2008  
Bottle at Craig’s house. hay, grass, golden, clear, white foam, light sweetness, light body, thin feel, lively,



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