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Hook Norton Hooky Gold (Bottle)

Percentile
48
overall
Brewed by Hook Norton
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
553.05/5.03.02/5.04.2%70.6English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Bottled; Pasteurised.
Pale, delicately fruity and refreshing. Hooky Gold is a beer which marries English tradition with American pizzazz. It is the first of our beers to use an American hop variety, Willamette, grown in Oregon, and having moderate bitterness with a spicy, noble hop aroma.
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 Beer2000 (1789), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Pale golden with a medium white head. Fine aroma of citrus and flowers. Flavor is mild malty with refreshing citric hops. A bit thin body, but quite a thirst-quencher.


 jeff789 (389), Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Interesting beer... Very light bodied... The american hops are very assertive yet mild relative to the thinness of the body, i think due to the unexpected flavor of them... Im usually not a huge fan of beers of this style but this is a bit different in that it is an english bitter with american hops, most golden ales are irrelevent as far as im concerned... I like this better than the Old Hooky..


 thornecb (1760), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Pours a hazy gold into an English pint. Bright white head recedes to skim surface. Marshmallow and yeast aromas. Upfront lively and slick tangerine with a lasting astringent hop finish.


 bhensonb (4252), Woodland, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Lightly hazy peachy gold color with a decent white head. Aroma is sort of peach fruit over light malt. Flavor suggests peach. Body is near medium over slight carbonation. There’s a green tea note. As time passes it’s still peach to me, but the bitter builds. Each sip has a great nose and a marvelous taste. It is somewhat spicey. Spiced peach. Love that.


 Palidor19 (1772), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Aug 5, 2008  
kinda of off flavor, the taste seems like an unpleasant bitter that doesn’t work too well.


 nick76 (2657), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Aug 5, 2008  
The aroma is grassy with malt and cedar. The appearance is pale gold with a large head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is thin. Overall it’s pretty good.


 KingofCastle (202), London, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/510/20
Jul 14, 2008    Updated: Jul 27, 2008
bottle: Typical English beer in ale vein: big hops, bitter tasting, spicy. This is a bitter tasting beer which i didn’t mind given some other flavours going on and these dry ales can be refreshing in the hot summer. Reminds me of St. Peter’s Golden Ale which was also almost harsh. Give me a bitter any day with more balance in the malts. A solid beer, but you have to appreciate this style to really enjoy this one. Still love the spiriti of low alcohol beers, really light & the perfect bev for lunch or dinner.


 azlondon (662), Fribourg, Switzerland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Appearance: Golden brown. Nice amount of white head. Aroma: Quite fruity, some lemon. Hops and malt. Taste: Nice malt and hops. Bitter aftertaste, some fruit. Info: 500ml bottle, 2/10-2007



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