Real Ale and Bottled Beer from Hook Norton

The Hook Norton Brewery produces a fabulous range of award winning real ales and bottled beers. Everything about Hook Norton beers is a bit special and indeed different. To make our real ale requires the art, craft and skill of the brewer, the finest raw materials and water drawn from deep wells beneath our North Oxfordshire Brewery.

Hook Norton real ales are made with four natural ingredients, malted barley, hops, yeast and water. Although these ingredients are very simple, in the hands of a skilled brewer they will come together to produce a symphony of colours, aromas and tastes that make our quality real ale and beers among the most popular in the country that can be enjoyed in the pub or at home.

It is said when you are in a country you should drink the wine of the country. However, when in Britain, people should drink the beer of the country.

Beer is Britain’s national drink; it is our Beaujolais, Chardonnay, Chablis, Champagne and much more. And the very best of British beers are Hook Norton’s. Our draught beers are known as real ale or cask conditioned, which means they are living, breathing beers that undergo a natural secondary fermentation and mature in the container from which it is served from in a pub.

Hooky real ale can be enjoyed not just in our own pubs in and around Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire but also in a large number of pubs owned by other people.

Real Ale and bottled beer with natural ingredients

the full range of Hook Norton Bottled Beers Hooky beers have a wonderful complexity and are made with naturally grown ingredients.

They are much more than a thirst quenching drink, they are part of a healthy lifestyle, which have helped shape the best of our culture.

The perfect glass of Hooky beer should be much more than a swift swallow which is soon forgotten. People should drink Hooky real ale and bottled beers with their eyes and nose even before they take a sip so that they start to experience the whole spectrum of colours and bursts of aromas that is part of the Hooky experience.

We must forget the Johnny come lately views that wine is the only drink that goes with food, or wine is the only drink that is part of a healthy lifestyle or that women do not drink beer.

Hooky real ales are wonderfully vibrant, living products, full of quality natural ingredients, that can be enjoyed by all, with or without food.

If you are one of our many satisfied customers that enjoy our beers in pubs, it can also be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home by buying in bottles or polypins from our online shop or at our visitors’ centre.

Your Experience

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Core Beers/Ales

Hooky Dark A dark chestnut coloured ale, full of roast malt flavours, and complemented with superb dry-hop aromas from East Kent Goldings.

3.2% ABV

Hooky Bitter A subtly balanced, golden bitter, hoppy to the nose, malty on the palate - the classic session beer, eminently drinkable.

3.6% ABV

Hooky Gold A very pale, crisp beer, confidently displaying it’s hop character. The first Hook Norton beer to feature American hops. A fruity aroma and a pleasant, light taste.

4.1% ABV

Old Hooky

A beautifully balanced beer, fruity by nature, with a well-rounded body and the suggestive echo of Crystal Malt.

4.6% ABV

Seasonal Beers/Ales

Available January - February

Double Stout A blend of malts gives Double Stout a character all of it’s own. Black malt enriches the colour and teases the palate with an unmistakable ‘toast’ flavour. Brown malt gives it the dryness.

4.8% ABV

Available March - April

303AD English Malt and English Hops combine to make a very English beer. Dry and crisp with a hint of citrus, 303AD being the year of St George is the Beer of St George.

303AD 4.0% ABV

Available may - june

Cotswold Lion The beer is a pale fruity ale, with a citrus lime aroma, and hopped only with Fuggles. After a successful launch in 2006, Lion is back for a seasonal slot. It is the first single hop varietal beer to be brewed by Hook Norton Brewery.

4.2% ABV

Available july - august

Haymaker A strong pale ale of distinctive taste. Plenty of Goldings hops during the brewing gives it a certain something extra – like sunshine dancing on the tongue.

5.0% ABV

Available september - october

Flagship Originally brewed to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Flagship is an India Pale Ale style of beer – strong in alcohol, and very hoppy. Admiral hops contribute to a full fruity mouth feel, and a sweet fruity aroma.

5.3% ABV

Available november - december

Twelve Days A strong, dark brown beer, offering a dominantly malty palate with nutty overtones. The finish is lyrically sweet which speaks for its strength. A fine partner to the Cheese Board.

5.5% ABV