Hook Norton Old Hooky

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The New Cross Turnpike, Welling, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 Oct 2024	Ordered but they found the pump empty
Philip Pirrip		06 Jan 2023	Might have been even better if not had its guts ripped out of it through a tight sparkler.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	18 Mar 2020
Philip Pirrip		12 Jun 2019	Distinctly average, helped down with some lemonade dashes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 Feb 2019
Philip Pirrip		28 Jan 2019	Poured quite flat
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Nov 2016
Philip Pirrip		03 Sep 2016
Philip Pirrip		01 Aug 2015	Cloying and sticky
Alenomore	Not Tried	10 Apr 2010

The Furze Wren, Bexleyheath, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		12 Feb 2024	No off flavours but a dark haziness so not right. Swapped with good grace
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	14 Nov 2023
Philip Pirrip		13 Nov 2023	I rarely find this in peak condition. Could have better head and lacing
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	08 May 2023
Philip Pirrip		26 Apr 2023	Great basic bitter holding head and lacing throughout
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	23 Dec 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 Aug 2019

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		08 Oct 2023	Poor in flavour. I did not recognise it as Old Hooky, plus was too creamy
Philip Pirrip		27 Aug 2023	Served with some reluctance near to closing time as all trays had been cleaned out!
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	09 Jan 2023
Philip Pirrip		08 Jan 2023	Not quite right but drinkable
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	21 Aug 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Aug 2020
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	19 Aug 2020
Philip Pirrip		15 Aug 2020	Good but very chilled
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Dec 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Dec 2019	Tired taster
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	01 Dec 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	30 Nov 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	16 Nov 2019
Philip Pirrip		15 Sep 2018	Stale taste and smell, lemonade splashes helped it down
Philip Pirrip		12 Jun 2018	Rather cloying
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 Oct 2014
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	01 Jan 2013

The Greyhound, Bromley, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		28 Aug 2023	Good but have had better

The Gate Clock, Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		15 Mar 2023	Better condition than yesterday's made this very enjoyable indeed
Philip Pirrip		14 Mar 2023	Good body to this
Philip Pirrip		05 Feb 2023	By far the very best ale of the evening and the cheapest too
Philip Pirrip		31 Jan 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Nov 2021
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Nov 2021
Philip Pirrip		02 Nov 2021	New cask today but rather lacklustre
Philip Pirrip		07 Oct 2021	Emphasis on its maltiness
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Feb 2020
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Nov 2019
Philip Pirrip		03 Nov 2019	Taste OK but not sure about condition
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	09 Oct 2019
Philip Pirrip		30 Jun 2019	Overly fruity, bordering on sickly

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	12 May 2022
ChrisE		10 Oct 2021	Too cold for my liking, otherwise O.K.
Ian	Not Tried	16 Sep 2007
Ian		09 Oct 2005	Not how I remember it. Light chestnut colour with toffee and stilton aromas. Some herby hop, but stilton flavour really is dominant.
Ian	Not Tried	07 Jun 2005
Ian		27 Mar 2005	Still a really good best bitter with excellent hops and malt

Royal Victoria Pavilion, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		11 Aug 2021	Just acceptable. On the way out.

The Mechanical Elephant, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		19 May 2021	Lacking body but acceptable.
Dosser		22 Oct 2020	Not enjoyable. Tasted like a national brand!

The Board Inn, Bridlington, North Yorkshire

The Royal Oak, Dorchester, Dorset

The Golden Hope, Sittingbourne, Kent

The Globe Inn, Hythe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		22 Nov 2018

Bucks Head, Goddens Green, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		17 Nov 2018	A bit of a blast from the past. Malty and mellow.Unusual to find a guest in a Sheps' pub?

The White Swan, Solihull, West Midlands

The Capitol, Forest Hill, Greater London

The Great Harry, Woolwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		13 Apr 2017	Distinctly average

White Hart, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

The Tailor's Chalk, Sidcup, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		20 Aug 2016	New on today. Too fresh

The Eight Bells, Dover, Kent

The Ward Jackson, Hartlepool, Durham

The North Western (formerly The Head of Steam), Liverpool, Merseyside

George & Dragon, Wereham, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		25 May 2015	Fresh cask

The King Lud, Ryde, Isle of Wight

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		14 May 2015	A half downed in one and outta this place, as served in plastic

Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn, Banbury, Oxfordshire

Pear Tree Inn, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

Hamilton Hall, City, Central London

The Gate, Fair Green, Norfolk

Greswolde Arms Hotel, Knowle, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		13 Jan 2015	Very good pint that was accidentally topped up with a few squirts of Wadworth 6X

J.J. Moon's, Ruislip Manor, Greater London

Jolly Drayman, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	22 Nov 2014
ChrisE		22 Nov 2014

The Angel (formerly Lloyds No.1), Basingstoke, Hampshire

The Blue Bell, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

The Pilot, Dungeness, Kent

The Belle and Lion, Sheerness, Kent

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes	Not Tried	19 Jul 2014
Pedro		04 Feb 2013
Alenomore	Not Tried	10 Dec 2012
Alenomore	Not Tried	18 Sep 2012
Pedro		17 Sep 2012
Alenomore	Not Tried	23 Aug 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	05 Jul 2012
Pedro		08 Aug 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	20 Jun 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	06 Jan 2010

The Kings Arms, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Kings Head, Shadoxhurst, Kent

Hare & Hounds, St Albans, Hertfordshire

The Crosse Keys, City, Central London

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

The Victoria, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Royal Standard, Ely, Cambridgeshire

The Bell Inn, Ivychurch, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		12 Oct 2013
Dosser		12 Oct 2013	Bland and boring not like Hooky of old.
Alenomore	Not Tried	07 Jul 2013
ChrisE	Not Tried	28 Apr 2012
Philip Pirrip		28 Apr 2012	Always good to have with its woody complexion and taste
HSB		28 Apr 2012
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	28 Apr 2012

Black Griffin, Canterbury, Kent

The Fox & Crown, Newark, Nottinghamshire

The Brickmaker's Arms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes		31 Aug 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	20 Aug 2013
Pedro		18 Aug 2013

The Dovecote Inn, Capel-le-Ferne, Kent

Bushel & Strike, Heacham, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		20 Jun 2013

Lansdown, Bristol, Avon

Ye Hole in Ye Wall, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Bear, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

The Stanley Arms, Portslade, East Sussex

Six Bells, Woodchurch, Kent

The Betjeman Arms, King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		31 Dec 2012	It was topped up but only upon request

The Knott, Manchester, Greater Manchester

The Kings Arms, Offham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	25 Dec 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	25 Nov 2012
Pedro		24 Nov 2012

The Hand & Heart, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Fountain Inn, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

The Bell Inn, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

The Hop Pocket, Bossingham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		20 Oct 2012	A good pint, malty smoothness with balancing hops, very nice.

The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Black Horse & Hoodens, Borough Green, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		01 Oct 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	27 Aug 2010

The Crooked Billet, Ware, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		29 Sep 2012

The Samuel Peto, Folkestone, Kent

The Windmill, Hollingbourne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	27 Jul 2012
Alenomore		30 Jun 2012	The fourth member of our group, she thought this was spot on too.

Eagle Tavern, Witney, Oxfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		10 Feb 2012

The Swatters Carr, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

White Horse, Oxford, Oxfordshire

The White Horse, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		16 Oct 2011
Alenomore		16 Oct 2011	A fresh cask on and very nice too.

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

The Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton, Devon

The Victoria (formerly Tap and Spile), North Shields, Tyne and Wear

Who	Score	When	Notes
Flying.geordie		22 Apr 2011

Burton Bridge Inn, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Garry		07 Apr 2011

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Swan, Loose, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		25 Feb 2011

The Red Lion, Bromley, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		15 Dec 2010

Rushden Historical Transport Society, Rushden, Northamptonshire

The Swan Inn (old entry now superseded), Wittersham, Kent

The Black Horse, Birmingham, West Midlands

The Samuel Lloyd, Corby, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		20 Jun 2010	Never realised how strong this was till i put this review in good fruity malts well balanced by the hops

The Picture House, Colwyn Bay, Conwy

The Chequers, Laddingford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		06 Feb 2010

The Swan, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		06 Dec 2009
Pedro		04 Dec 2009
Pedro		27 Nov 2009	Easy drinking !
ChrisE		26 Nov 2009

Peyton Arms, Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire

The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	17 Oct 2009
Glyn		25 Aug 2009	Excellent
KB		21 Aug 2009	what a good beer this is - served in the best condition
Glyn		11 Mar 2009	Andy the Onion loves it
Ian	Not Tried	27 Feb 2009
Glyn		10 Feb 2009
Mick	Not Tried	06 Feb 2009
Mick	Not Tried	30 Jan 2009
Blair		30 Jan 2009	Chestnut coloured bitter. Very fruity with a nutty flavour to it. Very nice.
Glyn		27 Jan 2009	Brings back memories of my student days,inspired choice to put it back on the menu.
Mick	Not Tried	24 Jan 2009
Andrew		24 Jan 2009	This was great. Tawny brown in colour with hints of red fruit and a great subtle, slightly dry, malt body. Very drinkable
KB		18 Jan 2009
Ken		16 Jan 2009
Glyn		14 Jan 2009	One of my favourites,great to have it back.
Glyn		05 Jan 2009	luvly
Blair	Not Tried	31 May 2008

The William Morris, Hammersmith, Greater London

The Smithfield, Derby, Derbyshire

Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		31 Jan 2009	Fruity and nutty bitter. Good beer.

Ship Centurion, Whitstable, Kent

Rose & Crown, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		09 Feb 2008	Clearly a great pint of Old Hooky. The best I've had in ages. Lovely.

The Saxon Shore, Herne Bay, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		26 Aug 2007	Sickly malt dominated. Drinkable but not good
Andrew	Not Tried	24 Aug 2007

Ostrich Inn, Newland, Gloucestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Colin		30 Jun 2007

King & Queen, East Malling, Kent

The Case is Altered, Harrow Weald, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		19 Jun 2005	This was cloudy with large pieces of sediment in it. I threw it away.