Old Hooky
Hook Norton Brewery’s Old Hooky – 4,6%abv Following on from last night’s review of Hook Norton Brewery I thought it important to get a review of one of their beers up as soon as possible. Old Hooky is...
View ArticleFarewell Hook Norton, but not goodbye
Farewell Hook Norton, but not goodbye This weekend we replaced the header image on the blog, and with some sadness said goodbye to the Hook Norton bottles that have been the face of Real Ale Reviews...
View ArticleThe case of the colour changing Hooky Gold
Hooky Gold with a new green label Andy over at Beerreviews.co.uk just posted the first review of the test #beerswap parcel that we exchanged a little while back. In it I packed four fine Oxfordshire...
View ArticleChristmas Beer Gift Packs
Christmas Beer Gift Packs Purity Ale gift pack Christmas is not much more than 24 hours away and you haven’t finished all your shopping. There’s always at least one thing that’s slipped your mind, one...
View ArticleA kerfuffle at Morrisons checkout
I hadn’t really taken much note of the beer aisle in Morrison’s for a while, writing it off as a bit dull and uninteresting. We’re unusually blessed with Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s and ASDA within a...
View ArticleA plough, a jockey and a baker
As an adolescent I was lucky enough to have three excellent local pubs, all within 200 yards on the same road. Set back from the road The Horse and Jockey was a lively pub with one bar and a lounge...
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