Hook Norton Haymaker is a 5.0% Pale Ale.
Headlining as a ‘… distinctive pale ale’, this ale is brewed with Goldings Hops is one of those that sits in the ‘take it or leave it’ category for me.
This isn’t dissimilar to having a Cobra or another of those beers you get in an Indian restaurant and I am sure that – served chilled – this would be great with a curry.
I thought it was a bit too gassy for my liking and – even after giving it a few minutes degassing with a fork – was just a bit too gassy for me.
It’s got a nice bitter taste with a sweet honey after-taste (it isn’t honey but it’s something like that) but it’s just a bit too gassy for me and I was too impatient for it to go flat.
It’s an OK ale – 3 out of 5. As I’ve said before, the more malty, flat ales are more my cup of tea – but this one just doesn’t float my boat.
