Hooky Bitter

hookybitterHooky Bitter, from the Hook Norton Brewery, is a golden and hoppy beer, and one I’ve enjoyed before.

At 3.6% it’s light and designed as a session bitter; it’s also won a number of international awards over the last decade. Progress, according to the brewery’s motto, is measured in pints. I imagine quite a few pints have progressed out of the brewery since the installation, in 1899 of a steam engine. A steam engine that, to this day, is an integral part of the brewing process and likely the oldest steam engine in the country used daily for its original purpose!

This particular bottle wasn’t brewed in 1899, but rather 2009. I opened on a recent sunny evening, and enjoyed both before, and during, my dinner. Lovely.