Hook Norton Double Stout

Before I plonked myself down in front of the TV to watch Australia defeat England 28-14 on Sat evening, I rumbled through my ale selection and found a suitable beverage.

Hook Norton Double Stout (4.8% abv) is a tasty and well balanced stout that really went down a treat. Even though Australia did not put in their best performance, made 156 tackles to England's 60 odd, had one third of the possession and still managed to walk away with a win was all I could have asked for. Has this skewed my actual account of the beer for the better, but I still think this beer hit the mark a lot better than a pint of nitrokeg Caffrey's would have!

Out of all the winter ales that I have enjoyed recently, this is simply five star. Even up there with draught Fullers London Porter (which I still have not sampled yet this season - despite a mission out to Richmond where my dead certainty failed me).

Anyhow the Hook Norton Brewery is located somewhere in Oxfordshire. They make good beer. I like good beer! http://www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk/