Hook Norton

THE CASK PROJECT

First 175th anniversary beer from Hook, Everards and Holts unveiled

08-Mar-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Hook Norton Brewery has teamed up with fellow family breweries Everards and Joseph Holt to brew three unique beers as they all celebrate 175 years of beer and brewing.

THE CASK PROJECT

Hook Norton brewer: quality and price point key for cask’s future

10-Nov-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Maintaining quality and not being scared to charge what your beer is worth will help cask beer stay at the forefront of UK pubs.

The Cask Project

Trendy US-hopped kegged beers are great in cask too

03-Nov-2023 By Gary Lloyd

US brewers see cask as the pinnacle for beer and the latest craft innovations from the US can work just as well in the traditional dispense method, according to Hook Norton’s Andy Thomas.

Award-winning licensee and chef team up for new venture

18-Oct-2017 By Fred A'Court

An award-winning licensee and chef are renewing their partnership for a new venture in the run-up to the key Christmas trading period.

Brakspear’s Gerard Winder moves to Hook Norton Brewery

10-Oct-2017 By Helen Gilbert

Brakspear’s business development manager (tenanted & leased estate) is to join Hook Norton Brewery as its operations manager next year.

My Pub: The Castle at Edgehill

06-Oct-2017 By Phil Mellows

Announcing Mark Higgs as the organisation’s Licensee of the Year in the summer, BII chairman Anthony Pender described his Castle at Edgehill as “more than just a pub”. The gothic setting enjoys spectacular views over the Warwickshire countryside – and...

Roar of approval for new Lion

04-Mar-2013 By Roger Protz

Hook Norton brewery reveals its mane attraction is brewed with today’s drinker in mind, writes Roger Protz.

The Big Interview: Adrian Staley, Hook Norton

02-Oct-2012 By Phil Mellows

There’s something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. The Hook Norton Brewery nestles in a fold of the Cotswolds, a jewel of quintessential Englishness. No-one could have designed it better for a beer market thirsty for heritage...

Hook Norton seeks new pub acquisitions and eyes London site

06-Sep-2012

Hook Norton, the Oxfordshire brewer and pub operator, would consider opening a pub in London in a few years, as it homes in on more acquisitions in its heartland.

Hook Norton names new joint MD

12-Oct-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Adrian Staley, national sales director at Cornish brewer St Austell, is to join Oxfordshire brewer Hook Norton as joint managing director.

Hook Norton holds pub Gold Awards

04-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Oxfordshire based Hook Norton held its Gold Awards on Friday to reward its best tenants. The awards aim to reward the high standards and excellence...

Matthew Clark signs up Hook Norton

16-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney

Drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has announced a new on-trade supply deal with Oxfordshire-based brewer and pub operator Hook Norton. As part of the...

Hook Norton enjoys double-triumph at World Beer Awards

02-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore

Oxfordshire-based brewer Hook Norton has picked up the top honours for two of its beers at the World Beer Awards. Hook Norton Double Stout and Hook...

FIFA lets brewer off the hook over World Cup beer

10-Jun-2010 By James Wilmore

Hook Norton has said it is not withdrawing its World Cup beer from sale, but will change the wording on the pumpclip to comply with FIFA. Hook...

Hook Norton withdraws FIFA-baiting World Cup beer

10-Jun-2010 By James Wilmore

Oxfordshire brewer Hook Norton is withdrawing a seasonal World Cup beer from sale after it landed them in hot water with FIFA. The company's limited...

Striker ale for Hook Norton

25-May-2010 By Sonya Hook

Hook Norton is kicking off its summer seasonal selection with Striker, an ale to cheer on the England football squad. The 4.4% ABV ale is described...

Hook Norton crowns its best pubs

26-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney

Rene Klein and Alison Saul of the Great Western in Aynho, Oxfordshire have been named Hook Norton's Best New Licensees. The pair were crowned at the...

Hook Norton brings back 303AD for St George's

31-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook

Hook Norton celebrates St George's Day by bringing its 303AD back to the bar — named after the date of St George's death.

First Light for Hook Norton

16-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Hook Norton's First Light ale (4.3% abv) will be back in pubs from March to welcome the start of spring.

Hook Norton Brewery goes green with bio-diesel tank

08-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Hook Norton brewery is to install a bio-diesel tank after the village won a grant to go green. The Department of Energy and Climate Change...

Beer matching with Hook Norton: Spoilt for choice in the Cotswolds

15-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ

Matching beer - particularly cask ale - with food to bring out the best in both is not exactly a new phenomenon. In certain quarters the exercise is...

Hook Norton: a beer idyll

24-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ

While there are many breweries situated in beautiful spots around the country, it's hard to think of one in a more idyllic location than Hook Norton....

Hook Norton lands Paveley as chairman

24-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

Former Punch commercial director Jonathan Paveley has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Hook Norton.

Hook Norton continues Beer with Food build-up

02-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil

Hook Norton continued its build up to Beer With Food Week with a five-course banquet at the Navy Oak, Leafield, Oxfordshire. At recent dinner 20...

Research grant is dedicated to Hook Norton

14-Dec-2005

An Oxfordshire brewer's efforts for charity have made such an impact that it has had a prestigious research grant named in its honour.Hook Norton...

Hooked, line and sinker

22-Apr-2004

It may be run today as a modern drinks business, but beer writer Roger Protz could not help feeling he was in an enchanted time warp when he visited...

Hooked on ale

05-Nov-2003

Hook Norton is an old-fashioned, steam-powered brewery that hopes to drive up sales with modern marketing and a food link. By Ben McFarland.There can...

Family tradition to continue at Hook

03-Apr-2003

By Graham Ridout Hook Norton, one of the country's best-known independent brewers, has announced that a fifth generation member of the founding...