# Hook Norton Brewery Co Ltd — Banbury, Oxfordshire

> Hook Norton Brewery Co Ltd in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England scores 3.02 out of 5 — Limited, #18 in Oxfordshire. 252 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Hook Norton Brewery Co Ltd is a brewery in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.02 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #18 in Oxfordshire. Of the 252 beers we track, 33% are Amber Ale and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.02 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #18 in Oxfordshire · #1,025 in England · #18,731 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 252

## About

Brewing since 1849, Hook Norton Brewery is a proudly independent family owned, sixth generation brewery based in the heart of the Cotswold Hills that takes the very best of it’s handcrafted brewing heritage and combines it with a thoroughly modern approach, to create a range of cask, keg and bottled core ales, seasonal ales and one off unique brews. Brewing on the same site and still housed in the original buildings, Hook Norton invite you to come and experienced the unique sights, sounds and smells of a historic brewery at work and share in our passion and commitment to beer. Keeping traditions alive we still use our shire horses to carry out weekly dray deliveries to our local pubs in Hook Norton. We offer brewery tours and tutored tastings along with a brewery shop selling beer, artisan gifts and merchandise and our Malthouse Kitchen restaurant.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 33% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 18% of the beers we track
- IPA — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Brewery Lane, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
- Coordinates: 51.9967641, -1.4936004
- Website: https://www.hooky.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Turpin Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/turpin-brewery-11497.md) — 3.39, Poor — Hook Norton, Oxfordshire — 2 mi away
- [Bobby Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/bobby-beer-28667.md) — 2.29, Limited — Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire — 4.3 mi away
- [Chadlington](https://finding.beer/brewery/chadlington-11420.md) — 2.66, Limited — Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire — 7 mi away
- [Shakespeare Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/shakespeare-brewing-co-34048.md) — 3.42, Poor — Moreton-in-Marsh, Warwickshire — 7.7 mi away
- [North Cotswold Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/north-cotswold-brewery-10551.md) — 3.09, Limited — Moreton-in-Marsh, Warwickshire — 7.7 mi away
- [Rose & Crown](https://finding.beer/brewery/rose-crown-36288.md) — 3.02, Poor — Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire — 8.6 mi away
- [Stormtrooper Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/stormtrooper-beer-27674.md) — 2.86, Limited — Banbury, Oxfordshire — 8.7 mi away
- [Virtue Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/virtue-brewing-28391.md) — 2.95, Limited — Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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