December 2nd, 2009FletchtheMonkeyBeer Swap, Breweries, British, Comment, Independents

Andy over at Beerreviews.co.uk just posted the first review of the test #beerswap parcel that we exchanged a little while back. In it I packed four fine Oxfordshire (ish) ales including the fantastic Hooky Gold from Hook Norton Brewery.

I didn’t think anything of the Hooky Gold at the time, even admiring it’s shiny green label.

Until last night, when Alan popped over and we were chatting about the blog. We looked over at the original Hooky bottles that used to make up this our blog header, and noticed something odd – there was no Hooky Gold.

But of course there is! Hooky Gold was always in a red label with gold writing. Now the label is green!

When did this occur? How did we not notice?! We don’t mind Hooky, we like the green label, but when and why was it changed?!?!

Does anybody know?

Beer reviews and words like this

1. Beer Swap beer reviews Pt 1 You might have heard of the guy who I managed to draw for the beer swap: Pencil & Spoon’s own New Media Writer of the Year 2009 Mark Dredge. This was a selection...
2. Farewell Hook Norton, but not goodbye Farewell Hook Norton, but not goodbye This weekend we replaced the header image on the blog, and with some sadness said goodbye to the Hook Norton bottles that have been the face of...
3. Old Hooky Hook Norton Brewery’s Old Hooky – 4,6%abv Following on from last night’s review of Hook Norton Brewery I thought it important to get a review of one of their beers up as soon...

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