Hook Norton Brewery (uk)

[Pumpy]

I was lucky to get a tour around the Hook Norton Brewery in the UK, for 8.50 they take you around the brewery and give you a nice etched pint glass and included in that is seven pints of cask ale to try , Phew !!! I was bloated hic ,I have posted a few pics for you .

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They have a real working steam engine to pump up the spring water

 

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this is a pic of the water tower up top

 

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View from the water tower

 

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Inside the mash tun not a great pic

 

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Thier Kettle they called it a copper

 

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Inside thier old copper kettle they only use when they really busy as they get too much evapouration

 

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This is the original grain mill two mill stones they dont use anymore

 

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could not show you the fermentation as they showed us a film of that but here they are filling the casks , Oh by the way they are run it through a hopsak to filter it and add some hop plug to the cask for aroma

 

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another pic filling the cask

 

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by the way they sell the hops and yeast to the farmer

 

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missed theire new chiller a heat exchanger it was the only high tech thing their

 

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remember you get seven pints if you wish

 

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Casked ale is very low carbonation some seems no existent but plenty of flavour served not cold but not warm eithr

 

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After seven pints I went up ther road to see the Rollright stones a Neolithic stone circle

 

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Yep I really felt like a New Age person standing in the middlle of the circle of stones after seven pints of Hook Norton cask ale

Pumpy

 

[Duff]

You lucky bugger Pumpy, I'd love to do a tour of some UK breweries one day. Heck, just even get to the UK first would be a start :lol:

Are you touring any others?

Cheers.

 

[warrenlw63]

Yep I really felt like a New Age person standing in the middlle of the circle of stones after seven pints of Hook Norton cask ale

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Pumpy.

Just remember the laws of ancient stones and public urination. :lol:

The tours looks tops mate... Particularly the 7 pints at the finish.

Warren -

 

[Bizarre]

Hey Pumpy - nice pics mate and I have to say I love the idea of paying 8.50, getting a tour and seven pints! Where else did you go when you were over there?
Just curious cause I am from Edinburgh, Scotland and if anyone ever makes it up that way there are quite a few big brewerys and also distilleries near or not to far away (a couple of hours drive maybe for some of the distilleries)

 

[Franko]

Nice work Pumpy,
keep us up to date with your travels