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Twelve Days

Hook Norton Brewery
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🌍 United Kingdom · Porter · One of 72 Porters in hopIQ

Twelve Days is a strong dark porter that pours a deep red-brown, with the weight of a winter night. The malt backbone runs rich and full, carrying toasted grain and warming spice, with nutty tones that linger into the finish. Beneath sits a sweetness of dried fruit and sultanas that keeps the beer from turning austere despite its strength. A porter for the late evening or the hour after dinner, when a beer needs substance rather than refreshment. Drink it slowly, at cellar temperature.

ABV
5.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark28
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AWARDS

Bronze Medal · 2024
International Beer Challenge
Bronze Medal — International Beer Challenge
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Substantial body.

The weight carries the beer on its own, leaving the aromatics free to lead.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Porter.
Malt character
roasted
malty
nutty
chocolate
coffee
Distinctive notes
dark fruit
spicy
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Twelve Days

Appearance

Twelve Days pours a deep red-brown, dense and opaque, with the visual weight of a winter night. The head is modest but persistent, laying down fine lacing along the glass as it settles. Carbonation is gentle—appropriate to the beer's contemplative pace.

deep red-brownopaquefine lacing

Aroma

The nose leads with toasted grain and a warming spice character that fills the nostrils without aggression. Beneath sits dried fruit—sultanas and raisin notes—alongside a subtle nuttiness that draws the senses inward. There is no sharp edge; instead, the aromatic profile is rounded and malty, inviting a slow approach.

toasted graindried fruitspicednutty malt

Taste

Entry is full and rich, with a roasted backbone and notes of dark chocolate and coffee layered across the palate. The mid-palate reveals a structured sweetness—sultanas and caramel notes that balance the roast without cloying. Bitterness is restrained, allowing the malt complexity to dominate while keeping the beer from turning austere.

roastedchocolate, coffee notesbalanced sweetness

Finish

The finish is long and warming, with nutty and spiced tones that linger into the aftertaste. This is a porter built for contemplation, not for quick consumption.

warminglingering spice
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
84
Appearance
78
Finish
82
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Twelve Days

Serve at 10–13°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 10–13°C. Too cold mutes the roasted complexity that makes a good porter worth drinking slowly.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink within 6–12 months for best results. Baltic Porters can be aged longer.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Twelve Days

About Porter

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Porter?

Porters are dark ales with 4–6.5% ABV and IBU 18–35. Roasted malt brings chocolate, caramel and toffee — medium body with a clean finish.

Finding a similar Porter

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same roasted, rich, sweet character as Twelve Days will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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