11th April 2008

Fancy a pint of Banbury 400?

Hooky’s latest brew Banbury 400 is now on sale. The beer produced to celebrate the 400th anniversary of a town charter being granted to Banbury can be found at the following pubs,

Cap n Gown,Worcester
Castle Inn, Edgehill
Elephant & Castle, Bloxham
George & Dragon, Shutford
Hare & Hounds, Wardington
Harvester, Long Itchington
New Inn, Abthorpe
Oddfellows Arms, Cirencester
Pear Tree, Hook Norton
Shaven Crown, Shipton Under Wychwood
Three Conies, Thorpe Mandeville
Wellington Arms, Bedford
White Swan, Wigginton

Banbury 400 is brewed with barley malt grown in Oxfordshire and water from the brewery’s own wells, Banbury 400 is a pale beer with a slight orange hue, displaying aromas of soft dark fruit, with a full and almost spicy flavour.

On 28 June 1608 King James 1 granted the town of Banbury a charter allowing the town to govern itself. The positions of Mayor and Town Clerk were created, together with the right to have a gaol, the power to punish drunkards and the right to have gallows.

Hook Norton Managing Director James Clarke said: “Banbury 400 was brewed to mark the 400th anniversary of the Banbury town charter. “Hook Norton brewery is proud to have produced this special limited edition beer.”