Hawkstone
Microbrewery
in
Bourton-on-the-Water,
Gloucestershire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Cotswold Brew Co
Associated Webshop: Cotswold Brew Co
Established in 2005
Contact
College Farm, Stow Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 2HN, England
Description
Hawkstone is the brainchild of Jeremy Clarkson and Rick and Emma from the Cotswold Brew Co. Having put blood, sweat and tears into cultivating his malting barley, Jeremy was determined that it be put to good use, so resolved to supply it directly to a local brewery to turn into lager. He was introduced to Rick and Emma from the Cotswold Brewery by the landlord at their local and they hit it off immediately. Like Jeremy, they’re committed to supporting local agriculture but they’re not just good people, they’re also excellent brewers. They created Hawkstone Lager - a brew of such exquisite quality that Jeremy decided to invest.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Promotional sample at Bicester Avenue Garden Centre. A clear dark gold cider with a light fizz. Tastes of moderately sweet apple juice, not much else. Inoffensive but with little depth, clearly designed to appeal to the masses. Quite pleasant nevertheless, maybe a little syrup-y, but pretty drinkable. When the lady serving said it was created for Jeremy Clarkson's farm shop, I was quite glad I'd just had a free sample and not actually paid any cash for it!
Tried
on 17 Sep 2023
at 21:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Fles gedeeld met Roelzie en Keukeman. Het is een helder goudgeel cider met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van frisse appel. De smaak is vol,appel, zacht zoet en fris zuur. Drinkt lekker weg.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2023
at 19:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Fles gedeeld met Roelzie en Keukeman. Het is een helder goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een fruitige hoppige geur. De smaak is fruitig, zacht zoet en hoppig.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2023
at 18:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fles gedeeld met Roelzie en Keukeman. Het is een helder goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van mout en hop. De smaak is moutig, zacht zoet en licht hoppig.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2023
at 18:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Fles gedeeld met Keukeman en Roelzie. Het is een helder goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige geur. De smaak is moutig, zacht met tonen van citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2023
at 18:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Fles gedeeld met Keukeman en Roelzie. Het is een licht troebel bleekgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van mout en hop. De smaak is is zacht, grapefruit en hop achtig.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2023
at 17:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Keg at the Astons Village Hall, at Pamela's wedding, 14/07/23. Clear golden with a decent lasting white head. Nose is pale malts, cereals, corn, grass, herb. Taste comprises pale malts, grains, hedgerow, grains, stale bread, lemon rind. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. OK logger bier but not one to seek out.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2023
at 20:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tall 500ml brown bottle, a gift from my brother Matthew: BB November 2024. Drank at home on 27th June 2023. Clear body, short lasting white head. Apples baby, it smells and tastes of semi-sweet apples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2023
at 06:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Craft & Berry. Clear golden colour, short-lived fizzy white head and aroma of apple, fruity. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, some core, light acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2023
at 21:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from local garden centre that has now got a few beers on (I.e. these and Hogs Back), having had none for a while. Now 4.8%. Aroma is woody, with malts and some citrus. Clear copper gold. Thin foamy white head. Medium-heavy bitter. Resinous. Earthy. Citrus edge. Sherbert. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Better than I was expecting. Bitter and sessionable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2023
at 18:36