About
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled, at Beerbear tasting. Clear golden, small head. Fruity nose with citrus and hay. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with tangerine, bread and hay. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2020
at 16:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Colin's lockdown tasting. Many thanks to Colin for this one. A reddy nutty malts, loose beige head.. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty, jammy fruits,. Palate is semi sweet, nutty, malty, malt loaf, moderate carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2020
at 19:13
6/10
Tried
on 16 Jul 2020
at 19:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Colin's. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is earthy, hazelnut, brambles, nutty, some leafy hop. Palate is semi sweet, crisp, moderate fine carbonation. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty, earthy, some leaft hop.. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2020
at 20:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, 2nd July 2020. Pours a chestnut brown. Aroma is caramel, dark malts. Taste is caramel, bitter burnt sugar, dark malts, some bitter sweet finish, quite complex and enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2020
at 20:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Colin's place, first real tasting after lockdown. Thanks to Colin a light hazed golden orange, fine white head. Aroma is earthy, vanilla, hot alcohol, green apple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, banana bread, bitter alcohol. Banana fruit loaf. Nutty malts.. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation, fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2020
at 13:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, picked up at the brewery, 24/06/20. Clear copper to amber with a handsome lasting just off white cap. A real looker of a beer ! Nose is caramel malts, dried fruits, toasted brown sugar, sultanas, fruit cake. Taste comprises caramel, brown bread, light nutty twang, brown sugar dusting, Soreen malt loaf, dried fruits, mellow bitter kiss. Medium bodied, fine massaging carbonation, semi drying close with a hint of booze at the curtain call. Top notch bock bier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2020
at 17:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in the garden, 24th May 2020. Pours clear and straw colour. Aroma is straw, yeast. Taste is bitter, grass, some age, good depth of flavour. Pretty refreshing and a bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2020
at 15:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
23rd May 2020. Bottle in the garden, expected a Helles, but this was still very good, dark caramel colour, hazy. Aroma is caramel, molasses, malty. Taste is rich, molasses, caramel, bittersweet, some resin, treacle, light pith. Interesting and good, tastes quite Germanic
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2020
at 15:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from A Hoppy Place, Windsor. Low key aroma mixes fruit and marzipan. Cloudy amber. Creamy foamy white head. Medium bitter with a sour edged and boozy tasting sweet streak. The bitterness remains into the finish. Matches the aroma. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Astringent finish. Boozy tasting but highly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2020
at 16:03