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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Gloucester Services Farm Shop. Pours hazy orange with a promising wheat beer nose. Taste is uber-spicy and sweet, with an enthusiastic carbonation. Some dough and citrus. Pleasant German-style wheat beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2015
at 15:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Gloucester Services Farm shop. Pours hazy River Severn brownish gold. Aroma is straw and ripe green apples. Taste is lemon-tinted scrumpy with a very light sparkle. No ’off’ flavours (cheese, sweat etc..) and minimal tannins present. Just a very drinkable cider that I could easily quaff by the pint in the right circumstances.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2015
at 12:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Theoc, Tewkesbury. Golden colour with a thick white head. Light citrus fruity aroma, and a slightly sweet taste. Easy to drink lager.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2015
at 12:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Gloucester services on the M5. Murky straw colour with a a big head that just disappeared. Aroma is a touch citrus the taste sharpe and slight citrus but a touch bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2015
at 17:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at The Jam Factory, Oxford, Thursday 28th May 2015 Pours dark brown with a large creamy off white head, really creamy. A fairly standard run of the mill keg stout offering a little more sweetness than some, with a slight roasty and metallic edge. Perhaps my review was a bit negative, it’s fine but the Westmalle Dubbel on tap would have been a better option methinks. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Draft
on 31 May 2015
at 12:22
8/10
It's not an IPA
Tried
on 04 May 2015
at 15:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Favourite beer, Cheltenham. Pale Amber colour, with a white head. The aroma has hops and malt. The taste has this with a flight bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2014
at 11:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at The Big Society, Oxford, Monday 7th July 2014 Pours amber in colour good clean mid carbonation beer with a white filmy head. More malty than hoppy but its ok, though not as good as the Big Society Pale Ale. A little fizzy bitterness at end, its ok. A5 A4 T6 P3 Ov11 2.9
Tried
on 07 Jul 2014
at 13:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Royal standard of England. Hazed murky brown orange with a thin white head. Aroma is spicy orange peel, hint of alcohol. Flavour has a nice orange spicy hop and light caramel malt. Fairly dry finish. Low fruity bitterness. Some midget gems.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2014
at 08:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence, 15/05/13. Pale blonde with no head - she’s no looker! Nose is pale malts, grass, cereals, light citrus. Taste comprises light sugars, grass, citrus notes. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation - not too gassy. Ok lager.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2013
at 11:43