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.

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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at home ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... sweet treacle toffee malt ... soft brown suger nose ... sweet malt that im not fond of ... little fizzy ... dark roast malt sugers ... ok
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2011 at 11:23

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in London. Pours a clear, light brown with a wimpy, white head. Some toasted malts, wood and berries in the nose. Flavor is lightly sweet with a weak but pleasant malt base, with notes of dough, toast and dry leaves. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finish is easy malts, faint tang and berries, a bit more bread. Pretty light for a dunkel. Not terrible.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2011 at 13:25

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Brew Wharf, London. During RBESG 11. Pours ruby amber with a off white head. Tart , fruity and yeasty. Some chocolate. Medium bodied. Tart dark fruits and caramel.
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2011 at 06:06

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught@Lamb And Flag, Oxford. Golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is wheat, banana, some mild yeast as well as caramel. Flavour is wheat, yeast, some bananas, mild fruity notes as well as some slight hay.
Tried on 26 Jul 2011 at 03:51

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and something burnt, leading to a dry, burnt, and bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2011 at 13:51

5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
330ml bottle, thanks to Finn for the share. Clear, amber body. Spotty lacework from a tiny, but lasting, white hue. Plain caramel malts to the nose. Dark, partly brittle, caramel in flavour offset by notes of leafy hops. Rounded dry bitter ending. Average plus (at Finns in Tromsø, 16.06.2011).
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2011 at 11:55

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Small white head. Deep yellow body with light carbonation. Light strawy aroma with mealy notes. Dry-sweetish deep strawy malty oily taste with dusty notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, smooth, slick mouthfeel. Dry strawy resiny aftertaste with floral notes. Lovely dry edge to it. Fresh and drinkable. Very nice. (0.25l keg at Natural History Museum, London.)
Tried on 14 May 2011 at 06:55

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. @ home.Clear light medium amber color with a small to average, frothy to fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, dry tobacco, toffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel - toffee, tobacco, sweet malt - caramel malt sweet. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20110122]
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2011 at 23:32

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma has notes of malt and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and caramel, leading to a lightly bitter finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2011 at 13:47

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Bottled. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of butter and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of butter and malt. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2011 at 13:37