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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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
25cl bottle from Sainsburys. Light golden colour, white head. Aroma is soft malty, citric hops. Flavour is malty, some fruits, hints of paper. Slightly sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2010 at 13:01

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
20th October 2010. Bottle in the Rake courtesy of Rich & Glynn - Cheers Guys! br> Clear light brown beer, short lived white head. Typical malt - lager nose but mercifully free of the mass produced metallic tang. Light semi dry and semi soft palate. Sweetish malt, a little effervescent fruit. A whisper of marmite. Creamier malt finish with a little sweet orange and minerals. Looks a tad pale for a Dark Lager but not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2010 at 11:11

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle @ Papsø-Grand-Tasting, September 2010. Pours hazy yellow with a frothy white head. Nose is yeast and wheat. Sour wheaty flavor with some notes of rubber. Off..
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2010 at 06:08

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle 500ml.Unclear hazy medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, wheat, paper, moderate yeasty, yeast. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20100911]
Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2010 at 14:36

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Hazy pale yellow with a huge off white head. Yeasty nose with wheat and banana. Flavor had yeast, wheat and bananas. Finished dry.
Tried on 12 Sep 2010 at 12:54

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and mild spiced to a wheaty background. Citric, spiced and wheaty. Subdued estery - rather phenolic. Ends dry and citric.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2010 at 02:50

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. A typical looking European lager, straw in colour with a fast fading white head leaving some light carbonation; however the nose and taste reveals lemony citrus flavours that make this very palatable. A good attempt at "real lager".
Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2010 at 14:27

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a huge yellowish head. The aroma has notes of wheat, coriander, and dusty hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, wheat, straw, and dusty hops, leading to a dry dusty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2010 at 09:28

4.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a cloudy and opaque with a huge white head. Fruity and yeasty nose. Light body, sweet fruit and yeast. Dry finish. Bland but quaffable. 110910
Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2010 at 09:13

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap, keg at The Jam Factory, Oxford 02.09.10 Pours straw colour, with a busy white head. Little bit sweet and it had a touch of plasticyness, actually to be fair this soon diminishes, very pleasant reasonable bitterness, it’s fine. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2010 at 06:15