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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6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Canon Hall Farm Shop, Barnsley - clear light amber good white head. Decent quality hop characters, not so bitter, lightly citrus and pine notes, some syrupy toffee tang at the back. Begrudgingly good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2025 at 18:46

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
On keg at Crown Inn, Marston Montgomery - clear yellow fizz with a short white head. Biscuity malts, a bit grassy, a tangy little hop finish. Easy going enough, but one is the max and move on.
Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2025 at 19:46

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at Crown Inn, Marston Montgomery - clear yellow fizz with no head. Not much nose, but good tangy apple taste, solid drink. Shame about the brewery owner.
Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2025 at 18:15

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Isle Of Wight Holiday Beer#63. A cider again, sparkling golden, healthy enough apple, a little mainstream in design and taste but fair, and sweet.
Tried from Draft at Pilot Boat Inn on 10 Sep 2025 at 13:27

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Spotty off white head a clear pale golden coloured body.
Malt, dusty & biscuit aroma.
Medium bodied, sharp with a clean back.
Biscuit, malt, burnt & damp paper tastes.
Poor.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2025 at 18:27

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Deep dark brown, near black, with a creamy tan head and a fruity roasted malt aroma. Nice and creamy with dark fruit and roasted malt, coffee with a touch of chocolate and a dry bitter finish
Tried from Draft at Cromwell's Tap House on 07 Aug 2025 at 18:10

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle as birthday gift. Clear golden with a thick white head. Malty and slight sweet. Light citrus. Crisp body.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2025 at 15:54

5.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5
Pint at Craftys in Letchworth. Not the best pint and a bit too warm for a lager which impacted on the taste. This is a standard lager, not much taste and very simple.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jul 2025 at 10:53

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear, golden, with a small white head. Malty, lemony aroma. Pleasant malty flavour, with a touch of grass and lemon. Medium-bodied, dry, with a herbal-metallic bitterness. An average light lager, but without flaws, there's nothing to complain about.
Tried from Bottle from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 11 Jul 2025 at 13:48

5.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330 ml bottle, from Left Field Beer, England. ABV is 4.0%. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma of grain and pilsener malts, hints of herbal hops. Citric mouthfeel. Refreshing flavour, fairly crisp and dry, pilsener malts and herbal hops, a hint of citrus, moderate bitterness.
Tried from Bottle from Left Field Beer on 02 Jul 2025 at 21:41