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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint from the keg at the Swan Inn, Swinbrook. Pours a clear golden with moderate carbonation & a small foamy head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, citrus, lemon, pine & hops. Moderate body. Clean light bitter finish. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Cotswold 3.8 Pils on 30 Jan 2025 at 20:58 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 330ml bottle, pours pale yellow with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, grass, bread & malt. Moderate body. Dry mild bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2025
at 11:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half pint at The Fat Cat. Clear golden pour, lasting fluffy white head. Grainy, bready aroma. Taste is malty, biscuity with a mild sweetness. Very smooth.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fat Cat
on 11 Feb 2025
at 17:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
from
Bishop's Cave
on 08 Feb 2025
at 18:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
330ml bottle from a Cirencester Deli, pours light golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, perfume, grain & wheat. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 15:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Clear pale gold, white head. Aroma of citrus, pale malts and grains. Taste is citrusy, lemon, mandarin, pale bready malts, grains, grassy hop bitterness. Decent lager, more citrus than the session one.
Gave it the same rating as the session one but think I'd take that over this.
Gave it the same rating as the session one but think I'd take that over this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2025
at 19:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Clear pale gold, white head. Aroma of pale malts and grains, light citrus. Taste of pale bready biscuity malts, citrus, lemon, grassy hop bitterness. Decent lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2025
at 19:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
[33cl bottle from my local Waitrose.] A straw coloured pour with a fast fading white head; sweet cereal grain aroma; crisp grainy taste with a touch of citrus; and a clean grassy bitterness to finish. Quite tasty, but just another lager.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 22 Jan 2025
at 13:02
6/10
Okay cider, apple, slightly sweet
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2025
at 16:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Large foamy white head on a very active clear amber coloured body.
Ashtray, citrus & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a cloying back.
Berries, perfume, floral & biscuit tastes with a peppery sweet malt finish.
Nicely balanced.
Ashtray, citrus & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a cloying back.
Berries, perfume, floral & biscuit tastes with a peppery sweet malt finish.
Nicely balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2025
at 21:16