Hawkshead Brewery

Microbrewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Halewood Artisanal Spirits
Associated Venue: Beer Hall (Hawkshead) - Out of business

Established in 2002

Contact
14 Back Ln, Staveley, LA8 9LR, England
Description
Based in the heart of the English Lake District, brewers of bold, innovative beers since 2002, our beer range is eclectic and includes thirst quenching session beers, big hopped pale ales, deep dark stouts and sours. With a range of core beers, available in Cask, Keg, Bottle and Can.

At Hawkshead Brewery we make the sort of beer we like to drink - distinctive, full of flavour, handmade, and perfectly crafted. We are small enough to know most of our customers, not to care about the mass market, be able to brew lots of different beers, experiment and innovate. We are big enough to employ a team of five brewers, make around 140 barrels (23,000 litres) of beer a week, deliver direct throughout The North, and our Tap at our Staveley site is open every day.

In about 2017, a controlling interest in the company was taken by Liverpool-based Halewood Wines & Spirits, and this may result in further expansion.

     Show


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Pours black in colour with a bubbly beige foam head and aroma of dark malt, chocolate, woody oak. Taste is sweetish, roasted malty, brown sugar, dark fruity, chocolate & coffee, with wood barrel, oaky, and spicy earthy bitterness. Oily mouthfeel, medium to full bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasted bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 10 Apr 2022 at 19:46


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33cl can from Home Bargains Medium white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2022 at 19:02


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can from Home Bargains, Salford. Golden-yellow with a small head. Easy enough lager with a hint of fruitiness in its nose, but quite a bland malt-hop taste.

Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2022 at 20:42


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

No sure if it's an alias of the Lighter Times. 33cl bottle from Home Bargains. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light malty bitterness. ok for an alcohol free beer

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2022 at 17:06


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

[33cl can from Home Bargains, Bracknell.] A hazy straw coloured pour with a wussy looking white head; sweet grainy aroma; rather watery with a sharp grainy taste; and a dry finish with some heather honey. Not a great Helles.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2022 at 18:49


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can. Hazy golden body with a thick white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of peach and rust. Flavour of earth and peach with a bitter finish. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Soft and earthy. Decent.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2022 at 23:21


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at The Piccadilly Tap, Manchester. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Aromas of coffee, dark chocolate, nuts,light smoke. Flavours of coffee, liquorice, raisin, dark chocolate, burnt toast, dark berries. Malty sweet mouthfeel. Light hoppy notes. Very good.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2022 at 18:22


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Hackney Tap - Hackney Central. Pours deep brown with a creamy, light khaki head. Lightly sweet with notes of burnt toast, earth, toasted leaves, slight cocoa, light burnt rubber. Light bodied with soft carbonation and velvety texture. Bittersweet finish, more earth and slight cocoa. So so overall.

Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2022 at 17:13


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33cl can from Home Bargains medium white head. Hazy golden pour. Lovely bitterness. Very good for the price. I'd drink this again

Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2022 at 20:53


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle from Home Bargains Medium white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2022 at 17:03