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.

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Cask @ Bon Accord. Golden colour, off-white head. Nose is fruity, grapefruit, pine, dish-cloth. Flavour is malty, grapefruit, dish-cloth, citric. Very well drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2011 at 11:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours cloudy golden with a white head and lacings. Grass and grain. Bitter and floral. Vague vomit. Dry end.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2011 at 01:55

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask at Crown Inn, Manfield, N. Yorkshire. Clear copper/brown. Slight caramelly horseradish aroma. Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Low hop rate instead there is bold toffee and white pepper. No bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2011 at 01:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2011. Deep golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood and mild earthy and caramelly notes. Flavour is fruits, nuts, caramel, wood and some slight grassy and floral bitterness in the finish. Floral and fruity aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2011 at 06:25

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Bottled@The Chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011 "Donkey Dork Lord Edition". Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, nutty, mildly bitter as well. Flavour is quite similar with the nuttyness being more evident. Also quite wooden notes in the finish. Mild notes of oxidation, but otherwise very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2011 at 22:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at ChrisO’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011. Pours clear, red-brown with a light, filmy head. Sugary malts in the nose, some caramel and toffee. Tangy, aged malts in the flavor. Medium bodied with soft or flat carbonation. Some sugar on the finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2011 at 23:17

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A deep dark stout with a thin white head. In aroma, light chocolate malt with light vanilla. In mouth, a nice woody chocolate, peaty, lightly sweet. Bottle at Mondiale 2011, June 11 2011.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2011 at 20:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A dark brown stout with a thin moka head. In aroma, a sweet caramel corn syrup, a little woody, not bad. In mouth, a sweet peaty malt, roasted, very nice. Medium bodied. Bottle at Mondiale 2011, June 11 2011.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2011 at 20:27

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Dark brown pour with a red tint. Beige head. Chocolate, raisins and some caramel aroma. Licorice, toffee and caramel flavours. Light bitter edge. Light hop finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2011 at 09:49

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Cask at the Rake’s ’Cumbrian Beer Festival’. Cloudy orange pour with a white head. Sulphurous nose with a hint of citrus. Citrus tang with some light fruit. Think this one was on the turn. Wouldn’t mind having a crack at this when on form. 12/8/2015, GBBF, Olympia, London. Re-rate.. Orange pour with a white head. Citrus and honey aroma leading nicely into the flavour. Crisp bitter fruit finish. That’s more like it! A7/AP3/T7/P3/OV14.
Tried from Cask on 27 May 2011 at 07:56