Hawkshead Brewery
Microbrewery
in Staveley,
Cumbria,
England 🏴
Owned by
Halewood Artisanal Spirits
Associated Venue: Beer Hall (Hawkshead)
- Out of business
Established in 2002
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.
cagarvie (39800) reviewed Brodie's Prime Porter from Hawkshead Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home ... Deep Deep Brown ... little smokey roast malts little peppery nose ... quite thin but quite chocolate malts, quite a lot of roast... little bitterness ... more a stout than a bitter 3.5.. bottle at home from matt ... dark brown... thin tan head ... soft dark roast .. little smokeu dark malt ... nose ... quite dry ... light bitter ... dark roast ... soft toffee ... hint of charcoal ... nice but little too bitter 3.7cask at hawkshead brewery tap ... deep red black ... lovely thin tan head ... soft coffee roast malt nose ... nice light dry roast bitterness up front ... barest hint of coffee and charcoal ... light blackcurrant fruid ... just a solid rast malt 3.9 bottle at home ... deep red brown ... thin tan head ... soft sweet blackcurrant toffee malt ... sweet roast nose ... light sweet coffee roast ... little puff candi ... dark roast ... bit to mellow and not enough roast for me ... little past its best ... decent though 3.7
berkshirejohn (10200) reviewed Damson Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle bought in Ambleside. Reddish magohany with a milk coffee coloured head; intense aroma of sour fruit and roasted coffee beans; amooth and creamy with a dry oaty body, some fruit - but not obviously damson; crisp and dry finish with chocolate malt body. An excellent fruit stout.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle.Rather flat looking, very dark reddish brown with a trace of coffee coloured head; toffee and malt aroma;dry roasted malt and chocolate flavours; slightly spicy finish. Unusual and pleasant to drink.
berkshirejohn (10200) reviewed Red (Bottle) from Hawkshead Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500 ml bottle. Light ruby in colour with a cream head; rich malty aroma with a trace of orange, quite sickly; smooth, with caramel flavours and sharp, rather sour, hops; dry bitter finish.
Fin (18271) reviewed Brodie's Prime Porter from Hawkshead Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[i] Bottle courtesy of my dad from Booths [/i] A dark quite rich stout, dark brown in colour with roasted malt and some chocolate, some fruit and even hops were noticeable, enjoyed this beer.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Brodie's Prime Porter from Hawkshead Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Booths. Very unusual beer. Very deep brown colour with lasting beige head. Little bit of rubber, but its pretty good. Decent hop and some intense malt. Choccy and some bits are tarry and spicey. What a bizarre beer, almost tastes like a weak imperial stout. Bizarre, but good. Spicey hop on finish.
cagarvie (39800) reviewed Red (Bottle) from Hawkshead Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
a Medium ruby in colour, malty nose. too bitter in flavour but an ok balanced finnish to it... 1.6 ...cask at bow bar ... copper red ... creamy tan head ... soft fruit toffee ... soft woody toffee malts ... juicy fruits ... light hop ... light bitter linger 3.5 bottle at chris ... copper ... soft toffee malt ... jucy toffee malt ... light bitter ... woddytoffee hint of red beer spice 3.5
cagarvie (39800) reviewed Lakeland Gold (Bottle) from Hawkshead Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
light Golden in colur, with a hoppy nose and a hoppy bitterness, with bitter in linger .
Svesse (15611) reviewed Lakeland Gold (Cask) from Hawkshead Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Cask at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool, 24 July) Colour is dark amber with a frothy head. Nose is fruity and hoppy with a nice grapefruit aroma. Taste is fruity and actually very hoppy with loads of grapefruit character, almost piney. Balanced sweetness. Long and very bitter finish. Feels very much US style and a very nice brew.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Red (Cask) from Hawkshead Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at Kent BF 2006. Chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Malty and red berries aroma. Yes, malty in mouth too. Some hoppy dryness on end, but mostly a dry medium malt bitter. Fine.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.79 |
| Beers | 174 |
| Ticks | 1773 |
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