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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
How: Draught.
Where: Man in the Moon, Stockholm.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, citrus, hops, grass.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, citrus, hops, some spices, grapefruit.
Tried from Draft at Man in the Moon on 07 Oct 2020 at 09:12

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
23/9/2020. Bottle from the Thin White Duke Bar & Kitchen, Carlisle. The post-collab version. Pours thick, black with a large tan coloured head. Aroma is strong tiramisu dessert, rich aromatic coffee, roasted malt, dark chocolate, cream and vanilla bean. Bitter roasted coffee, balances nicely with sweeter tiramisu cake. Full bodied, slick texture, low carbonation. Lovely dessert sipper. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2020 at 06:53

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
23rd September 2020
Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Light semi dry and fairly smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, a little dark malt cream. Trace of chocolate but the dominant flavour from mid to finish is a bitter salty licorice thing. Modest ripe fruits before a light finish. Long spicy bitter linger. Nah! Not my kind of RIS, thin and aggressive in an unpleasant way. Twiggy on PCP.
Tried on 23 Sep 2020 at 19:21

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Keg at Man in The Moon, Stockholm. Clear golden, small head. Sweaty citrus and hay up front. Dry with medium body and clean mouthfeel. Zesty grapefruit, spicy hay and crisp bread. Really bitter finish.
Tried on 22 Sep 2020 at 18:56

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, caramel.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2020 at 07:33

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Grumbo: Poured a hazy yellow with a white whispery head. Aroma is nice perfume of hops, bouquet of fruits. Taste is bitter tingly hops, fruits, citrus, very flavorful for session ipa.
Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2020 at 15:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery tap (Beer Hall) in Staveley. Pours jet black with a beige head. Aroma: roasted malts, bitter coffee and a hint of chocolate. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter, dry, light fruity, dark berries, light coffee, burnt toffee. Medium body, average carbonation, dry bitter finish
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2020 at 21:50

7/10
Tried from Draft on 05 Aug 2020 at 16:20

8/10
Tried from Draft at Malmö Brewing Co & Taproom on 04 Aug 2020 at 18:32

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at home in Hackney - sourced from Ocado. Pours murky orange with a creamy, white head. Has some pulpy citrus fruits, moderate sweetness, some flinty minerality, nips of pine needles, tangerine, papaya. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with some piney notes, more flinty minerality, citrus peel. Not bad overall.
Tried from Can on 16 Jul 2020 at 18:36