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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330ml can from Beer Hawk - Clear yellow body, little head. Nose bold and hoppy, taste a bit watery, but hopped enough to give a decent character.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2020 at 21:14

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Manchester Beer Festival 2020. Golden-blonde and very weak as expected. Hopped beer for those driving I guess!
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2020 at 11:30

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle; BBE Jan 2021. Poured into a thistle shaped glass at home on 10th Apr 2020. Nice dark brown/black body, tanned topping, looked good in the glass. Roasted toasted maltiness in both the aroma and taste, typical Oatmeal Stout attributes and easy to drink.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2020 at 06:56

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Tried on 10 Apr 2020 at 20:54

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Beavertown Extravaganza, day two, 09/09/2017. An oily dark brown sticky, no head. Flavour is composed of peacan oak, cocnut, booze. Flavour is composed of woody bourbon, brown sugars, boozy. Palate is oily, sticky brown sugars.
Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2020 at 20:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Hawkshead Session Series Twenty 01 - Citra & Amarillo Pale ].
ABV: 3.5%. Clear medium to light yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, citrus, fruity hops, light hop oil. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, citrus, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200124]
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Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2020 at 13:16

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Hawkshead Black Lager ].
ABV: 4.5%. Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, dark malt, chocolate, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200124]
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Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2020 at 13:11

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF Winter: Poured a brown with off-white head. Aroma is malt earthy. Taste is malty.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2020 at 21:26

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF Winter: Poured a black with off white head. Aroma is a bit malty. Taste is roasted malts light perfume.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2020 at 21:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

Draught @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Hawkshead Route 590 ].
ABV: 5.6.x%. Hazy medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, citrus - grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, pine, citrus - grapefruit, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200122]
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Tried on 21 Mar 2020 at 11:52