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.
Third, cask ale at Head of Steam. Shared with Finn. Patchy white head, cloudy golden body, dotted spots on the glass. Dough fruity aromas. Hop fruity flavours, moments of peaches and lemon. A piney note to the ending. Fair enough. (Birmingham 03.02.2020).
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 29th February 2020. Orangey reddish brown with loose off-white foam and full lacing. Biscuit and caramel malt aroma. Malty and bitter simultaneously in-mouth and a finish of smooth maltiness and intense grassy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel and medium body.
Gul tåkete med hvitt skum. Lukter sitrus og mango. Middels fylde og bitterhet. Smaker sitrusskall, sitrus, noe mango og noe såpesmak som trekker ned. Middels lang.
Bottle. Nose is whiskey, fruity, honey, hints of apples and orange. Taste is malty, whiskey, hints of smoke, herbal almost medicinal hop note, marmalade, almond / marzipan, faint vanilla, touch of pepper and rye spice, and more whiskey in the finish. Mouthfeel is slick, very enjoyable.
Keg, third, shared with Finn at Port Street Beer House. Steady white head, cloudy golden body, clingy lacing.Promising hop fruity smell, hints of grassy hops. Flavours of citrus with sappy orange to the fore, grainy malts beneath. Satisfying bitter tail. Refreshing thirst quencher. (Manchester 25.01.2020).
Cask at Tapas Bar, Darlington. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrusy hop. Taste is biscuity malt, with citrusy hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry metallic bitter finish. Quite OK
Bottle from White Cross, Lancaster. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grass, straw, malt, hops and has a nice bitter finish.
Bottle from White Cross, Lancaster. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light corn and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 090220