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.
Finn (18010) reviewed Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5
8.2%. På Liverpool & Districts Beer CAMRA Beer Festival feb 2025. Delt med Rune.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Gravicask, 8.2 % abv, half-pint, shared with Finn. Fair tan head over a jet black body, fragile lacing. Rich aromas of roasted black chocolate. Rich flavours as well, coffee-chocolate added by a note of liquorice. Lingering roasted malty ending, on the sweet side. Fine depth to it. Nice.
Second session at the 44th Liverpool Beer Festival, Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt
simontomlinson (7863) reviewed Bitter from Hawkshead Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Rocky white head on an amber coloured body.
Sweet malt & bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, lively with a clean back.
Malt, caramel, resinous & berry tastes with a bitter finish.
Great Bitter.
tricksta_p (13552) reviewed IPA from Hawkshead Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can at Café Derat, Utrecht. Intensely hopped aroma with tropical fruits, peach, grapefruit, citrus, apricot, some malt, oily hops, touch of pine. Flavour is bitter and a bit sweet. Body is medium. Very fine well-hopped juicy IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2012 - 500ml bottle, pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of dark chocolate, earth & roasted malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2012 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, marmalade, bread, nuts & hops. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2012 - 500ml bottle, pours brown / red with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of berries, chocolate, nuts, toffee & toasted malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
jerseyislandbeer (5817) reviewed Krpan from Hawkshead Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
On cask at the Beer Hall, pours pale golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, pine & hops. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From the cask at the Beer Hall. Pours hazy pale golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of orange peel, coriander, herbs & grainy malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
330ml can from the brewery. Poured at home in Jersey, it's amber with a white creamy head. Aromas & tastes of tropical fruits, pine, resin, hops & malt. Medium body. Sweet malty moderate bitter bitter. Excellent
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.79 |
| Beers | 174 |
| Ticks | 1773 |
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