Hawkshead Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Staveley,
Cumbria,
England 🏴
Owned by
Halewood Artisanal Spirits
Associated Venue: Beer Hall (Hawkshead)
- Out of business
Established in 2002
Contact
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.
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint from the cask at the Kings Arms, Cartmel. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of marmelade, citrus, hints of tea, biscuit & hops. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2025
at 22:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from LCB. Black pour with small beige to tanned head. Aroma is clean but not subdued with roasted malt, oat, cream, raisin, plum. Taste is the same with a dose of milk chocolate. Distinctive flavours running through. Nice balance. Smooth finish. Very good example of the style; tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Home Bargains. Semi-hazy gold, with small loose white head. Aroma of wheat, coriander, hint of light citrus. Taste has a nice crispness to it, lemon, wheat, coriander, orange peel. Light to medium bodied, soft to prickly carbonation. Lovely balance to this and tasty to boot.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from lowcostbeer.com, consumed 5 months past BBE. Murky golden-amber with small off-white head. Old skool aroma of citrus zest, caramel, pine. Taste follows, nice citrus hoppiness, maybe a hint of grape, caramel notes galore, bitter zesty and herbal finish. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light chewiness. A bit of a throwback, I rather like it through.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Home Bargains. Clear amber with small white head, good retention. A bready, toffee and leaf and floral hop noted ale. Drying, light bodied. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Home Bargains, online. Pours a clear amber with small white head, reasonable retention. Aroma of biscuit, floral and slightly funky hop, some metallic notes. Taste of sweet malts, rich tea biscuits, some floral resin leading to a moderate bitterness. Light to medium bodied, average carbonation. A very biscuit noted brew and a fairly mediocre affair really, but I like biscuits so its a thumbs up from me!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Home Bargains. Pours a light cloudy gold with big foamy head. Aroma is subtle but notes of grapefruit, melon, pineapple. Taste of soft tropical fruits, some pine. Light to medium bodied, soft pillowy mouthfeel. Decent session beer.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml can. Cloudy orange-gold, small creamy white head, nice retention. Decent hoppy aroma of orange, grapefruit, passionfruit. This comes through into the taste well, starting light and juicy but the finish is more bitter, pithy, piney, dry. Light to medium bodied, smooth dry resin noted mouthfeel. A good allrounder.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy gold with a bubbly white head and a floral and tropical fruit aroma. Piney bitterness, tropical and citrus fruit and a dry bitter finish
Tried
from Can
from
Home Bargains (T.J Morris Ltd), Nationwide
on 29 Dec 2024
at 22:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Hazy golden with a small head. Fruity enough pine-infused aroma and taste and slightly carbonated texture. Also fairly soft textured for its strength.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2024
at 20:42