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Hawkstone Brewery
Brewery in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hawkstone Brewery, formerly known as Cotswolds Brewing Company, is a microbrewery in Cheltenham, England in the United Kingdom. Aside from beer, they also produce cider, vodka and gin.[1][2]
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History
Cotswolds Brewing Co. was founded in 2005 by Emma and Rick Keene.[3] The couple started the brewery to focus on lager versus ale beer. The first beer they released was a German-style lager called Cotswold Premium.[1] It has been named one of the "10 Best Breweries in the Cotswolds" by The Cotswolds Gentleman.[4] In 2021, the brewery began to collaborate with Jeremy Clarkson to produce Hawkstone Lager[5] and later the brewery was rebranded to Hawkstone.[6] Clarkson bought a stake in the brewery from Emma Keane.[7]
In 2024, Hawkstone Brewery was named by The Sunday Times as being one of the top 100 fastest growing British companies.[8] The company was listed in the 2025 list at number 23.[9]
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Brewery
The brewery is located on a farm in the Bourton-on-the-Water area in the Cotswolds. They offer two-hour tours during the summer, which includes a tasting of the beers they produce.[1] The brewery building is made of Cotswold stone.[3]
Production
Liquor
Hawkstone Brewery produces gin.[10] For legal reasons, they distill their gin at Thames Distillers Ltd. in London. The gin is made with hawthorn berries, verbena, and lime.[1]
Recalls
In 2023, the Hawkstone Brewery recalled a batch of Hawkstone Cider due to overfermentation, leading to them having the potential to spontaneously explode.[2] In 2025, cans of their Hawkstone Spa Lager and Hawkstone Black were recalled because the containers failed to mention that they contained gluten.[11]
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