Hawkstone Brewery

Hawkstone Brewery, formerly known as Cotswolds Brewing Company, is a microbrewery in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire England in the United Kingdom. Aside from beer, they also produce cider, vodka and gin.

History

Cotswolds Brewing Co. was founded in 2005 by Emma and Rick Keene. 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. It has been named one of the "10 Best Breweries in the Cotswolds" by The Cotswolds Gentleman.
In 2021, the brewery began to collaborate with Jeremy Clarkson to produce Hawkstone Lager and later the brewery was rebranded to Hawkstone. Clarkson bought a stake in the brewery from Emma Keene.
In 2024, Hawkstone Brewery was named by The Sunday Times as being one of the top 100 fastest growing British companies. The company was listed in the 2025 list at number 23.

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. The brewery building is made of Cotswold stone.

Production

Liquor

Hawkstone Brewery produces gin. For legal reasons, they distill their gin at Thames Distillers Ltd. in London. The gin is made with hawthorn berries, verbena, and lime.

Recalls

In 2023, the Hawkstone Brewery recalled a batch of Hawkstone Cider due to overfermentation, leading to them having the potential to spontaneously explode. In 2025, cans of their Hawkstone Spa Lager and Hawkstone Black were recalled because the containers failed to mention that they contained gluten.