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We officially welcomed our new brew house in Flookburgh to the clan on Friday 12th October.....it’s been a long hot summer and now we can look to the future and what this expansion means for us as a brewery and team. 

We will initially produce up to 240 beer barrels (8,640 gallons or 69,000 pints) beer each week, looking to increase as we gear up to export Hawkshead Lager and Windermere Pale across Eastern and Western Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Head Brewer, Matt Clarke, is overseeing both sites to ensure our unique processes and ingredients are prevalent in both the core range and small batch brews.

Innovation is still at our heart as we grow, with the original Staveley Brewery continuing to produce small batch beers, this will see more experimental beers and extending our barrel ageing programme amonst some exciting projects pushing the boundries we have dreamt of in the past few years.

The Beer Hall has also had a make over, creating a beautifully relaxing and fully inclusive space for all to enjoy the freshest Hawkshead beer straight from the source, and with our newly appointed Head Chef bringing an new exciting vibe to the menu, it truly relfects where Hawkshead is and what may come in the future. 

This weekend see’s our intrepid team scattered across the country at beer events. Starting with Leeds international beer fest, in our opinion one of the UK’s best beer fests, bringing some of the finest UK and international breweries together. This year sees it running at high speed in to its 7th year, and we’ve been lucky enough to be along for all 7 of them. You’ll see us pouring beers such as La’al Lager, Wheat Goes On, Mosaic, Flump King, Tiramisu, Great White and NZPA all weekend.

Next up BeaverEx, bringing together 60 of some of the worlds best breweries in one venue, all pouring their own beer. Brewing is forever an evolution and whatever your thoughts on Beavertown’s choices, we are committed to the brewing and beer community and will be pouring some of our best beers there this weekend including, Here She Goes, Key Lime Tau, La’al Lager, Flump King, Wheat Goes On and Tiramisu. So, if you’re attending one of these beery events, come give us a high five and drink some beer with us.

Our Rainbow Beer Revealed....

Yellow was brewed in Collaboration with Modern Times Beer in San Diego, in a truly tansatlantic, transcontinental collaboration. After a lengthy hike in the desert by the sea that is San Diego, a vision struck us simultaneously. A vision of bright fruit and vibrant rays. Of quaffable sunshine in a bottle. Brewed with Pilsner, wheat, and spelt and hopped with Hallertau Blanc and Amarillo. We fermented this with Modern Times house wild yeast and a wildly foraged yeast found on Loganberries. After fermentation Yellow rested in red wine barrels and then went through a secondary refermentation on over 3lbs/gallon Southern California Apricots.

Beer name: Yellow
Beer style: Mixed culture barrel aged saison w/ apricots
ABV: 7.5%

Pours a pale starlit gold, with a light white head. Aroma of sunripe apricot skin and a flavor that matches followed by a juicy flesh finish. A balancing tartness and bright fruitiness round out the sensory experience.”

Find Yellow, and the other rainbow project beers pouring at our Tap – The Beer Hall on 25th August!

The International Rainbow Project began back in 2013 and has been an exciting and innovative project for us since, make life long brewing friends, creating and exploring styles that once were never even thought of. Sharing and developing ideas with some of the best brewers in the world and being involved in this project has been an amazing journey and lots of fun each year.

Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, so we’d love for you to join us at The Beer Hall for the last ever Rainbow Project!

On Saturday 25th August we'll be revealing the final Rainbow collaborations. All seven are barrel aged, devised and made over time since last year's announcements. All seven will be on tap from midday and boxes available to take away.
Breweries involved include ourselves, Siren Craft Brew, Casita, Partizan Brewing, New Belgium Brewing, Beavertown Brewery, Magic Rock, Modern Times Beer, Sante Adairius Rustic Ales, Wild Beer Co., Side Project Brewingt, Burning Sky Brewery & 3 Floyds Brewpub

FREE entry - no ticket required, come and taste the rainbow!

We'll also have live music from The Curragh Sons and serving food until 8.30pm.

If you can’t make it to the brewery this time, no worries. The beers will also be available from HonestBrew online (Saturday 25th), Magic Rock Brewery (Friday 24th), Wild Beer Co Bars (Saturday 25th) and Siren Craft Brew (Saturday 25th).