Hawkshead is an independent brewery that has making beer in the Lake District, of Northern England, since 2002. The brand started in an old barn at Hawkshead, at the head of Esthwaite Water brewing on a 7 barrel second hand kit. In 2006 relocated to the Mill Yard, beside the River Kent at Staveley, brewing on a new 20 barrel brewhouse and built a brewery tap - The Beer Hall. At full capacity, it can produce 6,700 barrels (1.1 million litres) per year. It’s range includes session beers, pale ales, dark stouts and sours, available in cask, keg, bottle and can.