Butcombe Group and Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone Brewery and Farmer’s Dog pub have teamed up to offer customers a taste of each other’s beers this summer. In a first for Hawkstone, Butcombe Brewing Co’s award-winning Original Ale will be available in the Farmer’s Dog pub from this week, with Butcombe also stocking Hawkstone’s Premium bottled lager in a selection of its managed pubs.
Jayson Perfect, COO, Butcombe Group says: “We met with Jeremy Clarkson’s team a while ago to help advise them before they opened the Farmer’s Dog last summer and obviously got chatting about beers and what customers love to drink. With our Butcombe Original officially the South West’s favourite beer, they were keen to get it pouring so now customers will be able to enjoy it in this fantastic pub as one of their guest ales.
“Seeing as our Butcombe Original is going to be enjoyed in the Farmer’s Dog, we wanted to repay the compliment so we’ll be stocking bottles of Hawkstone’s Premium Lager in a number of our managed houses so our guests can get a taste of the great work they’re doing over at the brewery in Bourton on the Water.”
Chris Archer, Operations Manager, The Farmer’s Dog says: “We’re pleased to be pouring Butcombe Original alongside Hawkstone’s full product range. No British pub would be complete without a cask ale — it’s quintessentially British. Butcombe Original, with its balance of malt sweetness, hoppy bitterness, and satisfyingly moreish finish, is the perfect choice for our pub.”
For more information about both breweries, please visit butcombe.com. and hawkstone.com.
(Main image – pictured (left to right): Simon Dehany, Brand Manager, Butcombe Group and Rob Watkins, Head of Managed On-Trade, Hawkstone).
