Jeremy Clarkson’s Cotswolds drink Hawkstone could become the official partner of a major sporting event, it has been reported.
Hawkstone, named after a Cotswold stone, was announced last year as the fastest-growing company in the region in the fourth annual Sunday Times 100 rankings.
The brewery, whose largest shareholder is Mr Clarkson, was ranked 23rd on the list, which ranks the 100 leading entrepreneurial businesses in the UK.
Last year, the 65-year-old former Top Gear presenter bought a pub for £1m in Asthall near Burford and named it The Farmer’s Dog.
Inside the pub he sells Hawkstone lager, an alcoholic drink brewed from malted barley grown on his 1,000 acre farm.
The brand is led by managing director Owen Jenkins, 44, and has expanded into more than 1,500 UK pubs.
Supermarkets also sell Hawkstone, including the Co-op, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons.
The business has nearly tripled its sales to £21.3 million in the year up to March with an average annual growth of 134 per cent over the last three years.
The Daily Mail has reported that Hawkstone is now a top contender to be the official beer partner of Lord’s after BrewDog closed down.
Mr Clarkson’s company will go head-to-head with other industry heavyweights that have already shown interest.
Robert Lawson, chief executive and secretary of Lord’s owner Marylebone Cricket Club, confirmed a new tender process in a letter as seen by the Mail.
He wrote: “Following recent changes to the brewery’s business operations, the club believes this is the right step to ensure certainty and continuity ahead of the 2026 season.
“A competitive tender process to appoint a new supplier for the coming season and beyond will now begin.”
