Jeremy Clarkson and British Airways in exclusive deal

The 66-year-old farmer has been in Boston, USA, in recent days to watch England in the World Cup.

On his BA flight back home on Friday, June 26, though, the Clarkson’s Farm star announced a new partnership with the airliner.

British Airways will now be be serving Hawkstone lager, produced entirely from British barley made by UK farmers.

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In an announcement on Instagram, Mr Clarkson said from his flight: “Farmers of the UK, good news.

Jeremy Clarkson has signed an exclusive deal with British Airways (Image: Submit)

“You know we buy your barley to turn into Hawkstone lager? Well British Airways, which is where I am now, is now serving that lager on their flights. I kid you not, they are.”

The deal is the latest in a long line of contracts being signed for Mr Clarkson’s Hawkstone brand.

It is now sold in Waitrose, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Marston’s pubs.

Hawkstone, named after a Cotswold stone, was announced earlier this year as the fastest-growing company in the region in the fourth annual Sunday Times 100 rankings.

Jeremy Clarkson has signed an exclusive deal with British Airways (Image: Submit)

The brewery, whose largest shareholder is the 65-year-old presenter, was ranked 23rd on the list, which ranks the 100 leading entrepreneurial businesses in the UK.

The brand is led by managing director Owen Jenkins, 44, and has expanded into more than 1,500 UK pubs.

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.