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Downlands Brewery in Small Dole, West Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Dry Regular
Score
7.08
ABV: 5.3% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Oats add a smooth silky quality to this dry stout. SUITABLE FOR VEGANS
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at the Lime Kiln, Bristol. Mid- to dark brown, a little translucent, with a large beige/khaki head. Light aroma of dark malts, smoke, Marmite. Taste is winter spice, light grape, more Marmite. Bittersweet with a hoppy bitterness to finish. Body is surprisingly light, almost watery but there’s enough natural carbonation to give us a decent mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask at Lime Kiln on 17 Jan 2026 at 14:47


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Pup & Duckling, Solihull. Poured almost black in colour with a short-lived, frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasty, molasses. The flavour is big liquorice bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, dry, light chocolate, herbal, light floral, liquorice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at The Pup & Duckling on 27 Aug 2025 at 18:53


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Есть много сливы и изюма в аромате, немного шоколада и сухих кофейных зерен. Цвет черный, пенки очень тонкая. Вкус в принципе питкий, есть немного кофейных зерен, намеки на шоколад, радует что есть и сливы и изюм, особенно на финише. В целом хороший сухой стаут.

Tried on 07 Feb 2025 at 06:06


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

(Cask at Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, London, 21 Nov 2024) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with dark chocolate, coffee and black bread. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark chocolate, sweet espresso, liquorice and a balanced cacao bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. A bit sweeter than expected, but really rich and tasty stout. Very nice.

Tried from Cask at Southampton Arms on 25 Jan 2025 at 22:57


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 29th July 2024. Intensely dark sepia brown with tan foam and spot lacing. Rich and intense coffee and bitter chocolate in aroma. Nutty roastiness, dark chocolate and coffee in-mouth, and finish of intense chocolate truffle. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2024 at 22:04


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Nelson Arms Tonbridge . Black beer lasting beige head. First half out of the cask. Some chocolate some coffee some liquorice. Supposed to be a dry stout. But it's quite juicy. Some blackcurrant blackberry flavour. Juicy finish. Not very dry. OK

Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2024 at 14:41


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours almost black with minimal cream head. The aroma has plenty of liquorice and treacle. Pretty much the same in the mouth, where there is a slight wateriness. Plus roasted malts, and a chewy texture with some bitterness showing through later. This is a pretty decent stout – and prompted a heated discussion about Lloyd Cole & the Commotions !

Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2022 at 21:44