Downton Brewery New Forest Ale

New Forest Ale

 

Downton Brewery in Downton, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.29
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 30
A bronze coloured best bitter. A combination of roasted malts and rich, aromatic hops provide a well rounded flavour and a distinctive hoppy bitterness. Brewed with Challenger, East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, and Pioneer hops
 

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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at the Glue Pot, Swindon.chestnut brown and clear with an uneven off-white head. Nutty aroma, some sweet woody notes. Bittersweet taste, some caramel, forest floor. Turps bittetness hits later. Flat, light body. It's quite enjoyable for a basic bitter.

Tried from Cask at Glue Pot (Hop Back) on 29 Mar 2025 at 16:40


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Pours a mid brown colour with a tight white head, light hop aroma with hints of caramel in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2025 at 17:30


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pint from the cask at the Haunch of Venison, Salisbury. Pours light brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of biscuit, fruits, grass, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2025 at 12:26


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

On handpull. Pours copper brown. Hedgerow, earthy, nutty, biscuit, floral. Nice soft body. Good.

Tried on 05 Jul 2023 at 20:35


07/01/2012. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)

Tried on 27 Nov 2022 at 11:13


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

Cask@The Eagle Ale House, London (04/11/2022) - almost clear copper with a off white head. Twiggy hoppy and toasted malty with notes of caramel and cereal, grain, biscuity malts, medium body and soft cask carb, twiggy bitter hoppy finish, nice.

Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2022 at 19:51


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

4/4/2018. Bottle at Cobbetts, Dorking. Pours translucent pale brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, fruit, grass and hops. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2018 at 22:00


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Cobbetts, Dorking. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 140218

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2018 at 19:43


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Drink in bottle @ Cobbetts, Dorking. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, caramel, hops and has a dry light bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2018 at 19:39


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

500ml bottle: BB 16th May 18. Drank at home on 23rd Oct 17, obtained from Beers of Europe. Nice amber/brown body with a full and lasting head. Decent blend with a good malty base which holds a little sweetness, the hops adding a fine bitterness. Easy drinking traditional English Bitter, liked it.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2017 at 01:59