New Forest Ale

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

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

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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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6.5

Tinus (5080) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 10 years ago

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

Clear copper colour, white head. Aroma of straw, malts and twigs. Caramel flavour, light straw. Bitter finish, straw.
(From draught -cask- @ GBBF ’14)

Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2015 at 02:31

5.9

yespr (55501) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 11 years ago

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

From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild toasted malty. Light breadish. Bitter, breadish and crisp hoppy. Bitter and slight herbal dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2014 at 01:15

5.9

Anders37 (30296) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Bricklayer’s Arms, Putney SW15. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.

Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2014 at 07:00

5.4

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 11 years ago

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

Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Dark golden amber with a moderately appointed off white covering. Nose is bready, yeasty, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises pale malts, earthy, bread dough, light citric peel, caramel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterness. So very so.

Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2014 at 13:26

6.4

Sledutah (12313) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 11 years ago

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

Cask at GBBF
Clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, some lacing. Aroma of caramel, fruity and grassy. Flavors are fruity, grassy and bitters
Ok

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 16:46

6.3

Benzai (24515) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 11 years ago

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

Sampled @ GBBF. Clear apple juice orange color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, a hint of caramel, lightly butter, lightly bitter. Average body and carbonation.

Tried on 18 Aug 2014 at 10:27

6.4

Fergus (31329) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 11 years ago

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

Cask at the 2014 GBBF. Light amber orange coloured pour no head. Aroma is nutty toffee and raisin. Flavour is caramel malts, some dried fruits, toffee and mineral. Palate is semi sweet, mineral dry on the finish. Decent

Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2014 at 07:12

6.8

Ferris (26026) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 11 years ago

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

Cask - Toffee and light twig. Clear copper with a bubbly white head. Twig and caramel. Plain burnt well balanced with a good amount of light bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2014 at 06:37

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 12 years ago

Tried on 21 Feb 2014 at 09:15

5.6

Olut (21769) reviewed New Forest Ale from Downton Brewery 12 years ago

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

Keighley Beer Festival. Copper-bronze with a small bubbly head. Has a high malty-bitterness with a fruity bitterness for taste.

Tried on 27 Sep 2013 at 14:47

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