Donnington Brewery

Microbrewery in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 5 Venues

Established in 1865

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Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1EP, England
Description
Donnington still produces its beers by much the same recipe that has always been used. Spring water (or in brewing terms 'liquor') is drawn from the spring beside the mill pond and used as the main ingredient along with barley, malt and hops.

Until the mid 1960s, the barley was grown on the local estate but today it's brought as malt from Norfolk. The hops are from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

The original mill is still used in the brewing process and the mill wheel drives some of the machinery used by the brewery.

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5/10
Tried on 11 Aug 2019 at 17:41

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at The Snowhill arms, Snowhill. Appley aroma. Very light and heavy on the cask feel; clingy. Hoppy.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2019 at 11:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
1/4/2019. Bottle from Tuffins Supermarket, Craven Arms. Pours pale amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, hops, fruit, butterscotch and light stewed veg. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. So so.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2019 at 20:05

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ George IV Inn, Aldwych, London. Mildly hazed golden ale with a small head. Has a light pale ale character, it’s nothing that special but enough enough to drink with a dryness.
Tried from Cask on 06 Mar 2019 at 21:24

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at the 28th Ealing Beer Festival. Pours clear golden amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, fruit and hop. Quite heavy sweetness and very light bitterness. Light body, oily/watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2017 at 14:17

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Black Horse Inn, Naunton. Aroma: light fruity hops, citrus, malt. Taste: light citrus fruits, light malt, moderate bitter finish. Light body, very soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 11 May 2017 at 08:40

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Black Horse Inn, Naunton. Clear deep amber colour with one finger creamy white head. Aroma: malty, dried fruit. Taste: light sweet malt, fruits, bitter finish. Light thinnish body, easy drinking.
Tried from Cask on 11 May 2017 at 06:41

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Black Horse Inn, Naunton. Clear amber colour with a thin creamy white head. Aroma: light sweet malts, dried fruits. Taste: light sweet fruity malt, caramel, hops. Bit of a thin watery body but otherwise an easy drinking ale.
Tried from Cask on 11 May 2017 at 06:08

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Budgens, Broadway. Deep gold with a thin white head. Nice rich mouthfeel. Straw then a malt-oriented taste with lemon behind. Despite the golden hue, this is determinedly traditional... and none the worse for it. A solid golden bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2016 at 13:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Firkin Ale House Folkestone, gold clear lasting white head. Lemony slightly earthy aroma. English hops bit sweet from the honey. OK golden ale. Some yeast. Bit fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2016 at 12:57