Davenports Beer
Commercial Brewery
in Smethwick,
West Midlands,
England 🏴
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1829
Davenports brewery began in 1829, and our range of revival cask beers harks back to some of the very original secret brews. Highgate Brewery was established in 1898 by James A. Fletcher and began brewing in 1899. Its best known for its classic midlands dark beers , with the “mild” style beer historically being a staple for the workers of the local area. at its peak its was producing 100,000 barrels of mild beer per year. Dares, established in 1927 in Birmingham, Davenports acquired the brand in 1960 now resurrected as a wicked craft beer brand for product and venues.
Martinsh (3573) reviewed XPA from Davenports Beer 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5
Cask at Butlers Bell, Stafford. Pours pale straw with minimal almost white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly citrus with hints of tangerine. In the mouth it is very briefly slightly sweet before a wave of bitterness sweeps through. Flavour is mainly citrus and mixed hops plus hints of corn and (later) biscuits, lemon and mango. Finish is quite dry. This is reasonable but there’s a bit too much citrus for my liking.
Martinsh (3573) reviewed Mild from Davenports Beer 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5
Cask at Butlers Bell, Stafford. Pours dark brown with minimal foamy off-white head. There’s malts and some hints of yeast in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet but with some underlying bitterness. Flavour has malts, blackcurrant and a smoky tinge. Hints of corn and caramel come through later. Finish is fruity and slightly sour. Not at all bad.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Dares RIP from Davenports Beer 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Tap at the Queens Head, Birmingham. Now just called RIP. Clear light amber with small white head. It tasted quite stale and cardboardy, lacking in hops - maybe it had been hanging around a while. Do punters drink everything other than their beers? Maybe its called RIP for a reason. Meanwhile the shift manager was complaining about staff taking the piss. On and on it went. Conclusion was to take away coffee privileges. Lovely. A better punishment would be to force them to drink RIP and if they survive the experience the reward is a second chance with Devilports.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at Bulls Head, Birmingham. Clear gold with nice small creamy looking head. Aroma and taste is biscuity and light fruitiness. Very standard but pleasant. Nice bitterness running through, smooth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Half at Bulls Head, Birmingham. Pours an amber with small consistent beige head. Taste is malty, raisin, a bit dishwater. Good bitterness but that's about it. Very mediocre.
BeardedAvenger (8926) reviewed CB Original from Davenports Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at Queens Head, Birmingham. Aroma is malty with a sour edge. Clear copper gold. Creamy off-white head. Very sweet and malty. Citrus edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Slightly astringent finish. Easy drinking bitter.
Martinsh (3573) reviewed Davenports IPA (Cask) from Davenports Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Butlers Bell, Stafford. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with a small almost white head and good lacing. The aroma is slightly yeasty with autumn fruits prominent. In the mouth it is sweet with a creamy texture and some juiciness, Flavour has marmalade and some traditional hops. A little bitterness comes through later, leading to a slightly dry finish. This is reasonable , but somewhat boring – and bears no relation to a modern IPA !
Martinsh (3573) reviewed Davenports Drum Bitter from Davenports Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
On tap at Butlers Bell, Stafford. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a small almost white foamy head. Not much of an aroma – just some malty hints. In the mouth it is sweet with malts and just a trace of hops. Some bitterness and summer fruits comes through later. It’s OK, but terribly bland and forgettable.
Martinsh (3573) reviewed Original Bitter (Cask) from Davenports Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at Butlers Bell, Stafford (at 4.2%). Pours golden amber with a small scummy off-white head and good lacing. Hops are the mainstay of the aroma, giving both fruity tones and bitterness. In the mouth it starts off with malts, traditional hops and dried fruit. After a while it becomes quite bitter with this lasting into the slightly dry finish. Overall this is a reasonable bitter – but somewhat boring.
Martinsh (3573) reviewed Davenports Gold Ale from Davenports Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask at Butlers Bell, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma – just vague hints of floral hops. In the mouth it fluctuates between sweet and bitter – but not much in either direction. Flavour has hops, grains and ginger plus hints of spice and citrus. Finish is quite bitter. Very highly carbonated – I’m wondering if it was a keg beer served through a hand pump ? Whatever, it’s OK.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.31 |
| Beers | 59 |
| Ticks | 155 |
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