Davenports Beer

Commercial Brewery in Smethwick, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1829

Contact
11 New Street, Smethwick, B66 2AJ, England
Subsidiaries
Davenports Beer owns 2 breweries:
Description
WE HAVE OVER 300 YEARS OF COMBINED BRAND HERITAGE, WITH SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC BEERS IN THE MIDLANDS WE ARE PROUD TO CONTINUE THIS BREWING HERITAGE.

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.

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4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at The Harp London WC2 30 Apr 06. Golden brown coloured. A cautious beer with a subte fruity aroma and flavour. Well balanced. A bit dull.
Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2006 at 15:21

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
500ml bottle from Cask & Glass. Pale copper with bubbly pale beige head. Caramel and stale malt. Some hop. Otherwise this is dull. Some lemon/lime hop. Just slightly ugly from being pasteurised.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2006 at 04:14

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Market Porter, London
Light amber color. Earthy malt aroma. Mellow malty taste, ordinary bitterness, some aromatic hop but not impressive.
Tried from Cask on 18 Dec 2005 at 14:06

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF, 2004] A hazy amber beer with no head. The aroma is of diacethyl - as if it hasn’t finished fermenting. The flavor is yesty and like unfermented wort, though with a slight bitter or more dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2005 at 15:12

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at The Cricketers, Ipswich. Deep golden colour. English malt vinegar aroma and flavour. Low on hops. Far from brilliant.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2004 at 16:00