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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at The Bulls Head, Birmingham. Clear amber brown with a small cream head. Aroma of caramel malt, light fruity hops, light citrus and a little floral aspect. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 27 Dec 2016 at 14:24

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask at The Bulls Head, Birmingham. Clear dark amber with a small cream head. Aroma of toffee, malt, fudge, licorice notes, hair spray and caramel. Flavour is above moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with very soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2016 at 14:08

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear medium amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is malt, resin hop, alcohol. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a smooth rich, woody alcoholic bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Average at best. It’s only 7.2% but the alcohol really dominates.
Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2016 at 12:11

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington; dark amber pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has sweet caramel, taste is sweet, sweet tinned fruits.
Tried from Cask on 18 Dec 2016 at 06:34

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at the Felix holt, Nuneaton. Amber colour with mid white head. Aroma light fruit and malt. Taste slight caramel with a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2016 at 14:00

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Birmingham Beer Festival 2016; clear golden yellow pour with a frothy white head, aroma has light fruit and honey, taste has sweet malts some citrus, clearly not a dipa.
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2016 at 15:45

6/10
Tried on 09 Oct 2016 at 06:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Chequers JDW, Stourbridge. Pours dark orange with a small head. Aroma is bready and flinty. Taste is yeasty and flinty with a touch of bread.
Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2016 at 03:17

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Gravity cask at the Birmingham CAMRA Beer Festival 2015. Poured a clear light amber with little life. The aroma is rotten eggs... honestly. The flavour is light bitter with a light hop, light citrus palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2015 at 03:34

6/10
Tried on 23 Oct 2015 at 15:26