Bowman Ales

Microbrewery in Droxford, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2006

Contact
Wallops Wood, Sheardley Lane, Droxford, SO32 3QY, England
Description
At present there are five of us working at the brewery – Luke and Stuart who assist with deliveries and the cleaning and filling of casks. In the office, there’s Julia AKA Fuzzy, who doubles as Droxford’s famous lollipop lady. She keeps all the paperwork in good order which is a good thing because this was a weakness of ours. The Bowman family is of course completed by Ray and myself.

Our beers have evolved over the years into three really popular regular brews and each month we have a 4.5% special on too.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask gravity at SIBA South East Tonbridge 2017. 4.5% Clear gold colour lasting white head. Citrus zesty flavour with something like elderflower going on. Dry finish. Excellent golden ale with something special added. Yes enjoyed it. Good beer.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2017 at 10:29

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask @ Barum Top Inn, Halifax. Golden with a small head. Crisp bitter with a medium to high bitterness and a malty nose.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2017 at 09:05

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Hamilton Hall, Liverpool St, London. Pours clear amber gold with a lasting bubbly white head. Aroma is hop, floral, malt, light caramel and fruit. Moderate sweetness, medium tangy bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Finish is bittersweet, fruity and hoppy with a lasting bitterness. Good beer.
Tried from Cask on 08 May 2017 at 12:05

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pours a clear rich golden colour with a small creamy off white head. The aroma is bready, some malt and grassy hops. A similar bready taste, toffee malt, some grassy hop bitter flavours. Good body, smooth and moderate bitterness in the finish. Very nice.
Tried on 22 Apr 2017 at 14:07

6/10
Tried on 01 Apr 2017 at 15:46

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at Alfred Free House, Upper Hale, 16/03/17. Vague malty aroma. Light chestnut. Thin white head, with 50% coverage. Light bitter. A kinda lemon-melon sourness. Malty. Medium bodied. Pleasant soft carbonation. Slightly astringent finish. Nice. ’Soft’ is the key word. However I would have never pegged it as a brown! Drops a point.
Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2017 at 08:30

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Jolly Sailor, Farnham. Nil aroma. Light amber. Creamy thick head. Sweet/umami. Malty with a caramel underside - caramel digestive? Develop a some bitterness towards the finish. Light bodied. Soft carbonation. Slipped down but a capitalised LOW KEY. I’ve already forgotten what I was drinking.
Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2017 at 14:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Bitter Virtue Soton and drunk at home. Dark brown mahogany colour lasting beige head. Some soft chocolate flavours. Brown malt on aroma with some malty flavours and aromas some dark fruits. It’s a pretty standard brown bitter. Some bitter on the finish. It’s fine. A little watery maybe.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2016 at 14:26

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. A straw coloured pour with a thin white head; yeasty aroma; a soft floury body with soem farmyard flavours; then a dry finish with a fresh grassy herbal bitterness. Definitely Belgian in inspiration, but rather unassuming.
Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2016 at 10:57

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
500ml Bottle - Copper with a small head. Chestnuts, blackcurrant and some slightly roasted notes in the aroma. Nutty taste with caramel, chestnuts, cocoa and blackcurrant. A nicely balanced bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2016 at 16:45