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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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light vomit, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120502]

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2013 at 08:57


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Bell Hotel, Alresford. Bright amber with a scummy white head; plain malty aroma; simple, sweet and malty flavour; then lightly bitter with a biscuity finish. Good for a quick quaff, but nothing more.

Tried from Cask on 30 Jan 2013 at 12:38


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

50cl bottle from The Naked Vine, Alresford. Amber with a thin off-white head; earthy aroma; clean, light, malty flavour with a touch of fruit and caramel; and an earthy finish. A straightforward bitter, and very drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2013 at 14:23


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

The 8th Redhill Beer Festival 2 Nov 12. Lys gylden. Ikke skum. God plommearoma. Smaken det samme. Litt i søteste laget.

Tried on 03 Jan 2013 at 01:48


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

The 8th Redhill Beer Festival 2 Nov 12. Gyldengul. Skumfri. Bra sviske/fruktaroma. Litt tynn på smak. Svakt syrlig ettersmak.

Tried on 03 Jan 2013 at 01:47


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Gravicask, half shared with Finn. Bright surface to a clear golden body. Aroma of semi-dry, citrus fruits. Fruit hoppy taste of sappy oranges with a mild, dry bitter twist to the finish. Thirst quencher (Redhill Beer Festival,02.11.2012).

Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2012 at 02:42


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gravicask, shared by Finn, half-pint. Golden body, headless. Fresh floral fruity smell. Hoppy vibe with grapefruits and lemon. Nice bitter ending. Thin to medium bodied. Likable (Redhill Beer Festival, 02.11.2012).

Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2012 at 02:40


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the South Western Arms, St Denys (So’ton) - 09/09/12. Clear gold with a thin white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel and malt. Fruit, hops and a touch of caramel in the taste. Medium bodied with minimal carbonation leading to a dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2012 at 23:12


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Junction - St Denys (So’ton) - 09/09/12. Clear dark amber in appearance. Caramel, toffee and a little apple on the nose, taste follows. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. File under ’W’ for whelmed!

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2012 at 14:04


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

cask at cloisters ... golden ... thick white head ... soft floral zezty lemon nose ... dry toffee malt front ... soft floral lemon ... light and juicy ... definite ginger in the back bone ... nice ...

Tried from Cask on 24 Jul 2012 at 04:09