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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried from Cask at The Gate House (JDW) on 09 Aug 2025 at 16:39

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting white head. Aroma is semi sweet, fresh meadow soft bready grains. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, fruity esters jammy berries, berry fruit loaf. Palate is semi sweet, light hop oils, good cask condition. Not bad. Pretty clean and easy going.
Tried from Cask on 31 Jul 2025 at 13:23

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Cask at Hole in the Wall, Southsea. Slightly opaque gold. Frothy foamy white head. Aroma has wood, spice and light citrus. Medium bitter. Resinous. Spicy. Quinine. Underlying fruit juice with a hint of syrup. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. A punchy Gold.
Tried from Cask at Hole In The Wall on 13 Apr 2025 at 17:50

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Half at the Selborne Arms. Recommended by the barlady and a good pour with a great colour. Reasonable beer, but maybe a bit sour.
Tried from Cask on 12 Apr 2025 at 17:23

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask @ Gatwick Airport, Wetherspoons. 23/03/2025.
Poured amber and clear in color.
Caramel, biscuity malts some light sweetness that turns drier towards finish.
Tried on 24 Mar 2025 at 13:14

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Alexander graham bell. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, floral, grass, taste is bready, hay, light bitterness. 6/5/6/6/5.5
Tried on 17 Mar 2025 at 07:37

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the AG Bell. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Standard lemon and biscuit jobby. Thin finish.
Tried on 11 Mar 2025 at 14:50

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Old rating from 2018 - 500ml bottle, pours hazy golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, herbs, biscuit & hops. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 23:29

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Pint from the cask at Sandrock, Wrecclesham. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, citrus & light hops. Moderate body. Soft mild bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Cask on 20 Jan 2025 at 14:09

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Pint from the cask at The Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Portsmouth. Pours a very dark brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of dark berries, coffee, nuts & dark roasted malt. Medium body. Sweet finish. Very enjoyable
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2025 at 08:34