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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5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF 2007. A slightly hazy golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of elderberries as well as lighter notes of smoke and rope. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of elderberries and smoke, nice carbonation level.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2007 at 11:55


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Orange with a small white head. Apricot, malt, and a hint of butter in the aroma. Sweet and fruity flavour.

Tried on 30 Oct 2007 at 15:07


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Fruity malty and hoppy aroma with hints of citrus. Sweet malty and fruity bitter hoppy flavor with some hints of citrus. Long malty finish with a bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2007 at 09:01


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Yellow with a white head. Floral aroma that seems slightly rotten. Sweet and boring flavour. It’s hard to make a good elderflower beer...

Tried on 28 Sep 2007 at 14:13


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Big fruity elder flower aroma. Fruity malty and slightly spicy elder flower flavor. Malty fruity finish with a bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2007 at 08:20


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear medium yellow color with a small, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, hay, light to moderete hoppy, citrus, light butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. Borring !

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2007 at 07:16


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

Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, mediumsized white bubbly head. Aroma is earth, hops and some grassy and spicy hints. Flavoiur is yeasty, hoppy fruits and some slight milder spices.

Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2007 at 23:46


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is big time apricot along with sour wood and very fruity notes. Flavour is very much the same, but the dominating apricots are really glueish.

Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2007 at 07:00


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Magpie & Crown, TW8 Brentford, London. Light light unclear light yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, flowers, citrus, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2007 at 11:07


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

Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Gold, bubbly off white head. Decent elderflower aroma. Really attractive in mouth, maybe a little too cabbagey, lots of vegetables on finish and more elderflower. Lacks a little condition, but for a 3.5% beer, plenty of taste. A little carbolic even.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2007 at 11:04