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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford almost black beer lasting beige head. Classic cask condition mouthfeel. Soft in mouth. Some roast malt. Some chocolate some dryness. Light liquorice flavour. Some dryness on the finish. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2023 at 15:33

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Gravity Cask @ Royal Oak, Fritham badged as the house beer 'Bowman Royal Oak'. Amber pour, thin white sheet. Decent lightly sweet bitter, some distant floral notes but almost completely flat unfortunately.
Tried from Cask on 07 Dec 2023 at 18:36

5/10
Tried on 29 Sep 2023 at 10:43

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
29/9/2023. Cask at Cricketers, Ipswich. Pours clear golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma is buttery, caramel, wet grains, sweet malt, bready edge. Medium plus sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. And 23/3/2025. At The Troll Cart, Great Yarmouth. See photo.
Tried from Cask at Cricketers (JDW) on 29 Sep 2023 at 10:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Greyhound (JDW) Bromley 01/08/2023 Toasted sweet malty, cereal, bready malts, straw, light to medium body with soft cask carb, floral and grassy hoppy and malty close.
Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2023 at 16:57

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours a clear golden colour with a small white head that settled. The aroma is malty, toasted cereal, caramel and light fruit. A moderately sweet taste, toasted malt, caramel and light fruit flavours with a bittersweet finish.
Tried on 02 Sep 2023 at 16:40

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Clear golden in the glass and a fine thick head. Good lacing Moderate intensity in the aroma Moderate sweet and moderate bitter Mellow carbonation level Malty, mild citric and fruity flavor [Cask at S. Fowler & Co in Ryde (Isle of Wight), England] Brewery #2516
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2023 at 10:51

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Lime and s little pepper. Golden pour with ok head. Light tangy finish. Tap.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2023 at 22:39

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Cask bij Beer Festival @ Cricketer’s Inn, Steep. Goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Moutig, hint van kots, licht fruitig, licht granig, wat stroef, degelijk bitter. Lichte body. Meh.
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2023 at 20:19

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Cask, Trooper Inn, Froxfield. Houtig, granige Bitter, droog, wat caramel. Geen topper.
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2023 at 16:45