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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5.9
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
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
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


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

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
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


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

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


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

Cask, Trooper Inn, Froxfield. Houtig, granige Bitter, droog, wat caramel. Geen topper.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2023 at 16:45


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours gold (between yellow and amber), with a small off-white head. Aroma is primarily oranges with traces of floral hops and bread rolls. It the mouth it is sweet and juicy, but with some underlying bitterness. Flavour has floral hops, tangerine, lemongrass plus hints of toast and berry fruits. Finish is quite fruity. Very quaffable – and quite a lot of flavour for it’s strength.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2023 at 21:56


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @Four Candles, Oxford. Golden colour, steady white head and lace. Flowery hops in the nose. Light-bodied. Flowery bitterness, some fruits. Watery as expected. Good easy pint.

Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2023 at 11:11


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

[275ml bottle from Low Cost Beers.] A straw coloured pour with a billowing white head and light carbonation; bready aroma; some sour grains and yeast in the mouth then a sweet biscuity body; followed by a grassy bitterness. Rather bland and boring.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2023 at 12:21