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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01/12/2007. EVENING STAR, 55-56 Surrey Street, BRIGHTON, East Sussex, England

Tried on 11 Nov 2022 at 05:22


04/05/2012. CUCKOO INN, Hamptworth Road, HAMPTWORTH, Wiltshire, England

Tried on 11 Nov 2022 at 05:21


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

Cask at Hampshire Oktoberfest. Aroma has coffee and underlying veg. Darkest brown. Thin frothy foamy beige head. Sour berries are swiftly overpowered by a molasses streak. Peripheral coffee. Light-medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Long finish. Nice.

Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2022 at 15:23


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

Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Bitter hoppy and citrus fruity, cereal and grain, caramel malts, soft cask carb, bitter hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2022 at 08:31


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

Cask at GBBF '22 day 1, 02/08/22. Clear golden blonde with a white head. Nose is crisp malts, grass, mellow citric peel, light breads. Taste comprises orange zest, grass, melon, soft breads. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with balanced light juicy hop bitterness. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 21:43


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Forholdvis pålitelige notater fra en travel dag på The Great British Beer Festival, London 02.08.22: klar lys gylden, fint skum som varer. Besk grapefrukt, gress og furunål. Litt appelsinmarmelade.

Tried on 16 Aug 2022 at 17:49


3.2
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

Cask at The Liberty Bounds, Tower Hill, London. Pours clear pale amber a cream head. Aroma: light floral, malt, fruit, light caramel. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, fruity, light hoppy. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2022 at 19:21


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

500ml Bottle - Very dark brown in colour. Roasted aroma with notes of coffee, roasted malt and cocoa. Roasted taste with notes of coffee, vanilla and chocolate detected. Quite nice.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2022 at 19:21


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From cask at the GBBF with Holmen1 and Stephen 03.08.22. Clear straw colour. Decent aroma and taste of pale malt, succade, lemon and lime,

Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2022 at 16:01


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

Cask (Standing Order JDW, Southampton) - Golden in colour. Apricot, tea and some floral and yeasy notes in the aroma. Peach, tea and a fair amount of bitterness in the taste

Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2022 at 21:41