Dow Bridge Brewery

Microbrewery in Catthorpe, Leicestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2001

Contact
2-3 Rugby Road, Catthorpe, LE17 6DA, England
Description
We specialise in hand crafted traditional ale using only English whole hops, malted barley, yeast and water, without the use of adjuncts and additives.

The Dow Bridge Brewery was established in 2001 and is owned and run by Head Brewer, Russell Webb. The Brewery is situated in the Leicestershire village of Catthorpe, a short distance from the Roman road known as Watling Street (A5). The brewery takes it's name from the local bridge on the A5 that spans the Avon and is one of the three river crossings that gave the name to the nearby Roman settlement of Tripontium.

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Dow Bridge Bonum Mild ].Clear medium orange brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, chocolate, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151007] 6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Cask on 05 Feb 2017 at 04:40

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Rochdale Beer Festival 2016. Golden with a tawny glow. Session bitter with a small citrus fruitiness evident.
Tried on 29 Jan 2017 at 11:13

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Quite dark color with a tan layer on top. Decent intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a soft carbonation level. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Semi dry ending. Coffee, roast, mild fruity and some chocolate in the flavor.
[On tap at St. Jude’s Brewery Tavern at in Ipswich, England]

Brewery #1584
Tried from Draft on 03 Dec 2016 at 02:13

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2016. Mahogany colour with a thin head. Roasted malt and light fruit aroma and taste that has a touch of coffee.
Tried on 15 Oct 2016 at 06:32

4/10
Tried on 18 Feb 2016 at 15:56

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours black, nose is toffee, sweet chocolate, taste is creamy, sweet, chocolate.
Tried from Cask on 13 Nov 2015 at 16:59

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Gravity cask at Nottingham festival with fonefan, Charlotte, Boudicca & chriso. Ckear maroon color. Roasty aroma. Dry roasty coffee taste.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2015 at 16:03

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Beer Shack, Burnley. Amber brown in colour with a small head. Has a sweetened character, subdued somewhat by its floralness. Has some fruit in its aroma and taste too with a hint of chocolate in the former.
Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2015 at 14:53

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Gryphon, Bristol 30/05/2015. Dark brown with a slight, beige, head. Dark fruits, toasty malts, a slight lactose tang, followed by a gentle finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 30 May 2015 at 17:23

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
4.0% Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2015. Clear brown amber colour no real head. Malty under attenuated aroma. Malty sweet. Some condition. But it’s very malty and barley led. Vague hop on finish. Not good.
Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2015 at 08:25