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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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at the Old Joint Stock; clear light amber pour with a thin bubbly white head, dark fruit and malty aroma, taste has a hint of toffee, sweet malts, a hint of fruit.
Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2015 at 04:06

6/10
Tried on 28 Feb 2015 at 16:44

6/10
Tried on 09 Sep 2014 at 12:55

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Merchants Inn, Rugby, 03/08/14. Clear golden with a decent off white head. Nose is malty, bread notes, dark fruit rasp. Taste comprises brown bread, earthy, malt notes, toffee apple. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter linger. Adequate bitter.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2014 at 15:33

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
From cask at Market Porter. Pours clear golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Bitter. Herbal and dry hoppy. Bitter and medium dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2014 at 00:12

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Town and Country Club, Rugby on 25th June 2014. Looks like a Mild, dark brown to almost black with a red hue: creamy, but thin head. Malty with a slight bitter finish: decent but not great, my pour might have been towards the end of an old barrel, as there was a distinct off-ish feel to the taste, with vinegar notes trying to assert themselves. Scored as best I can under the circumstances.
Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2014 at 15:06

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at London Fields brewery taproom - London. Pours clear amber with a soft, foamy head. The nose has caramel, bread, old berries. Medium sweet flavor with some leafy hops, more caramel, bread, ripe orange, plum. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet to finish, faintly syrupy, with bready malts, nips of toffee, some further ripe fruits. Condition could be better. Fair.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2014 at 10:18

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at London Fields Tap Room. It pours deep amber with minimal head. The nose is earthy, wood, varnish, cake, toffee, light spice and dirt. The taste is oily, wood, leather, toffee, dried fruit and earth. Medium body, low carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Not a whole lot to it, but not bad.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2014 at 10:18

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Pretty Bricks, Walsall. Pours clear brown with a beige head. Aroma of malt, some fruits and caramel. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light bodied.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jun 2014 at 05:34

4/10
Tried on 04 Apr 2014 at 15:07