About
We at Downton Brewery dare to be different!; Brewing an eclectic range to excite the senses is our goal, and has been ever since we began brewing in 2003. With a passionate team, using the best ingredients, we hope you enjoy the beers as much as we do!
Our philosophy is to utilise the best ingredients creating a variety of styles to delight every drinker. English malts and exciting hop varieties from around the world are blended and experimented with in a range of regulars and one-off specials alike. As well as award-winning session bitters, our hop forward APAs, Imperial Stout and IPA and speciality ales ensure there is plenty of choice all year round.
Our philosophy is to utilise the best ingredients creating a variety of styles to delight every drinker. English malts and exciting hop varieties from around the world are blended and experimented with in a range of regulars and one-off specials alike. As well as award-winning session bitters, our hop forward APAs, Imperial Stout and IPA and speciality ales ensure there is plenty of choice all year round.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Reading BF 09. Clear gold, very lasting bubbly white head. Slightly yeasty on aroma. Not sure rum is very present. It’s got a bit of sweetness form the rum, yes definite edge to it, over a perfectly fine golden ale. Rather good.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2009
at 05:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Reading beerfest. Copper coloured beer with beige head. It tastes like Terrys chocolate orange, surprise surprise. My wife would enjoy this one. Quite pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2009
at 14:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Thick looking dark brown beer with a strong head. The aroma is sweetly roasted, and the flavour bitter and roasted with a slight mellow undertone. Overall a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2009
at 18:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, sampled @ Proeflokaal Delft. Orange blonde color. Just a touch of oily hops and tangerine in the aroma. Flowery, oily flavor with tangerine. Soft silky oily hopbitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2009
at 07:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at Charlies. Mild fruity and hoppy aroma. Distinct fruity, peach and orange. Light bitter and mild malt flavoured. Crisp and fruity finish. Simple and lovely hoppy brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2009
at 12:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki, on 2009-03-13) Pale golden and clear. Medium sized, dense and long lasting white head. Strong honey aroma with some hoppy notes. Medium bodied and dry palate. Honey, fruitiness, grass, bitterness and quite strongly hops in taste. Honey and bitterness in aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2009
at 07:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Straw with a thin white head; lacking aroma; thin body with sweet grain flavours and a peppery bitterness before a honey sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2009
at 08:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Unfiltered 7,0% abv, bottle.
Super cloudy golden coloured body with almost no head at all to speak of - even when poured with force. Aroma of fresh grassy, perfumey hops, sweet grapes, VERY strong yeast and a bunch of unprocessed wort. Medium-bodied; Still tasting hops up front with some unbalanced malt, a bit on the bitter side. Aftertaste shows a light sweetness, more grassy notes, hops and the ever-present yeast. Strong grassy nuttiness on the backend and a good hop bitterness. Overall, a pretty interesting and grassy IPA, but the lack of carbonation was surely noticeable. This tasted like it could have been pulled from a cask a few minutes before me drinking it, aside from me being back on the other side of the pond, and for it being around 5 degrees centigrade. I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased from the Utobeer Market Stall in Borough (London), England on 13-December-2008, sampled at home in Washington on 02-March-2009.
Super cloudy golden coloured body with almost no head at all to speak of - even when poured with force. Aroma of fresh grassy, perfumey hops, sweet grapes, VERY strong yeast and a bunch of unprocessed wort. Medium-bodied; Still tasting hops up front with some unbalanced malt, a bit on the bitter side. Aftertaste shows a light sweetness, more grassy notes, hops and the ever-present yeast. Strong grassy nuttiness on the backend and a good hop bitterness. Overall, a pretty interesting and grassy IPA, but the lack of carbonation was surely noticeable. This tasted like it could have been pulled from a cask a few minutes before me drinking it, aside from me being back on the other side of the pond, and for it being around 5 degrees centigrade. I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased from the Utobeer Market Stall in Borough (London), England on 13-December-2008, sampled at home in Washington on 02-March-2009.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2009
at 23:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Battersea BF 09. Very roasted toasty dark bitter. Some English yeast on it. It’s reasonably tasty. Unusual to have such a dark bitter. Fine
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2009
at 09:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (Waterloo Arms, Southampton) - Golden in colour. Hoppy and slightly sulphuric aroma with some light hints of tea. Lightly bitter taste with grapefruit and tea. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2009
at 12:02