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Downton Industrial Estate, Unit 11, Batten Road, Downton, SP5 3HU, England
Description
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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask, 4.2% at the Wenlock Arms. Creamy and flowery hop aroma. Clear golden colour. Very small white head. Good bitterness, medium and clean. Creamy mouthfeel. Quite good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2008
at 16:37
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
[handpump at the Hobgoblin, Reading] Beautiful bright gold with a minimal white head. Soft but slightly prickly fizz. A sour bitterness at first. A little malt and a little grass comes through. Very easy drinking, and the softness is somehow moreish. The bitterness grows in the finish, but there’s not really a lot to this beer. Disappointing overall.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2008
at 19:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Golden colour, small white head, lacing. Aroma is honey, wood and some mild notes of bready- and fruityness. Flavour is fruits, wood and some yeast. Rather pleasant, though not too special in the flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2008
at 03:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet floral aroma with mild earthy notes. Sweet flavor with floral hops and caramel. Finishes bitter.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2008
at 16:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet and fruity aroma with discrete hoppy an citric notes. Sweet fruity flavor with grassy hops and caramel notes. Finishes bitter.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2008
at 11:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask@Beer Hunters
Light copper color, a bit hazy, good creamy head. Yeasty-hoppy honeyish clover aroma. Honeyish leafy hoppy flavor. Dry woody palate.
Light copper color, a bit hazy, good creamy head. Yeasty-hoppy honeyish clover aroma. Honeyish leafy hoppy flavor. Dry woody palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2008
at 02:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the summer beer festival, The Royal Oak, Bath 19/7/08. Deep golden in colour with a slight, white head. Aroma of sweet malt, ginger spice and grassy hops. Flavour was dominated by stem ginger in a positive way, being very drinkable with a warming kick and some bitterness in the finish. A good summer beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2008
at 15:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 15/06/08. Pale gold in colour with a short-lived white head. Aroma of floral hops and blossoms. Flavour was sweetish with some elderflower notes and a short, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2008
at 14:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the 3B’s, Reading. Chestnut with a ring of off-white head; malty aroma; smooth, slightly sweet and malty with a touch of licorice; warming malty finish. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2008
at 07:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium to dark yellow color with a small, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, citrus, buttery. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (020508)
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2008
at 01:48