Dorset Brewing Co. (DBC Ales)
Microbrewery
in
Dorchester,
Dorset,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Tom Browns (Dorset)
Established in 1996
Contact
The Jurassic Brewhouse, Unit 7 Hybris Business Park, Crossways, Dorchester, DT2 8BF, England
Description
Dorset Brewing Company was founded in 1996, when Giles Smeath restored an 800-year-old brewing tradition to the Dorset port of Weymouth in the heart of the World Heritage Coastline (the Jurassic Coast).
Set in the beautiful, historic county of Dorset, this well-loved and respected family brewery has grown in size and stature. From its humble beginnings at the historic Devenish & Groves site in Weymouth, Dorset Brewing Company (aka DBC) relocated in 2011 to Crossways and upgraded to a state-of-the-art spring water-fed brewhouse (The Jurassic Brewhouse), capable of crafting 1.5 million pints a year.
DBC strives to produce an individual product representing the very best of Dorset, leading the way with our popular Jurassic Coast brands. The involvement and support of the family ensures the emphasis is always on quality ales and excellent personal customer care.
Set in the beautiful, historic county of Dorset, this well-loved and respected family brewery has grown in size and stature. From its humble beginnings at the historic Devenish & Groves site in Weymouth, Dorset Brewing Company (aka DBC) relocated in 2011 to Crossways and upgraded to a state-of-the-art spring water-fed brewhouse (The Jurassic Brewhouse), capable of crafting 1.5 million pints a year.
DBC strives to produce an individual product representing the very best of Dorset, leading the way with our popular Jurassic Coast brands. The involvement and support of the family ensures the emphasis is always on quality ales and excellent personal customer care.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a chestnut amber colour with a small off white head. Aroma is malty with some light roasted notes and fruit. A sweet caramel malty taste, boiled fruity sweets, with a decent hop bitterness and some more sweetness in the finish.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2017
at 10:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. A chestnut pour with a thick cream head; aroma of summer fruit; immediate English hop bitterness, with a dry berry fruit taste; and a lingering bitter finish. Rather good.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2017
at 13:17
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale, half-pint at Leeds Station Wetherspoons (JDW). Low off-white head, spotty lacing, clear copper coloured body. Slightly roasted caramel nose. Taste of dark caramel, nuts and a bit of earth. Mid-dry, roasted ending. Satisfying. (Meet-up with Man VsBeer 06.07.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2017
at 02:28
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Leeds Station Wetherspoon, Leeds. Clear copper with a thick head. It’s a sweet malty bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2017
at 11:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Allied Arms, Reading. Pale amber with a ring of white head; fresh citrus aroma; lemony taste with a dry straw-like bitterness; and a very dry finish with lingering leaves.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2017
at 11:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear, copper colored, medium off white head, good lasting. Aroma is of malt, biscuit, fruity, apple. Taste is medium sweet malt, biscuit, some fruity notes, apple, bit floral hops, medium-light bitterness. Medium- bodied, soft carbonation. Nice Tank but a boring bitter. (bottle, Bovington Tank Museum)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2017
at 14:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Swan, Farnborough. Sweet floral honey aroma. Light brown. Thin white head. A hint of sourness gives way to a malty tang, with sweet undertones. Light bodied. Watery but revived by soft carbonation. Long finish. Enjoyable. Refreshing, if not memorable.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2017
at 12:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear, copper colored, small off white head, not too lasting. Aroma is of malt, biscuit, fruity apple and grassy notes. Taste is medium- sweet malt, biscuit, some caramel, fruity apple notes and grassy hops, medium bitterness, dry finish. Medium- bodied, soft carbonation.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2017
at 05:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask. Creamy White good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Averge moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2017
at 03:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at London & County, Eastboune, bronze colour but has had a certain porter character: chocolate etc. a Guinness like foam.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2017
at 15:20