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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at bow ... light amber ...light hop ... sweet toffee ... fruity ... little soapy ... quite soft citrus ... bright ... realy tasty ...
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2010
at 04:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The State. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma is slightly malty, some vegetables. Flavour is malty, some hops, slight vegetables. Totally forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2010
at 09:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. @ home.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, hay, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, toffee notes, light butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091225]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2010
at 11:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 16/02/10. Now at 4.5% ABV. Amber with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of marmalade, earthy malts and a touch of citrus hop. Flavour of cereals, more fruit and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2010
at 14:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Amber colour, odd beer. Good condition, clear colour. Some orange fruit on aroma, which carries on into the body. Body is moderate firm. Some yeast and hop. Finish has more orange style fruit that has a touch of syrup candied nature. Fine and worth another pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2010
at 03:22
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Bristol 10/12/09. Near black with a slight, tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, roasty malts and a hint of chocolate sweetness. Flavour was dominated by a slightly sour, lactose edge with some charred malts and fruit, leading to a bitter finish. The least of several porters tried the same evening.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2009
at 15:11
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Golden with a small white head. Grain and grass aroma with a little burnt rubber note. Dry and grassy flavour with burnt rubber
Tried
on 30 Jul 2009
at 08:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at aberdeen beer festival ...Copper brown ... rich caramel malt nose ... sweet creamy fruity toffee ... little apple and pear ... caramlised sugers ...
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2009
at 10:33
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Hazy golden, airy head. Vague hay and fruitiness. Sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel Lots of buttery caramel. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2009
at 06:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Gilford Arms Edinburgh ... Copper thin tan head ... fruity malt nose ... fruit malts ... little hiop ... decent but nothing else.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2009
at 07:08