Downlands Brewery

Microbrewery in Small Dole, West Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

Contact
Unit Z (2a) Mackley Industrial Estate, Henfield Road, Small Dole, BN5 9XE, England
Description
It’s safe to say that we like beer. In fact we like beer so much that we started our own brewery and it’s an employment requirement that everyone who joins our team is also passionate about beer. Obviously we’re a business so we have to make a profit each year so we can carry on working in the industry we love. We do that by making the best beer that we can.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

sample on cask at the Hallcross
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Hallcross on 20 Mar 2026 at 14:27


7

Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 28 Feb 2026 at 12:57


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a fruity aroma. Light bodied, smooth with orange peel bitterness, light malt and a dry bitter finish.

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Tried from Cask at Tap and Can on 19 Feb 2026 at 18:10


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Deep dark brown, near black with a small frothy tan head and a brown sugar aroma. Rich and sweet up front, some hints of spirit, maybe rum, roasted malt, a touch of treacle and coffee, finishes dry and somewhat bitter.

Tried from Draft at Old Bike Shop on 13 Feb 2026 at 16:40


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Clear pale gold colour lasting white head. Some sweetness. Some citrus flavours
Some citrus hop aroma soem gooseberry flavour. Light rubber. Good simcoe gooseberry flavours. Decent bitterness

Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2026 at 17:35


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at the Lime Kiln, Bristol. Mid- to dark brown, a little translucent, with a large beige/khaki head. Light aroma of dark malts, smoke, Marmite. Taste is winter spice, light grape, more Marmite. Bittersweet with a hoppy bitterness to finish. Body is surprisingly light, almost watery but there’s enough natural carbonation to give us a decent mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask at Lime Kiln on 17 Jan 2026 at 14:47


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Lime Kiln, Bristol. Amber and clear with a small uneven ring of off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, dark toffee. Sweet taste, has a bit of citrus uplift to it. More toffee toward the finish. Light body, almost no carbonation. Very traditional. Well made but I prefer a little more complexity to mark it higher.

Tried from Cask at Lime Kiln on 17 Jan 2026 at 14:30


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Apricot, peach & passionfruit aromas. Malty bitter taste. Long hoppy linger in the close.

Tried from Cask at Star & Garter on 11 Nov 2025 at 20:55


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

cask at Nottingham beer festival 2025 Thursday ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ...soft sweet dusty chocolate roast malts nose ...dark sweet chocolate roast malts ..dusty

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 11:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Pup & Duckling, Solihull. Poured almost black in colour with a short-lived, frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasty, molasses. The flavour is big liquorice bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, dry, light chocolate, herbal, light floral, liquorice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at The Pup & Duckling on 27 Aug 2025 at 18:53