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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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with minimal cream head. As might be expected, the aroma is mainly roasted malts. In the mouth it is sweet and slightly watery. Flavour is roast malts again along with cola and some hints of chocolate and biscuits. A pretty decent stout.

Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2022 at 20:43


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at EBF Autumn 22. Aroma has Ovaltine - malty chocolate. Darkest brown. Light creamy chocolate with a sour edge. Malt. Light-medium bitter. Light-medium bodied. Creamy with a chalky mouthfeel. Long slightly astringent finish. Not that interesting. Doesn't make its mark.

Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2022 at 12:28


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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at BeerHeadz Nottingham. Light golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are crisp citrus and grapefruit. Light bitter sweet. Medium body.

Tried from Cask at BeerHeadZ Nottingham Station on 12 Oct 2022 at 20:56


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Tap & Can. Clear pale gold appearance, good pure white head. Nicely fruity tropical citrus here, moderately fruity character. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2022 at 18:06


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4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the Head of Steam, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt, light yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a yeasty, floral, medicinal, light malt palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Pretty grim. Ordered half a pint and could drink no more than a couple of sips. CAMRA really needs to be speaking to the brewery and / or the bar. Beers like this do the cause no good at all.

Tried from Cask at The Head of Steam - Birmingham on 26 Jul 2022 at 21:09

gave a cheers!

7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours almost black with minimal cream head. The aroma has plenty of liquorice and treacle. Pretty much the same in the mouth, where there is a slight wateriness. Plus roasted malts, and a chewy texture with some bitterness showing through later. This is a pretty decent stout – and prompted a heated discussion about Lloyd Cole & the Commotions !

Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2022 at 21:44


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

Tap at Bottle Grove, Eastbourne. Poured almost black with a thin tan head. The aroma is big roasty malt, creamy caramel and boozy alcohol. The flavour is moderate sweet and liqourice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, boozy alcohol, liqourice, light chocolate palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 30 Apr 2022 at 18:07


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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at the Bottle Grove, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Poured a murky golden orange colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is grainy malt, coconut, tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a fresh, crisp, grainy, juicy citrus fruit, light floral, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 30 Apr 2022 at 17:59


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Nice fruity amber ale, its a great balance between malt and fruity hops. Its a shame this has been discontinued

Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2022 at 15:07


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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at BeerHeadz Nottingham. Deep cola colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are malty slight chocolate and light sweet. Medium body.

Tried from Cask at BeerHeadZ Nottingham Station on 25 Mar 2022 at 16:53


Brewery Stats
Score 6.73
Beers107
Ticks292