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

[Cryo version] Cloudy / hazy deep gold with a small foamy white head, and a mellow, sweet fruity aroma. The flavour is predominantly bitter on top of a biscuit malt backbone, with a fresh and crispy mouthfeel sensation, leaving a nice dry, bitter aftertaste

Tried on 31 Jul 2020 at 10:39


7

Tried on 18 Jan 2020 at 18:30


2

Tried on 08 Dec 2019 at 09:49


7

In terms of pint porters this is ok.

Tried from Draft on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Third, cask ale at Bison Beer North Laine, Shared with Finn. Upper part lacing, amber coloured body, misty. Naked at the top. Moderate smell of biscuit. Caramel fruity flavours added by herbal hops. Bittersweet finish. Fair enough. (Brighton 17.10.2019).

Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2019 at 15:17


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Uklar. 0 skum. Nesten klar. Jordbæraroma. Smaken det samme. Tørr avslutning.

Tried on 17 Oct 2019 at 15:29


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2019. Amber colour with a thin head. Caramel, toffee and malty aroma. Taste light bitter. Hints of fruit. Medium body.

Tried on 12 Oct 2019 at 10:08


6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Shilling in Glasgow. LOOKS rubbish. Flat as a pancake and no head. Fortunately it's lovely when you drink it. A little more liquorice than is to my taste but plenty of dark chocolate, coffee and a little smokiness too. Not entirely my cup of tea because of the anise but it's good stuff. And an amazing name.

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2019 at 16:01


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

Cask at the Brighton Bierhaus, Brighton. Dark brown pour with a swiftly retreating beige head. Nose of coffee, toffee, caramel, cookie dough. Flavours of coffee, marshmallow, cookie dough, whisper of raspberry jam. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2019 at 11:17


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask Egham. Citrus aroma with a herbal edge. Hazy pale yellow. Thin bubbly white head shrinks away. Medium bitter. Quinine, citrus and herbs. However the quinine takes over. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Low key average carbonation. Long dry finish. Starts off promisingly but then just gets a bit too quinine.

Tried from Cask on 01 Aug 2019 at 20:00