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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7.5/10 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

7.3/10 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

7.4/10 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

7.1/10 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

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg (bottled) from Smiling Grape, St Neots, Cambs. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a huge beige head on top. Rich, roasty, malty, chocolate, caramel taste/aroma. Very rich, slightly sweet, this was a real surprise, excellent smooth stout from Downlands.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2022 at 10:06

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Cobbets, Dorking, where it is ssentially the house beer. Aroma is sweet and stone fruity. Hazy dull orange. Thin foamy white head. Sweet and fruity - peach, mango. A bitter resinous edge more obvious into the finish. Medium bodied. Slick verging on oily. Soft carbonation. Long quite dry and slightly astringent finish. Pleasant drinkable stuff.
Tried on 02 Jan 2022 at 15:11

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Very dark brown head, smells of malty chocolate. Taste follows suits. Chocolate, toasty malt, creamy and rich. Very drinkable.
Tried on 29 Dec 2021 at 15:48

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at fierce Edinburgh. Pours reddish brown, nose is roasted, meaty, nutty, taste is chewy, chocolate, toffee, hazelnut.
Tried on 24 Dec 2021 at 16:06

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Anchor Tap & Bottle, Croxley, Herts. A deep/dark brown coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Rich hazelnut aroma, tastes of rich hazelnut, nutella, some caramel & chocolate. Just the right amount of sweetness, so drinkable I had 3 half pints.
Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2021 at 11:35