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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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

2nd April 2015
Egham. Cask. A completely off my tits rating. An opaque dark brown beer, with a small pale tan head. Palate is light and crispy. Other than that I was too pissed to pick out any specifics for this one other than it being a decent but unremarkable cask porter in good condition.

Tried from Cask on 17 Jul 2019 at 14:07


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

Keg at the Eebria, tap room. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a sticky white head aroma is pollen, sweaty citrus, apricot, white peach. Rustic. Flavour is rustic, woody cities, apricot, woody notes, plastic, wood. Plate is dry and pithy. Metallic. Harsh.

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2019 at 18:35


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

Keg at Eebria taproom - Bermondsey. Pours hazy yellow with a frothy white head. Decent stuff, some strong chalky bitterness, lemon peel, pale grain husk. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry finish, a little carpet, more grass and pale grain husk. Not bad overall,

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2019 at 15:16


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

Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Clean gold colour thin white head. Tastes a bit like one of my home brews I did with Centennial not my favourite hop light orange light earth light bitterness just about ok.

Tried from Cask on 16 Jun 2019 at 12:35


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

Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Clear golden brown colour bubbly white head. OK hoppy golden golden ale light carbonation. Light citra flavour.

Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2019 at 06:12


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

20/3/2019. Cask at the Malt Shovel, Horsham. Pours dark amber with a frothy off-white head. Aroma of fruit, fresh hops, caramel, malt and flowers. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Some dryness to finish. Very nice.

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2019 at 23:16


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Thomas Tallis Canterbury. Black beer lasting tan head. chocolate. slight coffee. like a chocolate from a box of chocolates. good chocolate praline flavour. juicy. I liked it. good chocolate. just a bit thin in mouth.

Tried from Draft on 23 Feb 2019 at 14:48


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

30/1/2019. Tap at Four Hops, Reigate. Pours hazy pale golden orange with a just off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, green mango, malt and fruit biscuit. Light sweetness, medium plus bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Nicely done.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jan 2019 at 13:25


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

Cask-conditioned at the Rook & Gaskill York, 12/12/2018. Brown in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Sweet beer, dominated by a cocoa powder edge. So so.

Tried from Cask on 16 Dec 2018 at 13:41


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

2nd April 2015
Egham Beer Fest. Cask. Pissed rate. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Light dry palate, modest carbonation. Little spice. Mellow dark malts. Tangy fruits. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2018 at 08:42