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

6.6% On tap at The Hand in Hand Brighton. Bright light ipa. Citrus aroma Good clean. Lemon curd flavour. Decent. Not too fizzy. Liked it.

Tried from Draft on 22 Nov 2018 at 10:14


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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Downlands Bramber ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, pale malt, sweet malt, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, caramel, sweet malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160810] 6-3-6-3-12

Tried from Cask on 10 Nov 2018 at 09:38


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

On tap at Thomas Tallis Canterbury. Dark cola colour beer lasting thin beige head. Chocolate porter juicy beer. Some caramel kicks in later. then the salt peanut flavour does. salt caramel nut chocolate juicy liquorice. not sure it all works

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2018 at 13:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

10th October 2017
Tomas Tallis. KeyKeg. Light haze on the yellow gold beer, small white head. Light and semi dry palate, fairly crisp. Good yellow grapefruit hops and hop skunk over a thin malt base. Some spicy bittermess. Dry and bitterish finish. A robust and kick ass SIPA.

Tried on 11 Sep 2018 at 15:43


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

Cask at the Pond, Brighton. Hazy orange pour with a white head. Nose of citrus, spice, light caramel. Flavours of citrus, splash of malt. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2018 at 14:34


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

Keg at Idle Hands, Brighton. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose of vanilla, coffee, chocolate ice cream, some rich dark fruit. Flavours of chocolate, vanilla, coffee, light rum notes. Long sweet finish.

Tried on 20 Aug 2018 at 11:51


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


Cask (gravity) @ [ EBF30 2018 ], 30yh Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 🇬🇧 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE.

[ As Downlands Godiva - IPA ].
ABV: 5.3%. Light cloudy medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, caramel, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, fruity hops, sweet fruit, pale malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180802]
6-3-7-3-13

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2018 at 12:42


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Tried on 02 Aug 2018 at 12:36



7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

30/4/2018. Cask at The Split Chimp, Newcastle. Pours amber with a lasting creamy off-white head. Aroma of hop, fruit, caramel, pine and grass. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Some increasing bitterness to finish. Pretty good.

Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2018 at 19:51

gave a cheers!