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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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Egham 23. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. Hops could have been fresher. 260316

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2016 at 08:54


7

Clean. White lacing. Golden appearance. Soft malts. Juicy and tangy session golden

Tried at The Ale House on 17 Mar 2016 at 15:34


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

Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Downlands Conker Champion ].Light unclear medium orange color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, earthy, light fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2016 at 04:10


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

Cask handpump at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Wednesday 10th February 2016 Pours black with a creamy textured light beige head. Good fruity and hop forward stout, roasty and tangy. Some, chocolate a little burnt around the edges, it is really likeable. A6 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.7

Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2016 at 10:59


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

(Cask at Harp, Charing Cross, London, 27 Nov 2015) Pale amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit, resin and some toast. Malty, hoppy taste with bread, citrus, grapefruit, resin and a generous citric bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Medium body, quite dry. Fresh and tasty, with a good hop character. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 23 Jan 2016 at 09:10


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

Cask at The Hope, Carshalton. It pours black with a thick, bubbly light tan head. The nose is toasted, rich roast, plenty of dark chocolate, rocky road, burnt treacle, umami, dull smoke, grapefruit and a touch of marmalade. The taste is smooth, rich roast, some creaminess, bitter, burnt pine, toasted action, liquorice, dark chocolate, some umami, light alcohol and citrus peel with a dry, toasted finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Smooth, well rounded and rather flavoursome. A quality cask stout with a modern twist.

Tried from Cask on 10 Jan 2016 at 06:55


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

Wakefield Beer Festival 2015. Dark with roasted malts fused with a general sweetness, presumably from the honey, but this actual flavour is very low.

Tried on 25 Oct 2015 at 10:40


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

From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is smooth fruity, peachy and passion fruity. Crisp hoppy. Mellow, fruity, citrusy and passion fruity. Crisp hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2015 at 07:39


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

From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild herbal. Grassy and citrusy. Bitter, citrusy and almost grapefruity. Crisp hoppy, fruity and solid hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2015 at 06:32


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. A golden amber pour with a thin white head; floral aroma with some gingery spice in the background; thick syrupy consistency that coats the mouth, with a gentle but sustained bitterness, and the sweetness well balanced with some sour grains. Saitsfying and easy to drink.

Tried from Cask on 25 Jun 2015 at 05:59


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