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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From cask at EBF15. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and chocolate. Bitter and roasted malty. Bitter. Roasted and dark malty. Roasted and bitter malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2013 at 07:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 29th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2012, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, spicy, earthy, light maybe chili dusty ? Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted bitter, dry, spicy ? earthy, chili notes ? Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20121204]
Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 03:16

6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England. [ As Southdowns Devils Dyke Porter ].Clear dark red brown colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, sweet roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, malty, sweet roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120504]
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2013 at 13:11

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England. [ As Southdowns Ruskins Ram ].Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, light roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120505]
Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2013 at 11:20

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2012 - London. Pours clearish red-brown with a light beige cream head. Dark malt nose with hints of coffee and burnt wood. Light to medium sweet flavor with definite coffee notes, light burnt leaves, some cocoa, mellow spiciness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Decent condition. Light to medium sweet finish with hints of chili heat, semi-dark malts, faint chocolate. Very decent beer overall.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2013 at 15:49

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Gravity dispense at CPBF, 2013. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is roasted malt, toast, honey, cherry, blackcurrant, cocoa and faint liquorice. The taste is roasted malt, earth, bitter-sweet, dark fruit, chocolate, honey, caramel, pleasant bitterness, faint tang, berry jam and toast with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Solid porter.
Tried on 01 Jun 2013 at 06:51

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
cask at egham festival Easter 2013 ... golden amber ... thin bubbly white head ... soft musty tofee ... light honey nose... honey fruits ... soft fruits ... light bitter
Tried from Cask on 11 May 2013 at 13:15

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask/GD at the 14th Egham Beer Festival at the EUSC, 28/03/13. Lightly hazed golden amber with a thin bubbly white head that retains well. Nose is pale malts, juicy citrus, sugary orange squash. Taste comprises candied sugars, ripe orange, a vague hint of honey. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry in the finale. A little over sweet but OK - nowt spesh - assume the grand ’W’ !
Tried from Cask on 03 May 2013 at 23:49

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
cask @NERAX-white-gold. A-sweet lt malt. T-sweet lt malt-some honey, some fruit hops. An agreeable pale ale, not really a strong pale ale for the one I had.
Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2013 at 18:30

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask/GD at the 14th Egham Beer Festival at the EUSC, 28/03/13. Clear pale golden with not a lot in the way of a head. Nose carries pale malts, light hops, sugars, citrus notes. Taste comprises, summer fruits, sugars, hops. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light bitterness in the finish. OK.
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2013 at 13:38