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

Cask at The Hope, Carshalton ... where's your fucking beer festival ? 29/11/24. Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a beige cap that thins to the edge. Nose is chocolate, charr, roast malts, raisins. Taste comprises brown bread, cocoa sprinkle, light roast, charr, biscuit, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Tidy enough cask stout.

Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2024 at 11:15


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask at Hope, Carshalton. Aroma is sweet caramel. Slightly sour edge. Opaque dark brown. Thin foamy beige head. Caramel sweetness with a medium bitter coffee edge. Molasses and malts. Medium bodied. Slick. Average-soft carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. Nice enough but unexciting.

Tried from Cask on 29 Nov 2024 at 13:58


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

Draft at Twelve Hundred Postcards, Hastings. Poured a hazy golden colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, sweet popcorn. The flavour is over moderate bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, rich, sweet toffee, earthy, light herbal, light boozy, big hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation. Tastes way stronger than the published ABV.

Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2024 at 17:14


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Off black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are nutty and chocolate, slight bitter, hints off berry fruit. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 05 Oct 2024 at 12:48


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at The Robin, Crouch Hill, London. My 2200th brewery rated on 'ere. Pours black with creamy tan to beige foam. Aroma: roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, cream. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, follows the aroma. Medium body with foamy carbonation. Nice tackle.

Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2024 at 22:31


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Gravity cask at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Golden blonde topped with white spotting that retains.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, soft malts, melon, mandarin.
Taste comprises orange zest, pineapple, mandarin, papaya, soft malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy cask IPA.

Tried on 06 Sep 2024 at 12:08


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

Gravity cask at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Lighter shade of black topped with a tan head that soon seeps out to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, roast malts, charr, dried fruit esters.
Taste comprises mellow roast, chocolate biscuit, toasted brown sugar, toffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Tidy enough cask porter.

Tried on 06 Sep 2024 at 12:04


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Wellington, Brummy vice Cotts Bimble, 03/08/24. Light golden blonde topped with a white cap that retains well. Nose is citric zest, sharp lemon, grass, airy malts. Taste comprises citric sherbets, grass, orange peel, citric tinged straw, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light bitter edge. Tidy enough cask pale.

Tried from Cask on 01 Sep 2024 at 08:51


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

Gravity cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival, 12/07/24. Lightly hazed orange with an off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is orange peel, grass, biscuit, herb. Taste comprises melon, papaya, grass, mandarin. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. Okay pale.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2024 at 16:52


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Gravity cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival, 12/07/24. Moderate haze on an orange pour topped with an off white swirl. Nose is orange zest, grass, toasted malts, melon. Taste comprises citric tinged straw, tangerine, hint of pineapple, grass, soft malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close spiked with mellow hop bitterness. Okay cask pale.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2024 at 16:49