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

Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2024. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is nice fruity, mango, orange, juicy fruit, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, chewy hop, mango, peach melba vanilla, chewy toffee. Warming alcohol. Palate is semi sweet, chewy, rounded body, moderate carbonation. Nice ipa.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2024 at 20:34


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

Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Copper coloured pour with a beige head. Orchard fruit & toffee aromas. Same in the flavour with a splosh of vanilla. Oodles of bitterness in the close.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2024 at 20:00


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

Gravity dispense at the Royston, Broadstairs, 20/07/24. Dark mahogany brown with a reddish topped with a beige cap that veers edgewards. Nose is cocoa powder, dried fruit rinds, toffee, nutty. Taste comprises fruit slice, toasted brown sugar, brown bread, malt forward, chocolate dusting. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Tidy porter.

Tried on 05 Aug 2024 at 11:36


7

Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2024 at 10:45



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

Cask at the welly, mini cotts day out. A clear pale yellow straw coloured pour with a halo of white head, lacing. Aroma is nice fresh leafy hop, lemon, hedgerow, floral notes,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rustic grains, straw, aggressive bitterness, pine, grass. Palate is semi crisp, light grainy, mellow cask condition.

Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2024 at 09:55


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 29th July 2024. Intensely dark sepia brown with tan foam and spot lacing. Rich and intense coffee and bitter chocolate in aroma. Nutty roastiness, dark chocolate and coffee in-mouth, and finish of intense chocolate truffle. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2024 at 22:04


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12/7/2024. Cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival. Pours very dark mahogany brown with a frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma is malty, chocolate, ash, caramel, biscuit, dark fruits. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Oily with soft carbonation. Light drying roasted finish. Quite enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2024 at 11:08


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

12/7/2024. Cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival. Pours dark mahogany brown with a frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, liquorice, dark fruits, toffee, slightly smoked. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Soft carbonation. Quite enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2024 at 11:07


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

12/7/2024. Cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy dark gold with a small bubbly frothy off-white head. Aroma of pineapple, citrus, peach, sweet malt. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Oily, watery, average to soft carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. Quite liked it.

Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2024 at 11:07


Brewery Stats
Score 6.73
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