Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Hidden Folder from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed 1984 Stout from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Cheap Hotel from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Hidden Folder from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Evening Star Revival from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Uniparty from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Endless Circles from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Cheap Hotel from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
LordAlwold1970 (9933) reviewed Best from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Devils Dyke Porter from Downlands Brewery 1 year ago
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.