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

12/7/2024. Cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly frothy white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, stone fruits, malt, passionfruit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Slightly oily, average carbonation. Drying bittersweet finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2024 at 11:06


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

Cask, half pint. @The Evening Star, Brighton (England). 07/05/2024 [#7.094 Global - #888 England - #1 Downlands Brewery (My English Brewery #270)] Pours clear golden with a minimal and diminishing white head. Aroma: smooth pale malts, light floral hops and yeast. Taste: floral and cheesy. Light dry aftertaste. Next one please!

Tried from Cask on 20 May 2024 at 10:23


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

Cask handpull at Nelson Arms Tonbridge . Black beer lasting beige head. First half out of the cask. Some chocolate some coffee some liquorice. Supposed to be a dry stout. But it's quite juicy. Some blackcurrant blackberry flavour. Juicy finish. Not very dry. OK

Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2024 at 14:41


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

Cask handpull at Nelson Arms Tonbridge . Clear gold colour lasting white head. Citrus aroma. It's an interesting beer. .I guess how Dark Star APA used to taste. Definitely distinctive. Good grapefruit lemon. Slightly earthy. Cascade hops I guess. Good hoppy dry bitter finish cracking condition. Loved it.

Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2024 at 14:19


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

Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Bright golden pour with a white head. Nose is toffee, light malt, sweet fruits. Taste is toffee, nuts, citrus. Long malty bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2024 at 21:50


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

Cask Tonbridge Rugby Club Winter Festival 2024. Clear pale brown colour thin head. Touch of butter on aroma. Some malt in the mouth. Dusty hop finish. Bit watery in body. Otherwise it's a little boring. A light golden bitter. Moderate.

Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2024 at 12:14


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours almost black with minimal tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts and fudge in the aroma. In the mouth it starts off pretty sweet with flavour of olde English spangles (aniseed and humbug mainly) plus roasted malts and treacle. Later on there is some liquorice and hints of dark fruits, leading to a slightly bitter and spicy finish. This is rather nice !

Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2024 at 22:17


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 21st December 2023. Deep copper with shallow foam and spot lacing. Nutty malts throughout drinking experience from aroma to finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Superb.

Tried from Cask on 21 Dec 2023 at 23:19


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Cask handpull at Nelson Arms Tonbridge. Clear dark copper colour. Lasting white head. Hoppy aroma. Hops throughout. Lime flavour. Some tangerine. Good condition. Good flavours. I rather liked this. A citrus ipa tray hides abv.

Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2023 at 16:13


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

Cask @The Harp, Londres. 13/10/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores cítricos, cuerpo ligero.

Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2023 at 20:32


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Score 6.73
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