Digfield Ales

Microbrewery in Lilford, Northamptonshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2005

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Lilford Lodge Farm, Barnwell, Lilford, PE8 5SA, England
Description
Beginning as a 5 barrel plant in 2005, Digfield Ales attracted attention early on with a multi award-winning outing at their very first Peterborough Beer Festival in 2006. Now a well established 15 barrel plant, the brewery has an enviable reputation for consistently produced, quality real ales, with clarity and flavour being absolute watchwords.

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4/10
Tried from Cask on 22 Apr 2017 at 13:11

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
11th August 2016
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Clear amber beer, thin cream colour head. Palate is smooth and has decent fine carbonation. Sweetish malts, some caramel and cream. Mild hop spice. Light floralness in to dried fruits. Light finish Tasty bitter.
Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2016 at 08:50

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’16, day one, 09/08/16. Copper pour with a decent light beige head. Nose is biscuit, earthy fruit notes, toffee, bread. Taste comprises short bread biscuit, toffee, strawberry, light malt, fruit rinds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a bitter linger. Deecent bitter.
Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2016 at 03:01

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF Saturday, 13/08/2016. A clear copper coloured pour with a fading off white head. Aroma is sweet nutty sweaty malts, berry, hedgerow. Flavour nutty, hints of toffee, jammy fruits, raw grains, berry fruits. Palate is semi sweet oily, lowish carbonation. Meh.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2016 at 07:59

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF - Day 5. Pours clear gold with a fine, white foam head. The nose has some leafy hops, lightly toasted grain. Light sweet flavour with moderate citric hops, more pale grains, light leaves. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance to finish. Good bitter.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2016 at 07:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Digfield Chiffchaff ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, pale malt, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, pale malt, fruity, sweet fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141011]
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2016 at 05:19

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2014. Pale golden colour with white head. Weird drain like smell, but good hoppy flavour. Ok
Tried on 10 Oct 2014 at 04:04

6/10
Tried on 06 Apr 2014 at 06:25

6/10
Tried on 04 Apr 2014 at 14:36

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Cask at the Milton Keynes Beer Festival 2013. Poured a hazy golden colour with a rocky white head. Slightly sulphurous aroma with sharp citrus and lemongrass notes. Flavours of floral hops, grass and melon. Finishes with a very light palate, some dry grain and not much else.
Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2013 at 12:43