Downton Brewery
| Brewery | |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Downton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom |
| Products | Beer |
Production output | 3000 UK barrels (in 2013) |
| Website | http://www.downtonbrewery.com/ |
The Downton Brewery is a microbrewery in Downton, Wiltshire, which started brewing in April 2003. It now has a 20 barrel brewing plant, producing up to 60 barrels a week.[1][2]
For its size the brewery has an incredibly large range of ales, with over 30 ale varieties produced annually between bottle and cask. These include core beers, monthly specials, seasonals, four "Chimera 4 Seasons" specials and various one-offs. In making their beers, they regularly use barley, wheat, oat and rye malts; hops from eight countries, along with a variety of herbs, spices, fruits and honey.[2]
The brewery currently does not run regular brewery tours, but is open daily from 08.00 until 16.30 (Monday to Friday) to cater to the public, and patrons are encouraged to drop in and see how the beer is made.
Regular cask ales
- New Forest Ale - ABV 3.8%
- Quadhop - ABV 3.9%
- Elderquad - ABV 4.0%
- Honey Blonde - ABV 4.3%
- Nelson's Delight - ABV 4.5%
- Dark Delight - ABV 5.5%
- Chocolate Orange Delight - ABV 5.8%
- Chimera IPA - ABV 6.8%
Regular bottled ales
- New Forest - ABV 4.0%
- Honey Blonde - ABV 4.3%
- Dark Delight - ABV 5.5%
- Chimera IPA - ABV 7.0%
- Roman Imperial Stout - ABV 9.0%
- Endeavour - ABV 10%
Monthly specials in cask
- Cerberus - ABV 4.2% (January)
- Rye Smile - ABV 4.0% (February)
- Mad Hare - ABV 4.4% (March)
- Slovenian Dream - ABV 4.5% (April)
- Forest Dark - ABV 3.8% (May)
- Rio De Jabeero - ABV 4.4% (June)
- Route 66 - ABV 4.4% (July)
- Orimental - ABV 4.1% (August)
- Thirst XI - ABV 4.0% (September)
- Pumpkin Ale - ABV 4.5% (October)
- Marlin Pale - ABV 4.4% (November)
- Winter Solstice - ABV 4.6% (December)
Seasonal ales in cask
- Endeavour (March until stocks run out) - ABV 10%. Very strong, ultra-hoppy double IPA brewed with all Australian hops (Ella, Galaxy, Summer, Topaz)
- Apple Blosom Ale (April to July) - ABV 4.3%. Light Ale with a crisp hint of apple blosom.
- German Pale Ale (August to October) - ABV 4.2%. Pilsner-esque pale ale with all German hops.
- Roman Imperial Stout (November until stocks run out) - ABV 9.0%. Very dark, very robust imperial stout with huge flavour.
Extra specials in cask
- Hopoholic ("Chimera 4 Seasons" spring special) - ABV 4.0%. Triple hopped during the brew and dry hopped in fermentor with whole leaf Galaxy hops.
- Straight Set Creaming ("Chimera 4 Seasons" summer special) - ABV 4.0%. Golden ale with strawberries and vanilla.
- Brewtopia ("Chimera 4 Seasons" autumn special) - ABV 4.2%. Autumn beer with sweet potato and spices.
- The Dog's Baubles ("Chimera 4 Seasons" winter special) - ABV 7.2%. Christmas tree winter warmer with pine.
- Dragon'sVenom - ABV 4.0%. Ginger stout.
- Alepaca (brewed in association with "Zoo Brew") - ABV 4.5%
- "13" (brewed in association with "Zoo Brew") - ABV 4.4%
- The Old Revival Pale Ale (Brewed in association with "Merc") - ABV 4.3%
- Murky Brown (Brewed in association with "Merc") - ABV 6%
Awards
Downton have won 19 awards, including the CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain London/South East 2011/12 for their Dark Delight.[3]
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Coordinates: 50°59′46″N 1°45′22″W / 50.996042°N 1.756196°W