Docker Brewery DFL (Down From London)

5% abv - 440ml Can This is Dockers flagship American Pale Ale which keeps going from strength to strength as they develop alongside it. A malty base sets the stage for a balanced interplay of UK and New World hops with Simcoe and Amarillo added at flame out and dry hop, and Challenger during the boil. At 5% abv it is the perfect brew for a day out on the Kent Coast, whether down from London or not. Meet The Brewery Docker Brew Co began in 2006 in a small shipping container in the East Yard at Folkestone Harbour. Founders Wesley Burden and Peter Nelson brought together their shared love for two fermentation processes, craft brewing and sourdough baking, to produce high quality classic products with a modern edge. Docker has grown into a thriving retailer, wholesaler and community providing exceptional bread and beer across East Kent. Docker Brew Co strives to produce the finest craft ales, beers and naturally fermented sodas. They use the highest quality UK malts, interesting contemporary yeast variants and juicy, vibrant and dank hops from UK and New World locations. Their beer draws on the brewing history of this country, bringing classic styles into the modern age to be reimagined and reinvigorated. Their primary in house style is a fruit-forward and dank hop profile on a light pale malt base with a soft mouthfeel and juicy yeasts to help bring out the best of the fermentation process.Believing good beer should be full of flavour with all the vibrancy that modern brewing processes and ingredients can offer. Alongside great beers Dockers also produce a range of seasonal natural ferments, such as ginger beer, sparkling elderflower and cherryade. They source the finest fresh and local ingredients and keep the contents honest and simple with no additional flavourings or colourings. By cultivating the yeasts which live naturally on the fresh ingredients setting off a wild fermentation process which produces a very mildly alcoholic beverage full of naturally occurring flavour.Dockers also aim to to work in as sustainable a way as possible paying attention to the impacts that the brewing process has upon the environment. Using reusable kegs and fully recyclable aluminium cans with compostable PLA wrapping wherever possible ensures to help preserve the ecological conditions which give them the exceptional ingredients used in all their beers and ferments.