Buxton Brewery Reviews

moleha4	3.2 Buxton Deepdale Cask, 1/2 pint at The Star & Garter, Bromley, Appearance is hazy pale gold, minimal head. Medium mouthfeel. Aroma of mixed fruity hops (medium), with a cereal background. Taste of mixed fruity hops, (medium), nothing dominating from the hops. Friday, May 17, 2024
Theydon_Bois	3.7 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge Can from HOTM online, split at and with James, 13/04/24. Murky marmalade orange with a decent just off white head. Nose is orange zest, grass, melon, pineapple, mango. Taste comprises juicy citric peel, pineapple, mandarin, guava, papaya. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with balanced light juicy hop bitterness. Tidy enough IPA. Monday, May 13, 2024
ITFCDan	3.5 Buxton / BritHop Girl From Mars Sunday, May 12, 2024
ITFCDan	3.5 Buxton Hatchet Sunday, May 12, 2024
Garrold	3.5 Buxton Over Exposed! Can. HOTM online. Opaque medium gold. Decent Buxton swede. Squeezed orange up front. Some oaty notes. Touch of earthy hop leaf. Taste has the customary Buxton bitterness with a wheaty sweetness. Medium body feels a touch flabby. Fine carbonation. Pithy bitter finish. Not a deal going off here, and I could very well be wrong obvs, but I get the feeling this is a re-badged beer. Friday, May 10, 2024
nosajhongkong	3.8 Buxton Gatekeeper 0,44L can (with new label) bought at Buxton Brewery, Buxton, UK. Aroma: Moderate roasty maltiness with black coffee, cocoa, dark chocolate and caramel. Light woody, earthy and herbal notes. Subtle dark fruits Appearance: Pours an opaque deep brown colour (almost black) with a dense and foamy beige coloured head that has rather good retention and leaves average lacing. Taste: Similar to the nose with a moderate bittersweet flavours of roasty malts, coffee, dark chocolates and woody, herbal hops bitterness plus moderate burnt toast bitterness. The hoppiness and bitterness increases at the end. Palate: Medium body with a slightly oily texture. Moderately-low carbonation. Finish has a moderate bitter kick of dark cocoa, coffee and woody hops. Overall: A simple and traditional English Porter with solid and relatively complex flavour for 4.1% ABV. It has the roasty and malty flavours of full-bodied dark beers yet is extremely drinkable. Thursday, May 9, 2024
Garrold	2.5 Buxton Infinite Variety 2.0 Can. Buxton online. Hazed deep orange. Nice thick lasting white foam. Nose has a whiff of wheat. Some raspberry. Taste is light dry. Foamy carbonation. Completely insipid. Thursday, May 9, 2024
IpaPils	3.3 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge Lys gul lett tåkete med hvitt skum. Lukter ananas, passionsfrukt og urter. Fruktig lett bitter. Smaker ananas, grapefrukt, utrer og laktose. middels lang, noe oljete. Wednesday, May 8, 2024
redders1974	3.6 Buxton Monsal Mild On cask at Victoria tap waiting for the train home, rich and tasty smooth malty and biscuty Monday, May 6, 2024
MrTipple	3.6 Buxton / BritHop Girl From Mars 27Apr2024 Dank, floral notes, subtle tropical fruits, subtle citrus notes. Slightly hazy gold, medium, creamy, white head. Light bitter. Bitter, juicy, almost zippy citrus fruits, dank floral notes, straw, tangerine peel, soft carb, med bod. Very nice, novel. Can. Monday, May 6, 2024
Leighton	3.5 Buxton Hop Heats CF374 Can at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Pours lightly hazed yellow-gold with a creamy, white topping. Light-medium sweet flavour with a little grainy pale malt, cereal, semi-ripe citrus, low bitterness. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with more pale bread, grains, vague citrus. Drinkable stuff overall. Sunday, May 5, 2024
lmlikesstout	3.9 Buxton Trillionaires Bottle 330ml (BB: 28FEB28) Exactly the quality I have come to expect from Buxton Brewery Company output. Chocolate, fudge, coffee, caramel, biscuit and vanilla in the aroma and taste. Medium bodied. Not too sweet. Rich, warming and so good. Wishing them future success. Sunday, May 5, 2024
Leighton	3.9 Buxton Hop Heats CF316 Can at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Pours lightly hazed yellow-gold with a small, foamy white head. Light-medium sweet flavour, nice mellow dankness, lemon rind, a little peach, white grape, melon. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Balanced finish. Very tasty and drinkable. Saturday, May 4, 2024
DJMonarch	3.2 Buxton Right To Roam Cask Handpump at Buxton Brewery Cellar Bar, Buxton 25/04/2024 Hop aroma. Small white head. Golden bronze coloured, malty, fruity and a little rich on the palate with a bitter and slightly dry finish. Friday, May 3, 2024
DJMonarch	3.2 Buxton Featherbed Cask Handpump at Buxton Brewery Cellar Bar, Buxton 25/04/2024 Herbal aroma. Tiny white head. Light golden coloured, hazy in appearance, hoppy and bitter with a hint of pepper in a slightly dry lasting finish. Friday, May 3, 2024
DJMonarch	4 Buxton Mug Shot Cask Handpump at Buxton Brewery Cellar Bar, Buxton 25/04/2024 Roast and coffee aromas. Tiny beige head. Dark red coloured and a little rich on the palate with some alcohol present. A bitter and slightly dry coffee roast finish. Friday, May 3, 2024
DJMonarch	3.2 Buxton Olicana Blonde Cask Handpump at Queen's Head Hotel, Buxton 25/04/2024 Fruit and hop aromas. Small white head. Light golden coloured, a little hazy in appearance and fruity with apple and citrus flavours. A bitter and slightly dry finish. (As Queen's IPA) Friday, May 3, 2024
Theydon_Bois	3.6 Buxton Hop Heats CF374 Can at home, from HOTM online, 02/05/24. Hazed golden orange with a decent just off white head. Nose is orange zest, grass, melon, tangerine, citric tinged straw. Taste comprises bitter orange, melon, grass, mandarin, soft malts, tangerine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow light juice laden hop bitterness. Okay IPA ... lower end of this series for me. Thursday, May 2, 2024
Gerbeer	3.7 Buxton Krubera 330 ml can. Pours a hazy gold with moderate head. Aromas of pineapple, stoned fruit, candied citrus and bready malts. Flavors of mangos, peaches, dull citrus, and bready malts. A little old but still quite nice. Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Theydon_Bois	3.7 Buxton Hop Heats CF310 Can at home, from HOTM online, 01/05/24. Lightly hazed pale golden yellow with a decent lasting white head. Nose is orange zest, citric tinged straw, light breads, melon, lemon nip. Taste comprises mellow tropical fruits, grapefruit, light pine needle, papaya, mandarin. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with light juicy come grassy hop bitterness. Decent enough IPA. Wednesday, May 1, 2024
fonefan	3.5 Buxton Stacked Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Brugmansia	3.7 Buxton Stacked Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Theydon_Bois	3.8 Buxton Hop Heats CF315 Can at home, from HOTM online, 29/04/24. PNE 0 - LCFC 3. City champions !!!!!!!!! Almost clear light golden blonde with a decent lasting white cap. Nose is orange zest, grass, herb, toasted malts, lemon nip, melon. Taste comprises orange zest, pine needle, grass, melon, mandarin, light stoned fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with grassy come lightly dankened hop bitterness. Tidy IPA with a decent bitter bite. Monday, April 29, 2024
Theydon_Bois	3.6 Buxton Hop Heats CF316 Can at home, from HOTM online, 29/04/24. 0-1 LCFC ... Vardy !!!!!!!! Almost clear pale golden yellow with a good sized white head. Nose is airy malts, lemon nip, grass, melon, papaya, Taste comprises soft malts, tangerine, melon, grass, papaya, mandarin, light perfumed notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. Okay IPA but not a patch on the punch 321! Monday, April 29, 2024
Theydon_Bois	4 Buxton Hop Heats CF321 Can at home, from HOTM online, 29/04/24. Lightly hazed pale golden blonde with a good sized frothy white head. Nose is dank and pissy edged akin to NZ hops, pine resin, grass, guava, stoned fruits, orange zest, gooseberries. Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, lychee, stoned fruits, pine nip, dank chimes, green berry tang. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with dankened come weedy hop bitterness. Solid kit .. very NZ like in its outlook. Monday, April 29, 2024
Gangstergafje	4.5 Buxton Double Gatekeeper 26-04-2024; can; at home (bought at Systembolaget, Karlstad, Sweden). The beer looks delicious. It is a nice and dark brew. The beer is a very dark reddish brown, approaching black. In the light a lovely reddish glow can be seen. On top there is a thick layer of frothy fine brown foam. Foam retention is average-high. A thick drape and fine lacing are left. It looks delicious. The aroma of the beer is also lovely. Malts give amazing aromas of roast and toast. There is caramel and some dried fruits. Lovely chocolate and coffee, some dried tobacco leaves. It is all there. Hops give nice robust earthy and leafy aromas. The yeast brings some slight fruity notes. The coffee and chocolate aromas are delicious and robust. They really give the beer character. The taste of the beer is delicious too. Sweet malts and sweet alcohol, bitter roast and hops, a slight savory toast note. The beer is very well balanced. Amazing. The mouthfeel of the beer is great too. Medium-full body, rather high carbonation and silky smooth texture. Nicely done. The finish has some amazing chocolate and coffee notes and some nice alcohol warmth in the back. All in all it truly is an amazing brew. I approve! Friday, April 26, 2024
Leighton	3.6 Buxton Hop Heats CF315 Can at home in Hackney - picked up via HOTM. Pours clear yellow-gold with a fluffy, white head. Medium sweet flavour with notes of bready pale malts, semi-ripe citrus fruits, low bitterness, a little honey, floral notes. Light bodied with average carbonation. A little grassy bitterness to finish, citrus rind. Enjoyable. Friday, April 26, 2024
Mr_Pink_152	3.3 Buxton / BritHop Girl From Mars Can from Tesco. Light hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light sweet and juicy fruity. Light body. Friday, April 26, 2024
SaintMatty	3.6 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge 440ml Can - Hazy light orange. Mango, orange, passion fruit and a hint of spice in the aroma. Hoppy and slightly tangy taste with notes of orange, grapefruit, pineapple and passion fruit. Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Garrold	4.3 Buxton Greco Bottle. Buxton online. For a big hitter it pours surprisingly clear and light. Sits in the glass a little more viscous with a leggy and lasting super sticky beige foam. Nose has fudge chocolate and toffee. Boozy wet oak. Nicely fruity too. Bit of a blackberry thing, unexpectedly. Taste is sweet and caramel like, with a little oaky bitterness. Slick and easy to drink given the ABV. In fact it’s nowhere to be seen. Caramel and a bit of vanilla oak to finish. Impressively scary easy drinking. Sunday, April 21, 2024
wslydiate	3.1 Buxton / BritHop Girl From Mars Decent straw ipa Sunday, April 21, 2024
nosajhongkong	4 Buxton Monsal Mild 0,44L can (4.5%, and a different label inspired by Monsal's Headstone Viaduct) bought at Buxton Brewery Tap House & Cellar, Buxton, UK. Aroma: Moderate malt aromas of nutty, toasty, caramel, toffee and grainy characters. Moderately-low light roasted malts and chocolate notes. Low herbal and earthy hops. Appearance: Pours an opaque dark brown colour with a very persistent, foamy and tall tan coloured head that leaves quite a lot of lacing. Some sediments at the bottom of the glass. Taste: Moderate maltiness of toasty, nutty, caramel and toffee. Moderate-low sweetness of chocolate, plums, raisins and dried dark fruits. Low earthy and herbal hop bitterness with moderate dark-fruity esters. Hop bitterness increases slightly when beer turns warmer. Palate: Medium body with a somewhat chewy body. Medium-low carbonation. Finish is slightly sweet, but not cloying, with light toasty, toffee and nutty malts plus subtle dark fruits flavours linger. Overall: A really lovely and splendid mild that is as good as the breathtaking view of Monsal Dale. All-rounded characters and excellent drinkability. Might just be my second Buxton's favourite after their Trolltunga Sour. Beautiful can art, too! I wish more breweries could try on this rarer but characterful styles so that these traditional styles of beers that build the foundation of modern craft beers will not be forgotten. Sunday, April 21, 2024
oh6gdx	4 Buxton / Omnipollo Yellow Belly Scotch Sundae Bottle. Black colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is peanut butter, some barrel, mild biscuity and chocolate cookies to it. Flavour is chocolaty, some mild alcohol, peanut butter, wood and mild toffee tones to it. Smooth, and enjoyable. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	4.3 Buxton TAL - 2020 Barrel Masters Series 06Mar2023 Dark roast malts, cacao, burnt toast, coffee, intense oak, bourbon. Hazy, very dark brown, hardly any head. Light bitter. Sweet, dark roast malts, chocolate, burnt molasses, oak, bourbon, soft carb, full bod. Outstanding, punchy, complex, boozy. Bottle. Sunday, April 21, 2024
ManVsBeer	3 Buxton Hatchet Can from Tesco Metro, Manchester. Mildly hazy golden with a bubbly-frothy head. Lightly tropical fruity and dry, in a clearly lower strength brew, which does feel a tad thin. Friday, April 19, 2024
Fin	3.8 Buxton Rain Shadow 2023 Single Barrel (Rum) Bottle picked up online from Buxton webshop and got it sent to Dad's. Had this sat in Frank at Swimming Pool car park, Freyung Thursday 18th April 2023 after a meal and beers at Lang Bräu Freyung Bräustüberl (ok meal nothing special). Pours black, head swiftly departs, this is very smooth. It's a little bit bit boozy but not overly so, despite not being the biggest fan of rum cask beers, this isn't too bad. It's more subtle than others, certainly not in yer face, slight thickness in the mouth. Chocolate and a little vanilla there is also some sweet liquorice. Very nice. Friday, April 19, 2024
jadow77	3.5 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge Wednesday, April 17, 2024
joergen	3.7 Buxton Monsal Mild Draught at Taphouse. Clear ruby coloured with a medium-sized beige head. Fruity and light roasted aroma of caramel and chocolate. Fruity and light roasted flavour of caramel and chocolate. Light roasted finish. Monday, April 15, 2024
arvidspiny	3.8 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge Monday, April 15, 2024
nosajhongkong	3.3 Buxton Cavern Helles 0,44L can (as Cavern gluten-free Lager and new label) bought at Buxton Brewery, Buxton, UK. Aroma: Moderate grainy, doughy and bready malt. Moderately low biscuity malts. Moderate floral and herbal aromas with light lemony note. Appearance: Pours a clean bright yellow-golden colour with a medium persistent frothy white head that leaves quite a lot of lacing. Taste: Moderate floral, herbal hop bitterness. Light maltiness of grainy and doughy tastes. Low to moderate malty sweetness. Palate: Light body with a moderately high carbonation. Finish is semi-dry with a moderate husky, grainy and herbal bitter and astringent note in the aftertaste, and slight minerality. Overall: A fine and light lager though there are many better and more refined examples of this style out there, and certainly much better Buxton's beers. The husky astringency is the major flaw that prevents it from being a more drinkable and pleasant lager. Monday, April 15, 2024
Vignale	3.7 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge Burk från SB. Disig och mjölkig ljusgul vätska med lågt vitt skum. Stiltypisk NEIPA, frisk, fräsch, fruktig och lättdrucken. Smooth och god Sunday, April 14, 2024
Plovmand	3.5 Buxton Monsal Mild From tap at Taphouse, Cph. It pours brown with a beige head. Nutty with light chocolate and toffee. Toasted malty. Tasty and easy drinking. Sunday, April 14, 2024
Desverger	3.7 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge Tap at Taphouse, Copenhagen 25/03/2024 Juicy tropical exotic fruity medley offered, some grass and pine needles, sweet malty backing, balanced bitter hoppy finish. First Buxton beer for ages, very nice. Sunday, April 14, 2024
BlackHaddock	3.1 Buxton Over Exposed! Saturday 13th April 2024, Bertie, Margie and I in Tamworth on a pub crawl. The Old Bank House is having a small Beer Festival, four hand-pulls (I think) and seven beers available direct from the cask. Gravity poured half-pint. Hazed golden body, snow white head. Bitter citrus front, grapefruit to the fore, light sweetness mid-sip but this is a citrus flavoured Pale. Sunday, April 14, 2024
FunkyF	3.1 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge Burk från Systembolaget. Disigt gul med vitt skum. Pigg munkänsla. Lite halvtråkig fruktighet. Saturday, April 13, 2024
DJMonarch	3.4 Buxton Hatchet Cask Handpump at Bevi, Marple 23/03/2024 Fruit and hop aromas. Tiny white head. Clear golden coloured, hoppy and citrus flavour with a bitter and slightly dry finish. Wednesday, April 10, 2024
evergreen0199	3.6 Buxton Stacked Keg at Anchor Tap, Croxley, Herts. A hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, grapefruit, tropical fruit taste/aroma. Decent enough IPA. Wednesday, April 10, 2024
alhazdread	4.5 Buxton King Slayer Monday, April 8, 2024
mr_h	0.5 Buxton / Omnipollo Original Forest Fruits Ice Cream Imperial Stout Monday, April 8, 2024
nosajhongkong	4 Buxton / Neon Raptor Lugg-edge 0,44L can bought at Buxton Brewery, Buxton, UK. Aroma: Medium-high hoppy and sweet fruity aromas of tropical fruits (mango, pineapple, candied orange), citrus and peach. Moderate candied lemon and lime. Light candy floss aroma, too. Appearance: Pours a hazy golden orange colour with a medium-tall soapy white head that has pretty good retention and leaves quite a lot of lacing. Taste: Medium-low hop bitterness of citrus peel, grapefruit and light pine. More dominant lemony and limey flavour with a more prominent floral and sweet tropical fruit esters (like peach and melon) sweetness, especially towards the end. Palate: Medium body with a slick texture. Medium carbonation with a slightly sweet, tropical and floral finish, plus light to moderate citrus rind, grapefruit peel and herbal bitterness at the end. Semi-dry finish. Overall: Yet another fresh, tropical and balanced hazy IPA produced by Buxton, this time paired with Nottingham’s Neon Raptor. Not really familiar with Neon Raptor’s hazy IPA (only drank Retro Racer once), but I guess this one is more towards Buxton’s Axe Edge in terms of flavour profile, and probably fermented with Buxton’s house yeast, too. Nevertheless, a great beer collaborated by two equally excellent East Midlands' breweries. Sunday, April 7, 2024