Battle Horse
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.70
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The 100th brew to come out of the new brewhouse. A celebration of beer. A Black IPA. It’s a bold, relentless beer wth huge character.
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9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
In my point of view, it is a great black ipa, powerful , roasted malt, vanilla, coffee, hop, plum, warm alcool, rich and aromatic., 02.08.18, at Bonfol.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 23 Aug 2025
at 11:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Dark brown colour, almost black, with frothy beige head. Malty, roasted, hoppy nose with liquorice, dark chocolate, orange peel, grapefruit, resin, pine needles and treacle. Roasted, hoppy taste with notes of strong black coffee, dark chocolate, black rye bread, liquorice, orange peel, dried fruit, grapefruit, passion-fruit, resin and a generous citric, resiny bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, sweet. Tasty and well made with a solid citric, resiny bitterness. On the sweet and sticky side. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2021
at 18:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown color, yellowish foam. Aroma: sweet, honey, honeycomb, fruity. Taste: sweetish bitter, slightly roasted and caramel, pine, grapefruit, warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2018
at 12:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours almost black with a creamy beige head. Aroma of sweet rich dark malts, dried fruits, citrus peel, pine. Taste is sweet, rich, dark fruits, dried fruits, citrus, peel, pine, bitter roast malts, warming alcohol, pretty well balanced. Full bodied, soft carbonation. Great black IPA, alcohol is noticeable at 10.5% but it's not too strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2018
at 21:53
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle at home. Pours completely black, with a thin but lasting fine lacing head. Aroma is beautifully balanced and complex. Very nice malty base, with a distinct caramel and dark malt profile. A lot of hops go hand in hand with this, with a nice grassy and hoppy-herbal and spicy aroma. Definition of a black IPA aroma imho, just upped to 10+ abv. Very hoppy. Big body. Flavour is just as complex and deep as aroma. Very malty, a lot of caramel and very roasty for a BIPA, whilst not going too far. Hops is herbal and spicy with quite some pine. Some coffee and chocolate notes. Long piney and hoppy finish. Amazing BIPA, this is what a black IPA should be like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2018
at 00:08
6/10
Tried
on 19 Feb 2018
at 09:09
7/10
DIPA TIPA QIPA ?
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2017
at 22:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Fra fat på Kill the Cat, London 12 Okt 17. Svart. Filmskum med litt farge. Aroma av mørke druer. Smaken lær & mandler. Hint av røyk. Alkoholen godt kamuflert.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2017
at 06:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On Tap. @EurHop, Roma 07/10/2017
Color negro espuma beige, aromas herbales notas tostadas, sabor tostado herbal, resinosa final amargo.
Color negro espuma beige, aromas herbales notas tostadas, sabor tostado herbal, resinosa final amargo.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2017
at 01:52