Buxton Brewery Black Rocks

Black Rocks

 

Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
Score
7.46
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 61 Ticks: 81
A new-age classic style that we've re-mastered and re-brewed for the first time since 2014. An IPA, in all respects but appearence.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

440 ml can from Beru Vykhodnoy in Moscow. Pours black with a tall beige head. Aroma is raosted malts and coffee, with some citrusy hops poking through. Taste is dry, ashes, coffee, very roasty. Medium bitter finish. Unusual. Very stout-like.

Tried from Can on 18 May 2019 at 17:59


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from EU swap 1/2019. Thanks Minutemat! Well attenuated, thin body, moderate carbonation. Loads of hops and bitterness all over the place, grassy, zesty, typical CDA hoppiness. Slightly more roast than some might like, but okay with me. Drinkable, tasty, very good.

Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2019 at 18:40


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, kindly donated by, Gurthnar, many thanks. Almost black color with medium beige head. Aroma of dark malt with citrus hops. Taste, dark malt, coffee, citrus hops.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2019 at 18:30


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can at tasting, thanks Gurthnar. Hoppy and malty aroma and taste, citrus fruit, roasty notes, medium bitter. Medium to full body, malty and hoppy bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2019 at 18:30


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Draft at Murphy’s Law, Den Haag. Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of grassy hops, roast, dark chocolate and fruity hops. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft at Murphy's Law on 21 Mar 2019 at 23:37


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap at Murphy’s Law. Black with light tan head. Sweet roasted dark malts, raspy dry, cola, coffee, nutty, chocolatey, grassy, gritty. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 21 Mar 2019 at 17:38


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Murphy’s Law. Hazy dark brown with big beige head. Roast, raw cocoa, dank fruity hops, soft marijuana, light dried red berries, earthy leaves and dry old wood. Under medium sweet and medium bitter. Just medium bodied with a bit dry feel.

Tried from Draft on 21 Mar 2019 at 17:26


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

This was in a can at 5.5%. From Crafty Bottle. Deep brown almost. Black colour with a tan head. Malty and dry fruity aroma taste also dry. Full body.

Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2019 at 21:29


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From a 330ml bottle on 28/10/2015. Pours a very drak brown with a big head. Has quite an odd aroma - blackcurrant is accurate, with some vegemite yeastiness. It’s a malty beast in the mouth, with lots of roasted, burnt malts, some chocolate notes, and more vegemite. There’s a bit of sweet fruit in the mix, and the bitterness is firm and resiny. The texture is a touch creamy and the carbonation soft. An unusual and quite interesting black IPA which I’m a little undecided about. Perhaps I should give it another try...

Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2015 at 04:31


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Taps Beer Bar, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a dark mahogany with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is grassy hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a yeast, grass nettle hop bitter, light grapefruit sour palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2015 at 10:51