Buxton Brewery Cranachan

Cranachan

 

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

Collab with: Cromarty Brewing Co.
  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
Score
7.51
ABV: 9.5% IBU: - Ticks: 37
Brewed in collaboration with Cromarty Brewery.

Inspired by our favourite Scottish dessert we brewed this decadent Scotch Ale with raspberries, toasted oatmeal, honey and cream then aged it for two years in highland whisky barrels.
 

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8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. A- Raspberry jam, whisky, malty, raisins. A- Brown color, cloudy liquid, no head. T- Raspberry jam, whisky, honey, malty, toffee, sultanas. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, lingering sweet finish. O- A delightful brew. At 2 or so years old, this was still pretty complex. I thought there might be more of a peaty scotch flavor but it was more of a generic oaky whisky flavor. The raspberry, honey, and cream blended to make a great jammy like flavor. Everything just really came together with this one. Outstanding.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2021 at 19:08


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

330ml bottle. Pours reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma: sweet malts, gingerbread, caramel, red berries, dried fruits, oak. Taste: moderate sweet & light bitter, boozed tinged raspberries, honey, toffee, whisky barrel. Medium body, average carb, smooth finish. Enjoyed this

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2020 at 07:53


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Off white head with a red hue on a dark reddish brown still body. Raspberry, oak, church & red berry aroma. Medium bodied, super smooth with a clean finish. Jam, raspberry, oak, wood, whisky & strong blackberry tastes.

Tried on 14 Apr 2019 at 19:25


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Imported from my RateBeer account as Buxton / Cromarty Cranachan (by Buxton Brewery):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

9/IV/19 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel @ home, BB: 18/I/23, bottled: 18/I/18 - (2019-457) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Pretty clear reddish brown beer, small aery irregular beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty oxidized, spicy touch, ripe banana, caramelised pecan nuts, sugary, pretty oxidized. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, cherries, honey, sour raspberries, fruity, bit sweet, nice. Aftertaste: fruity, very oxidized, dusty, pecan nuts, very interesting, very oxidized as well, lots of raspberries, bitter touch, sugary.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2019 at 21:13


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at the Star and Garter, Bromley. Brown pour with no head. Toffee, raisin and sultanas in the nose. Pear,lots of sultana and toffee in the taste. Interesting brew.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2019 at 09:44


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bouteille 33cl de Malt Attacks, dégustée à la Gnocchi night à Agadez. BB 19/01/2023. Couleur cuivre trouble, col modéré tenace blanc-cassé. Arôme est plutôt dominé par de belles effluves de framboises, le malté perce en retrait avec des effluves de caramel, léger grillé, touche de tourbé (fine) et un bouquet boisé un peu en retrait. Effluve fleurie de miel - blossom. Palais est surprenant mettant en avant le caractère fruité de la framboise avec des notes terreuses et finement acidulées le tout sous couvert d'une petite douceur mielleuse qui confère une pointe adoucie rappelant les amandes grillées. Le côté barrique et BA apporte une petite pointe de tourbé qui reste subtile. Le tout est soyeux et traître avec ces quasi 10%.

Tried on 23 Mar 2019 at 09:41


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, 330 ml from Honest Brew. Shared with Max and Bazz. Dark brown, small white head. Caramel, berries, juicy, sweetish, raspberries, whiskey, tart, low carbonation. Medium+ bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2019 at 06:58


8

Bottled 18JAN18. Smell is pure raspberry and honey flavoured cereal. Taste is sweet, lots of raspberry, tons of cereal, and a big dollop of honey, before being sprinkled with whisky. Creamy mouthfeel, very interesting flavour. Exactly what they wanted.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2019 at 23:00


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Appearance is murky sludgy brown, a small fizzy beige head. Aroma- treacle, toasty malt, marzipan, booze, stewed dark fruit, Bakewell tart, caramel, woody vinous notes. Taste- vinous, chocolate, treacle tart, caramel, woody notes, raisin, plum, sweet dark fruit, quite thick and sweet, raspberry, malty. Nice and interesting ale.

Tried on 09 Mar 2019 at 10:05


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Unclear, deep amber to brown colored, medium to small beige head, moderate lasting. Aroma is of raspberries mostly, some soury fruity notes, malt, caramel and toffee, light toast. Taste is very sweet malt, caramel and toffee, some toasted and light chocolate notes, raspberries and plenty of them and then abruptly cut by some fruity moderate- sourness, some vinous notes, raspberry finish, some light alcohol notes. Medium+ bodied, soft carbonation, oily to sticky. Raspberries... not my favorite take on a Scotch ale.

Tried on 26 Feb 2019 at 21:49