King Maker
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - Triple Rotating|
Score
7.46
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When the hurly burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won.
Double IPA, first brewed Spring 2016.
Double IPA, first brewed Spring 2016.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is solid hoppy. Sweet. Fruity, solid hoppy. Light fruity. Peachy and crisp fruity far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2016
at 06:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ CBC 2016, Copenhagen. Pours clear golden orange with a small head. Aroma of juicy citrus, tropical notes, grass, malts and caramel. Taste is sweetish, caramely malty and hoppy with some herbal notes, pine and grass. Finish is sweetish, lingering bitter and piney with some herbal hops and grass. Good.
Tried
on 14 May 2016
at 06:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap@ CBC 2016. Pours golden color with a thin white head. Green fruits, some lime. Nice hoppyness, pine, citrus, green fruits. Balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2016
at 06:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at CBC 2016, Red session. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber with a big frothy white head. The aroma is sweet malts, light resin hop, some citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a woody light weedy hop, citrus palate. Some alcohol but not overpowering and not overly hoppy either like many DIPA’s are. Pretty damn good!
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2016
at 05:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
14.05.2016, tap @ CBC:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly concentrated fresh grassy, sorachi hops, citrus peel, alcohol, minerals, leafs, moss, light malts, hints of mango and coconut. Taste is slightly dry foresty, weeds, pine needles, bark, leafs, hay, harsh hops, light malts, moss, lawn, cardboard. Longlasting bitterness, slightly dry and harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly concentrated fresh grassy, sorachi hops, citrus peel, alcohol, minerals, leafs, moss, light malts, hints of mango and coconut. Taste is slightly dry foresty, weeds, pine needles, bark, leafs, hay, harsh hops, light malts, moss, lawn, cardboard. Longlasting bitterness, slightly dry and harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2016
at 03:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
4th May 2016
Also 10th April. Clear gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has modest fine carbonation. Soft malts, good creamy sweetness. Spicy mid. Big Sorachi lemon floralness dominates, touches of candy fruits, marmalade, hop skunk, hop spice. passion fruit and mango. Light spicy finish. Big Sorachi beast with a great supporting cast - terrific!
Also 10th April. Clear gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has modest fine carbonation. Soft malts, good creamy sweetness. Spicy mid. Big Sorachi lemon floralness dominates, touches of candy fruits, marmalade, hop skunk, hop spice. passion fruit and mango. Light spicy finish. Big Sorachi beast with a great supporting cast - terrific!
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2016
at 10:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Golden colour, foamy white head leaving lacing and aroma of pine & resiny hop. Taste is malt caramel with tangy pine & grapefruit bitterness along with some warming alcohol notes. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry grassy & boozy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2016
at 16:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, courtesy of TVT. Cheers Tim! Gold, with a soft haze. Film of sticky, lasting, white head. Tim suggested there’s Sorachi in this, and I’m inclined to agree. Creamy, spicy, herbal hop. A bit heady. Notes of orange pulp. Rye like, spicy malts. Taste is candied fruit sweet. Turns spicy bitter. Soft mouthfeel. Rich, and a tad heavy. Feels the whole 10.5% to me. Chewy sweet finish, with a mouth numbing, herby bitter close.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2016
at 16:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the big Dave tasting at craft beer Co Islington. From caps and taps. Clear golden orange coloured pour with a a lasting off white head. Aroma is nice big spicy citrus, peppery apricot, melon, some alcohol on the nose. Flavour is composed of of semi sweet, orange. Spicy citrus, canned pineapple, apricot and a hint of bruised fruit. Palate is medium full bodied, highish carbonation. Nice sorachi character. Pretty smooth for the abv and good clean bold hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2016
at 16:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks Foiigus. It pours clear golden - amber with a medium white head. The aroma is soft ,fresh, apricot, mango, pear, sherbet, light spice, lemon verbena and some fennel/aniseed notes on the back end. The taste is crisp, bitter, straw, white grape, resin, pine, peppery spice, alcohol heat and some liquorice with lingering bitterness on the finish. Medium - full body and fine carbonation. Pretty unique flavour profile. Decent enough, but not Buxton’s best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2016
at 11:31