King Maker
(has 3 batches)
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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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
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Fergus. Pours clear honey-gold with a creamy, white head. Juicy dank hop aroma, nice lemon, pine, melon, mango. Medium sweet flavour with decent alcohol kick, some zesty lemon, pine, a little sweat, orange, pale bready, white grape. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish, lightly resinous, with more citrus, rind, pale bread, grapefruit. Punchy stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2016
at 13:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Islo thanks to Fergus, 21/04/16. Clear golden with a decent off White cap. Nose is orange pith, Mandarin, apricot, light pine, toasted malt. Taste comprises juicy citric peel, tropical boost jus, grapefruit, pine, rising alcohol. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent DIPA but there are much better offerings these days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2016
at 13:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Hazy golden body with a thick off-white head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of pine, smoked cheese, green pepper and herbs. Flavour of marmalade, candy, peppery spice, earth and a hot finish. Medium body with a sticky mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Improved as it went on but it’s not as punchy or drinkable as my favourite DIPAs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2016
at 16:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at hanging bat... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet floral hop.. Lightest cheese.. Tiny amount... Soft zesty fruit.. Floral fruit juicy zesty fruit.. Big oily fruit.. Juicy oily fruit.. Lightest cheese on linger
Tried
on 18 Apr 2016
at 10:46
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Nose is mango, ripe melon, lychee, orange, hints of pineapple, waft of pine and a little mint. Very appealling. Taste is like a dry, bitter, tropical punch; mango, lychee, peach, orange, honey, hints of caramel, hints of pineapple leading to a bitter resin and pine, with a herbal, mint note in the dry finish. There is a warming honey and alcohol note to the body. This is a delicious DIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2016
at 15:49
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Eebria, consumed at home Thursday 14th April 2016 Pours gold with a white head, with a nice slick like consistency. Big punchy DIPA, sweetness at first, but there is a dry end. Hold this in your mouth for a while it’s a monster, an absolute monster, I love this it’s like sweet sliced citrus, mainly lemon and pink grapefruit. Aroma is good but when all is told it let’s the side down. It’s a great beer. A6 A4 T9 P5 Ov18 4.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2016
at 15:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml from the brewery via eebria. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of resin, mango, strong herbal, almost minty kick. Taste is bitter, resin, light oily texture, lemon peel. Finish is bitter, light caramel. Teeth coating bittersweet mineral note right up the back.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2016
at 10:07