Subsidiaries
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask, handpump at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London 6th Jan 2012 This would have walked away as beer of the evening if it weren’t for the fact that Tom decided to crack open a Magnum of Gueuze (cheers mate!) Still this beer was utterly wonderful and despite the superb selection on in here, I had two ’Wild Boars’ and would have had more were it not for the fact that it ran out, sometimes something just hits the spot and you don’t want to try anything else and this was that beer this evening after a hard days brewing. Gold in colour moving towards light amber with a slim white head. Juicy, fruity with plenty of hops, I get mango, pineapple along with some sweet citrus fruits such as tangerine and clementine, lovely, lovely beer. A8 A4 T9 P4 Ov17 4.2
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2012
at 09:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at CBC, London. Pours clear yellow with a foamy, white head. Straw hop nose. Light to medium sweet flavor, dry straw, light dough. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Good condition. Dry finish, some delicate grass and straw, mild white bread. Good stuff, but not outstanding like most of the Buxton lineup. (3.7)
Cask at the Euston Tap, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white foam head. Dry grass and straw nose. Light sweet flavor with strong bitterness, some dry grass, hay, dry biscuits. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Sticky and dry hops to finish with lots of grass and straw, light sweetness. Quite crisp on the finish. A very well hopped beer that packs a lot of flavor punch for a low ABVer. (3.8)
Cask at the Euston Tap, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white foam head. Dry grass and straw nose. Light sweet flavor with strong bitterness, some dry grass, hay, dry biscuits. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Sticky and dry hops to finish with lots of grass and straw, light sweetness. Quite crisp on the finish. A very well hopped beer that packs a lot of flavor punch for a low ABVer. (3.8)
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2012
at 04:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. Thanks Tom. Pours clear, yellow-gold with a white foam head. Nice hop nose, some straw, hay and grass. Light to medium sweet flavor, good hop balance, straw and hay, light citrus. Light in body with fine carbonation. Great condition. Clean finish with great balance all the way, good grassy bitterness, some hay, light biscuity sweetness. So smooth to drink. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2012
at 02:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. Pours golden-brown, clear, with a foamy white head. Lightly toasted wood aroma. Nice flavor, lightly sweet, with toasted grains and wood, mild toasted dough, some straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Mildly dry finish, toasty grains and wood, toasty dough, light sweetness. Very solid bitter with nice nuance.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 12:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. Pours clear gold with a white foam head. Has a wonderful grass and dandelion hop aroma. Medium sweet flavor with lightly toasted grains, grass, straw and citrus. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Resinous grassy bitter finish, some pale malts, light white sugar, mild doughy bread. Solid sessioner.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 11:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at CBC, London. Pours dark brown with red highlights and a foamy, tan head. Aroma holds some dark pine, mild roast, burnt grass and faint cocoa. Flavor is big and ballsy. Medium to heavy sweetness with the bitterness to match it. Dark malts of moderate roast, burnt wood and grass, pine, some juicy citrus in the background, burnt sugars. Full bodied with fine, delicate carbonation. Long, deep bitter finish, grassy, with understated roast, sweet and juicy grapefruit, mild wood and cocoa. Quite dynamic and damn good. Buxton is just doing great work these days.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 11:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. First cask ale after the continental lager holiday. Pours clear gold with a fine, foamy white head. Lovely hop aroma of pine, citrus rind and grass. Medium sweet flavor with a strong, grassy bitterness, with lighter notes of crisp straw and zesty citrus rind. Medium bodied with fine, delicate carbonation. Good condition. Sweet, sticky finish, medium sweet with lasting grass and dandelion bitterness. Great beer. Buxton gettin’ it done!
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 10:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium to dark orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grass, grapefruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry. IMO lovely ;O) Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111211] --- Beer merged from original tick of Axe Edge IPA on 23 Aug 2018 at 14:11 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Draught @ Fermentoren, Halmtorvet 29 c, Copenhagen, Denmark 1700. [ As Buxton DDH Axe Edge ].Unclear - hazy medium golden orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, citrus - orange. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, orange, nectary, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20180510] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2012
at 11:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Beer Ritz, Leeds. Swarthy black pour with the merest of brown heads. Plenty of dark choc in the nose alongside notes of figs, blackberry, roast and maybe a little smoke. Silky, fullish mouthfeel. Sweetish flavour with the roasted malts and chocolate notes in the driving seat. Barely noticable ABV and steady rollin’ ballsy hop bitterness that carried on way into the finish. A real little belter of an impy. Tsar La....
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2011
at 16:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home from Beer Ritz, Leeds, kindly fetched over by Matt. Poured a deep dark brown colour with a reserved beige head. Some decent hoppage present in the nose alongside notes of berry fruit and roasted malt. The flavour continued on in a similar vein and struck a tidy balance between roastiness and citrus/grapefruit hop bitterness. A really drinkable and tasty example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2011
at 09:09