Peak Ales

Microbrewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2005

Contact
The Barn, Chatsworth, Bakewell, DE45 1EX, England
Subsidiaries
Peak Ales owns 1 brewery:
Description
Peak Ales Brewery is a real ales craft brewery based in the Derbyshire Dales, UK. Run by Robert and Debra Evans and their team, they have over 100 years of combined knowledge and experience in producing Real Ale Craft Beers.

Born out of love and the challenges of setting up their own micro-brewery Robert and Debra have successfully produced National Award-Winning Ales in casks and bottle beers.

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Sun, Stafford. Pours a hazy golden yellow with a small foamy off-white head. There’s malts, banana and caramel in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet with oranges and banana to the fore. Some floral hops as well plus hints og bubble gum, spice and ginger. Finish is slightly dry. This is decent.

Tried from Cask at Sun Inn (Titanic) on 13 Dec 2025 at 14:50


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Third on keg at the Sheffield CAMRA beer festival
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Draft on 18 Oct 2025 at 15:31


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Brought back by my Dad from Buxton. Clear amber tinged brown. Foamy off-white head is initially quite Foamy before almost entirely disappearing. Aroma combines sweet caramel with a berry streak. Flavourwise it woody bitterness with a berry edge, over chewy caramel and grains. Light-medium bodied. Slick..Soft-fizzy carbonation is restrained. Long slightly astringent finish..Decent Best.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2025 at 11:28


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

Half pint from the cask at the Stables Bar, Monsal Head. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, bread & toasted malt. Medium body. Smooth light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2025 at 12:44


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Half pint from the cask at the brewery. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, grapefruit, honey, hints of spice & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2025 at 09:28


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

Bottle. Gift off mater and pater. Chatsworth Farm Shop. Clear coppery amber. Thin off white foam stays the course. Proper malty in a toffee biscuit kind of way. Plenty of steeped hop leaf. Tasty affair overall with good balance. Cheers dad.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2025 at 17:39


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Joiners Arms, Bakewell. Mid-gold, clear with a thin white head and lots of lacing. Light grainy aroma. Sweet taste, a little bit of 'hot golde' buttery character, but also with notes of overripe peach. Decent bitterness rounds off the finish. Medium body and soft to no carbonation. I don't generally care for these sorts of beers but this is not a bad one our of the lot.

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2025 at 17:28


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the Peacock, Bakewell. Very light brown, clear with some loose slightly off-white head. Woody aroma, some caramel, maybe touches of berry and paraffin. Sweet taste but the sweetness doesn't run away with it. A little bitterness at the finish. Scoring may be a little kind but I didn't mind this beer.

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2025 at 16:52


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Peacock, Bakewell. Brownish gold and clear with a suggestion of loose white head. Woody astringent aroma. Taste is surprisingly sweet with notes of iced tea and oak chips. Balances itself throughout the course of the sip. Light, almost watery body with little carbonation. I warm to it but it's not overly brilliant.

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2025 at 16:37


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Beer District, Buxton. Pours golden with a good size white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 08:30