Peakstones Rock

Microbrewery in Alton, Staffordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2005

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Peakstones Farm, Cheadle Road, Alton, ST10 4DH, England
Description
Conceived during a Sunday afternoon pint, David Edwards brewed his first batch of Nemesis in May 2005. The brewery now produces 9 different real ales regularly in our 4.5 barrel plant based in the Staffordshire Moorlands. The beers take their names from the surrounding area as the brewery looks out across Dimmingsdale Wood, home of the Chained Oak towards the village of Alton.

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask, gravity at Dudley Winter Ales Festival Sat 26th November 2011 with Bob Dark brown in appearance some roastiness. This is a little woody and with a sort of Oxo© stock cube flavour going on, bit thin in the mouth, strange. Nothing wrong with it but it is not really my thing. A6 A3 T5 P2 Ov11 2.7

Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2011 at 00:58


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13/10/2011. Cask at the 31st Stoke Beer Festival.

Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2011 at 23:00


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask, handpump at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks, 18-05-10 Pours amber with a thin white head. There is light malt and toffee on the nose. Sweet and fruity in the mouth this is a simple session beer, some toffee again, touch chewy, gentle bitterness, easy going and likeable, served a tad warm. A6 A4 F7 P3 Ov13 3.3

Tried from Cask on 18 May 2010 at 10:45


4.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester. A red-brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of butter and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of butter, but also medium notes of malt, medicin, and chocolate.

Tried from Cask on 13 May 2010 at 04:32


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear BF 09. Clear amber, thin lasting beige head. Bit of a syrupy bitter, bit of biscuit, bit of rubber, just below ok.

Tried from Cask on 28 Dec 2009 at 05:55


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Holly Bush, Stockton Brook, Staffordshire. Amber with a thin cream head; caramel aroma; carmael malt flavour with a lightly bitter finish. Acceptable but boring.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2009 at 11:48


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

Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]. Probably the best cask from Smithfield even though it was from a cellar run. Dark borwn with medium off-white head. Roasted malt, some coffee and caramel. Only slightly bitter.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2009 at 08:47


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]... deep brown ... thin lacing ... ligth roast malt ... toasted malts ... little ttofee ... little licorice.

Tried from Cask on 30 Jul 2009 at 02:49


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

Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]Clear medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, burnt notes, light notes of smoke - peat. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090718]

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2009 at 09:28


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

RBESG Sheffield 2009, day 3, Smithfields Hotel, Manchester. Cask, cellar run. Dark reddish brown, creamy head. Aroma of tobacco, roasted malts. Flavour is roasted malts, tobacco, some caramel and a bit of bitter chocolate. Nice beer.

Tried from Cask on 22 Jul 2009 at 13:45