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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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester M4. Pours a clear dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma with some hints of chocolate and coffee. Roasted malty nutty caramel flavor. Slightly watery and thin mouthfeel. Has a slightly sweetish roasted malty caramel finish with some nutty hints in the aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2009 at 10:18


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear dark brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, coffee, toffee, butter, vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and ligt to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090123]

Tried from Cask on 08 Apr 2009 at 02:16


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

Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms, London. Ruby, lasting beige head. Some caramel, bit of butter, but nothing too offensive. Nice enough. Good solid mild. Not many hops. Good malts, good condition and impressive for a 3.0% beer.

Tried from Cask on 22 Feb 2009 at 16:41


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

[500ml bottle from the Country Larder, Trentham.] Hazy copper with a caramel head; caramel aroma; caramel flavour; some spice but lacking any real finish. Very disappointing.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2008 at 14:18


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, Carringtons, Manchester. Cloudy darkish amber colour with a very thin film of head. Biscuity malt aroma with a hint of citrus fruitiness. 5.8% very well masked and palate actually a touch on the watery side. Yeasty, sweet caramel maltiness with muted citrus tones in the flavour. Finished very dry. Started to get a bit tedious towards the end of the glass and put me in mind of a horrendous bar I used to live nearby of the same name.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2008 at 08:45


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

Cask (gravity filled jug) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Clear light to medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, light hoppy, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft - flat. (190108)

Tried from Cask on 04 Mar 2008 at 04:48


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

Treacle like dark brown colour. Bitter, burnt, malt aroma. Flavour is smokey and quite bitter with hints of coffee and treacle.

Tried on 30 Dec 2007 at 05:24


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

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 6/12/07. Reddish-amber colour with a decent white head. Aroma of caramel and grassy hops. Red fruit flavour with a long bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2007 at 14:37


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

Cask (handpump) @ The Swan, ST15, Stone. Clear medium orange color with a small virtually none off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, flowers, lime, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2007 at 03:33


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask gravity at Notts BF 05. Dark chestnut. Disappearing biege head. Good dark malts on nose. Some acids in mouth with more rich malt. Some choc/coffee. Lacks body in the mouthfeel. Malty finish, slightly dry.

Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2005 at 16:12