Picked up by MrsMC at a farm shop somewhere near Manchester
Not a fan of most of Buxton breweries beers apart from Axe Edge but the Nuts and Crosses peanut butter milk stout I had at Trackside, Buxton breweries pub in a converted industrial unit was lush.
I've had a few good beers from Buxton, usually find them at the Pavillion Gardens craft fairs
Axe Edge is dangerously drinkable for a strong IPA. Most of Buxton's range seems to revolve around very hoppy tasting beers/IPA's that taste too similar IMO. There's a lot better breweries in Derbyshire. They've got the Tap House in town (always feel like I've been fleeced and only drunk one type of beer when I've been in there) as well as Trackside out on the industrial estate. Not been in the pivvie since the last carnival!
Interesting, worked my way through a few Buxton beers tonight after grabbing some from the pop-up market in town today. A couple of porters, a bitter (which was excellent) a DIPA and a pale ale. All were very tasty.
Can't wait for this on christmas eve. The curator of our beervent calendar has done a splendid job this year.
We can't remember where we bought this from, which is a shame becaise it's fantastic
Home bargains have some interesting beers
The fad for very hoppy, citrus IPA and pale ales has, thankfully, died a well deserved death, and not before time.
That hasn't happened. There's still absolutely loads of them around. You're obviously avoiding them because you don't like them
Got that wrong, my regular drinking den is always trying new brews from various breweries, and whenever they get a new one in, I’ll give it a try, and while there’s quite a few which are definitely hoppy rather than malty, I haven’t tasted any in the last few years that are anywhere near as bad as they used to be. The boss of the brewery in Melksham who supplies the pub I drink in is of the same opinion as me, their hoppier brews are refreshing and perfect for warmer weather, same as all the other local breweries, they’re just not like sucking a lemon!
Grabbed a lonely bottle of the Coffee Stout from Aldi yesterday.
MrsMC says I'm not allowed to only bring one bottle home in future
Haven’t been in Aldi for drink in ages, and as there’s one a mile from me, I think it’s beholden to me to grab some and give it a try.
Milk Town Brewery in Melksham are doing one at the moment, a Mocha Stout, ‘Three Times A Week’, which I mentioned before and it’s very drinkable indeed, definitely shouldn’t be restricted to three times a week, three times a day, more like, for medicinal purposes only, of course… 😉
When I went into Sainsbury’s before Christmas to grab some drink for the holiday break, there wasn’t much left, but I did get a few cans of Hobgoblin Ruby, and a pack of Brewdog Black Heart. I made the mistake of drinking a can of the Ruby, before the Black Heart, making me think it was pretty mediocre, but I gave it a second try and I must say it’s not bad at all, the flavour is fairly subtle, which is why the Ruby spoiled it, but on its own I liked it very much, especially if you follow the serving instructions when pouring it, it’s got a lovely thick creamy head on it.
I must get some more soon… 🫠
This is rather good
Exeter Ales Darkness, with one of The Raven’s wonderful pies - Wild ‘Shroom, on a bed of classic mash, with Raven Ale and Red Wine gravy. Mmmmmm! Excellent beer, goes well with the pie. 😎
As the NT cafe across the way was closed, I consoled myself with a pint of Folly Road Corvus Milk Stout in the Red Lion, Lacock. Folly Road is a sub-brand of Wadworths, Devizes.
And very good it is, too!
Love Lanes Dark Stout@6.7% is very nice and from Home Bargains for £1.49. Chris the brewer from Burning Soul in Birmingham also likes it, he's got a 7.0% Coconut Porter on at his brewery tap btw.
Not technically a stout - what the hell is an Imperial Brown Ale - but rather lovely, if a little unwise at 10.5% at 6pm on an empty stomach 😴
