Buxton SPA
Buxton Brewery
- From:
- Buxton Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #142 - ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,180 - Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 9.55%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 02, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 05, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.48/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Copenhagen 25/6 2021. 50 cl bottle from Spar, Støberigade, Kbh. SV. A map in fairly strange colors of Buxton and the Peak District.
Pours unclear pale yellow wit a big white head. Stable. Settles as uneven, lumpy layer of foam struggling to cover the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.
Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet fruit and malts mingling with a stronger scent of citrus fruit. Sweet pale malts. Light touch of peach and forest berries. Lemon and lime. Dry vibe. Light herbal touch.
Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is fairly intense with a light sweetness followed by strong hard edged bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter. Lingers for a while. Finish is dry.
Quite intensive and a bit ruthless when it comes to the bitterness.
Mar 04, 2025Pours unclear pale yellow wit a big white head. Stable. Settles as uneven, lumpy layer of foam struggling to cover the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.
Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet fruit and malts mingling with a stronger scent of citrus fruit. Sweet pale malts. Light touch of peach and forest berries. Lemon and lime. Dry vibe. Light herbal touch.
Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is fairly intense with a light sweetness followed by strong hard edged bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter. Lingers for a while. Finish is dry.
Quite intensive and a bit ruthless when it comes to the bitterness.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.89/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
330 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.1%. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of fruity hops, notes of mango and other tropical fruits. Fruity hops in the flavour too, citrus and pineapple, moderate bitterness. Good body for its low ABV.
Aug 07, 2020
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.96/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled and possibly bottle conditioned
Pours a slightly hazy misty golden body with big big white foamy head
Tropical fruit aroma, there's pineapple and grapefruit
Bitter finish easy drinker
Jul 27, 2017Pours a slightly hazy misty golden body with big big white foamy head
Tropical fruit aroma, there's pineapple and grapefruit
Bitter finish easy drinker
Reviewed by NilocRellim from Minnesota
3.53/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear yellow/gold colour. Smells like light grains, citrus, grapefruit, and earthy hops. Tastes sweeter citrus upfront, cereal malts/golden ale body, with a lingering hops aftertaste.
Apr 25, 2016
Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
4.06/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours an almost clear yellow with a medium frothy white head. Aromas of citrus, rye bread, grapefruit, peach. Taste is peach, citrus, rye bread, grapefruit, minerals. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Very good.
Jun 11, 2015
Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
3.3/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Bottle: a standard 330mL brown bottle with a standard macro label. Purchased from Leura Cellars.
Appearance: poured into an Innis & Gunn tulip - a murky orange-brown in colour with a fluffy one-finger head that drops away quickly. Solid in body with limited lacing.
Aroma: plenty of citrus hops, some sweet bread malts and light orchard fruits. Note: as usual it is better to let this one lose its chill - didn't get much when the bottle first opened.
Taste: the hops and yeast come through a little sharp.
Aftertaste: once the harshness drops, a smooth orchard fruit taste comes through.
Mouth feel: a bit flat in feel, but it brings the flavours through well enough.
Overall: a reasonable English pale ale, but certainly not the best I have had to date. Add the price being over AU$100 a case, and this one I will have only when reduced.
Mar 16, 2014Appearance: poured into an Innis & Gunn tulip - a murky orange-brown in colour with a fluffy one-finger head that drops away quickly. Solid in body with limited lacing.
Aroma: plenty of citrus hops, some sweet bread malts and light orchard fruits. Note: as usual it is better to let this one lose its chill - didn't get much when the bottle first opened.
Taste: the hops and yeast come through a little sharp.
Aftertaste: once the harshness drops, a smooth orchard fruit taste comes through.
Mouth feel: a bit flat in feel, but it brings the flavours through well enough.
Overall: a reasonable English pale ale, but certainly not the best I have had to date. Add the price being over AU$100 a case, and this one I will have only when reduced.
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.48/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.48/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Coming in a 330ml brown bottle, bottle-conditioned; bottled on 20/12/2013, served mildly-chilled in a straight pint glass. Notes: according to the back label, Citra seems to be the only hop variety used in this brew.
A: pours a lightly murky, dark yellow straw-ish colour, coming with a thin layer of off-white head and fairly mild carbonation.
S: ripe pear-ish esters come in harmony with pale malt aroma and sweet citrus hops; given a good swirl, a semi-sharp exotic fruity mixture emerges along with a light tinge of honey-ish acidity and lemony aroma. Not terribly pronounced in terms of aroma extraction from the , but overall quietly enticing.
T: refreshing and mildly effervescent on the entry, the English pale malts come with a lightly stinky-earthy tinge of dried leafy citric hops and yeast sediments, coming immediately dry with savoury bitterness following suit, but somehow the aromatic quality of Citra hops is conspicuous by its lacking, if not total absence. Finishing with a good attenuation level, all in all very much like what a good quality English pale bitter does the best, added with an extra touch of cleanliness.
M&O: light-bodied, refreshingly carbonated and quaffably dry, this pale bitter has delivered some more yeasty-bitter elements than would’ve have been offered on cask, I presume, which in my opinion might be the sole reason why Citra hop’s fruity flavours come so subdued. Being an easy drinking beer, however, the slight contrast between the nose and palate is a minor disadvantage for it to stand out. Would definitely love to try its cask-conditioned version, if available.
Feb 15, 2014A: pours a lightly murky, dark yellow straw-ish colour, coming with a thin layer of off-white head and fairly mild carbonation.
S: ripe pear-ish esters come in harmony with pale malt aroma and sweet citrus hops; given a good swirl, a semi-sharp exotic fruity mixture emerges along with a light tinge of honey-ish acidity and lemony aroma. Not terribly pronounced in terms of aroma extraction from the , but overall quietly enticing.
T: refreshing and mildly effervescent on the entry, the English pale malts come with a lightly stinky-earthy tinge of dried leafy citric hops and yeast sediments, coming immediately dry with savoury bitterness following suit, but somehow the aromatic quality of Citra hops is conspicuous by its lacking, if not total absence. Finishing with a good attenuation level, all in all very much like what a good quality English pale bitter does the best, added with an extra touch of cleanliness.
M&O: light-bodied, refreshingly carbonated and quaffably dry, this pale bitter has delivered some more yeasty-bitter elements than would’ve have been offered on cask, I presume, which in my opinion might be the sole reason why Citra hop’s fruity flavours come so subdued. Being an easy drinking beer, however, the slight contrast between the nose and palate is a minor disadvantage for it to stand out. Would definitely love to try its cask-conditioned version, if available.
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