Buxton King Maker

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton King Maker [baron rating 4/5] - 10.5% copper ale,sugary peachy smell,thick syrupy fruity peppery taste,long hot peppery finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Extra Porter

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton Extra Porter [baron rating 5/5] - 7.4% black ale,coffee vanilla dark choc smell,roast coffee burnt taste,dry vanilla coffee finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Rain Shadow

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton Rain Shadow [baron rating 5/5] - 11.8% black ale,sweet dark choc Bovril smell,thick rich boozy Baileys taste,long bitter choc finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Black Rocks

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton Black Rocks [baron rating 5/5] - 6% black ale,roasted grapefruit acetone smell,balanced roasted piney bitter taste,bitter choc finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Buxton Spa

Bottle conditioned with light carbonation

Buxton Buxton Spa [baron rating 4/5] - 4.1% gold ale,mineral tangerine zingy smell,zingy bitter grapefruit taste,juicy pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Imperial Black

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton Imperial Black [baron rating 5/5] - 7.5% black ale,dark choc coffee smell,rich sweetish berry choc taste,long rich bitter choc finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Axe Edge

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton Axe Edge [baron rating 5/5] - 6.8% hazy amber ale,sweet tropical smell,syrupy fruity resinous bitter taste,syrupy spicy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Jaw Gate

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton Jaw Gate [baron rating 5/5] - 5.6% amber ale,piney citrus smell,caramel fruity mild syrupy chewy bitter taste,fruity bitter finish Baron Orm

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Buxton Tsar

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Buxton Tsar [baron rating 5/5] - 9.5% black ale,boozy coffee beans berry hoppy smell,smooth rich choc berry taste,long smoky bitter taste Baron Orm

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Thank you to Leigh for bringing this round for a baron rating!

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Buxton Moor Top

Bottle conditioned with dull carbonation

Buxton Moor Top [baron rating 4/5] - 3.6% pale gold ale,citrus cereal smell,crisp bitter grapefruit taste,pithy bitter slight biscuit finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Andrew (@TheAleRoom) from The Ale Room for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Looking forward to baron rating The Ale Room ales

Buying beer online seems to be going from strength to strength at the moment - what better way to get a selection of ales from micro-breweries all over the UK than sat in front of your computer with a beer in hand!  I was contacted recently by a relatively new online beer retailer The Ale Room, who were offering to send me a few samples of their range for review.

They aim to offer both traditional mainstream ales as well as more experimental and innovate beers, their website selection certainly backs this up with a range from Morland Old Speckled Hen to Oakham Green Devil IPA!

Andrew (the owner) had the following to say about why he decided to enter the online beer market:

I launched the website in March this year and it has grown month-on-month ever since. I have a background in digital (and print) media as I worked in the advertising department of a large newspaper firm in London for almost a decade. Tired of the rat race, I knew that I wanted to have a crack at being a business owner but also wanted to start a company where I had a genuine interest and passion in what I was selling (ie.not just doing it for the money). I've always liked good beer so I used this passion and the knowledge I'd picked up working on digital projects for the paper to put together The Ale Room.

Here are the beers that he sent through for review (all of which are available from The Ale Room):

A mighty fine line-up

• Buxton Moor Top - 3.6% pale ale,crammed with armfuls of American Chinook hops, this beer oozes citrus flavour & aroma. It has a lovely sweetness balanced with a refreshing grapefruit bitterness
• Oakham Green Devil IPA - 6% IPA, it's amazing hop harvest aroma is bursting with passion fruit, pineapple & mango developing into a refreshing citrus bitterness and a crisp, dry aftertaste
• Sadlers Hop Bomb - 5% grapefruit. apricot jam. lemon sorbet. blood orange. gooseberry. peach. mango. passion fruit. pineapple. grapes. lime zest. lychees. melon. papaya.
• Thornbridge Chiron - 5% American Pale, golden in colour,the aroma is subtle but spicy with citrus notes and biscuity malt. A beautifully balanced and wonderfully refreshing beer
• Thornbridge Raven - 6,6% Black IPA, pours dark with a beige head. Aromas are of intense pine hops and sweet roasted malt. Flavours are a complex combination of bitter chocolate with pineapple & orange preceding a long bitter finish

Look out for baron ratings for these The Ale Room beers soon, and a big thank you to Andrew (@TheAleRoom) for sending them through to me! 

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Buxton Buxton Gold

Buxton Buxton Gold [baron rating 5/5] - 5.2% copper ale,fresh citrus tropical smell,mango bitter orange pithy taste,grainy sweet oily finish Baron Orm

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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

This was part of the autumn pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Details of myBrewerytap's 52 week beer club (Autumn 2011)

The autumn box of myBrewerytap's excellent "52 week beer club" arrived at the end of last week, here are the details of what's in the box. Watch Chris & I unbox the latest myBrewerytap beers:

• Acorn Conquest [baron rating 5/5] - 5.7% well-hopped traditional IPA,hoppy aroma, good citrus flavour & lasting bitter finish
• BrewDog 5am Saint - 5% iconoclastic amber ale
• Buxton Buxton Gold - 5.2% refreshing golden ale with a wonderful aroma & flavour from Amarillo, Liberty & Nelson Sauvin hops
• Fyne Hurricane Jack [baron rating 5/5] - 4.4% blonde & fruitily hopped ale
• Hopdeamon Skrimshander IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% deliciously fruity with spicy citrus aromas, clean fresh taste & dry hoppy finish

• Ilkley Ilkley Black - 3.7% rich & satisfying dark mild
• Inveralmond Ossian [baron rating 3/5] - 4.1% smooth & drinkable with distinct nutty tones & fruitiness
• Meantime London Pale Ale - 4.3% pale ale brewed with Goldings & Cascade hops
• Saltaire Raspberry Blonde - 4% golden speciality ale with an infusion of raspberries

• Stringers Dry Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% bottled version of their Champion Stout of Cumbria
• White's Garter Star 1344 - 4.9% ???
• Williams Bros Profanity Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 7% rich, dark & dry hopped, blend of rich coffee & intensely fruity aromas with a velvety malty mouthfeel
• Wold Top Mars Magic [baron rating 3/5] - 4.6% dark aromatic beer, warm red glow & a smooth malty flavour

Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for the complementary membership to the club, I really enjoyed being a paying member of it last year and so far it looks like it's going to be even better!

Join it now and make sure you say the baron made me do it!