Axe Edge's little brother, Moor Top (3.6%abv) is a corker too. Again, the boundaries of 'Pale Ale' lead you to believe you've tried them all, but along comes another one that just knocks you over and makes you appreciate simple, yet tasty beers. Straw pale in colour, the nose is pure Grapefruit, as you'd expect for a Chinook-hopped beer. The body is smooth and light, although it finishes crisp and with a surprisingly high, late, Grapefruit/Lemon bitterness. As with the other pales, Moor Top is a long, long beer and I could happily drink about 6 of them in the sun. Gimme More.
This is my first set of Buxton Ales, and they've really been a pleasure to drink. As a person, I like the juxtapostition of complex flavours, but carried out well so that each element stands out; Buxton certainly tick that box. Easy drinking, light beers with complex noses are the way to go with Pale Ale, and Axe Edge and Moor Top will probably go on to do great things. Buxton's latest Beer, Black Rocks, is garnering interest too (as you can see from the comments in Part 1 below), and the lads are brewing at full capacity, which is always good to see. Keep an eye out.
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They're great beers, aren't they! Just got back from their brewery and am trying not to dive straight into a bottle of Axe Edge...
If you ever get down to Derby, the Five Lamps have at least two of their beers on. Three yesterday, including the Gold which was more than a match for their 'wild boar and orange' sausage sarnie.
Axe Edge is a dangerously drinkable beer...all the flavour in it makes you forget it is 6.8% and after a while the sudden realisation that the floor is moving is a bit of shock...but all the beers I have had from them have top quality..
Will have to keep an eye out for them. I have not noticed any over here yet.
some massively positive feedback on here when it comes to Buxton, it seems! Thanks guys. Scoop - that sandwich sounds awesome, and I will check that out.
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