The Hop Factor and the return of the EPA
A few weeks ago, JK and I snatched the opportunity to blast down the M5 to Newland, near Malvern to pay a visit to the good folk at Charles Faram, the Hop Factor and Merchant. Chances are, if you’ve ever drunk British ale, the...
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2012
We’re delighted that we have once again been asked by our friends at Heason Events to supply ale to the annual Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF). This week-end long event is amongst the pre-eminent adventure film festivals in the world, right up there with Banff and Kendal. We...
Preview of 2012
2011 has been EPIC for us here at Buxton, and we are really looking forward to seeing where 2012 takes us. Here are some of the headlines from 2011… 208 brewdays 17 different beers Range from 3.6% ABV to 9.5% ABV 5 IPAs including 2...
The 12 Joys Of Beer
Instead of the 12 days of Christmas, why not ponder the 12 Joys of Brewing? It often strikes us, as brewers, that the folk that actually buy and drink our beer miss out on an enormous amount of the sensory enjoyment that can be had from...
Christmas Beers (JK)
I’m not a fan of big, sticky sweet, flavoured, specially brewed kitsch Christmas beers; I’ve never seen the appeal. I prefer something a little more elegant at the Christmas table, something to replace the ubiquitous red/white wine or champagne. I’ve tasted some much better options to...
Fighting to defend Black IPA
This is amongst the first ever blog posts to appear on this website, and for some, it may come across as old news, however; here at Buxton, we love Black IPA, and in our objective opinion, the style can perhaps be best described, as serious fun....
How we name our beers
HOW WE NAME OUR BEERS: Folk often ask us how we go about naming our beers, so we thought we’d fill in some of the blanks…. All of the beers have a name based on either Buxton itself, or the surrounding geography and geology,...
WILD BOAR WINS CHAMPION BOTTLED BEER AT NOTTINGHAM BEER FESTIVAL
Last week saw the prestigious Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival, held at Nottingham Castle, in the heart of the city. This festival also hosts the SIBA (Society of Independant Brewers) annual beer competition for the Midlands region, which stretches from Oxfordshire all the way...
