Buxton SPA

Cask, Keg, and Bottle: Unfiltered. Regular.

Hop changed from Cascade to Citra in 2011. The Cascade SPA has a separate entry.

A light, refreshing, hoppy pale ale. A showcase for the incredibly aromatic North American hop – Citra. It has a lovely citrus aroma, with juicy fruit flavours in the mouth. Medium bitterness.

3.5

328 reviews

Buxton, England

Community reviews

3.5 330 ml. bottle. Bottled 26SEP18. Clear pale golden, little head. Nose is harsh white grape peel and wild weeds. Very harsh bitter weeds, white grape skins lacking body or anything fruity, crude harsh straw, pepper, very lingering almost no low mineral body, interesting but too harsh, sort of wonder how this would fare on cask.

3.9 Bottle. 4.1%. Best before 24.02.19. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head. Good lacing. Juicy hop aroma, with orange, grape fruit, hint of strawberry. Light berries note as it warms. Flavour is juicy citrus hops as well. Bitter hop finish with a lingering floral note. Overall pretty god; well-balanced with a nice (juicy) hop profile. 24.11.18.

3.6 Botella. Quite hazy golden, Medium white head. Pleasant quite fruity hoppy aroma, exotic fruitiness, peachy like, some yeast. Good palate. Lovely flavour of exotic fruits, peach and apricot too with citrus, good bitterness. Yummm

3.0 Color dorado amariillento, translúcido y limpio, con capa de espuma blanca de dos dedos de grosor y retención decente. Carbonatación suave. Textura acuosa. Cítricos y toque herbal en nariz. Cítricos, grano y toque herbal en boca. Amargor suave al final del trago.

3.6 Bottle, big bubbly head, a touch hazy deepish gold color, citrusy fruity flavor with a touch of bread, citrus fruity flavor with herbal tea, a mellow piney bitterness and a light lemony fruity sourness. Nice and enjoyable.

3.7 Bottle from Brew Dog online shop. Hoppy aroma, malty notes, citrus fruit. Tastes the same as aroma, light to medium bitter. Light to medium body, hoppy bitter finish. Simple and easy to drink, good.

3.5 Robe jaune paille, mousse très abondante et tenace, grosse carbo. Nez très fruité, agrumes. Très grosse amertume en attaque, pamplemousse rose et écorce d'orange. Ensemble assez sec. Arômes très sympa, mais très très amer.

3.8 Bottle. Thanks zvsn. Slightly hazy pale yellow with big bubbly white head. The aroma has notes of pine, onion, citrus, soapy and herbal. The flavor is mild bitter with notes of herbs, onion, pine, citrus, soapy, low alcohol. Slightly dry, light to medium-bodied. Very refreshing.

3.7 Bottle. Hazy golden with a b big bubbly head. Aroma of fresh fruity hops, notes of pears and hay in the nose. Sweetish, grainy, fruity, citric (lemon), mild bitterness. Light -bodied, smooth, clean and easy to drink. Great thirst quencher.

3.5 Previously had this on cask which I absolutely loved...This is from the bottle, I preferred the cask version.golden, clear, white foam, light sweetness, light sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, medium body, thin feel, soft carbonation, bitter,

3.2 Draft at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours classic good, fairly transparent, with medium-grain white foam. Aroma is nice: malty and grainy. Body is average with medium carbonation. Taste is moderately sweet with some balancing bitterness. Finish is average with a little residual bitterness.

3.3 33cl bottle from Beer Hawk, enjoyed in a snifter on 4-Jul-2018. Hazy pale amber with a medium sized white head. Aroma of cereal, citrus Light to medium body and carbonation. Medium bitterness and fruity - grapefruit, lemon, orange rind and floral hops. Bitter finish. Nice pale ale.

4.1 Mousse : Chapeau blanc aérien, réduit rapidement Couleur : Jaune clair, légèrement brumeuse Nez : Houblon floral, agrumes : citron, pamplemousse. Bouche : Attaque agrumes fraîches, citron, pamplemousse. Houblon aromatique, très floral et corps malté. Final puissant et équilibré : superbe amertume, agrumes et épices levurée. Avis : Blonde Anglaise (Pour moi une APA) rafraîchissante, au houblon floral et agrumes particulièrement agréable, couronné par une magnifique amertume. Titrant seulement 4,1°, le résultat est une franche réussite.

3.6 Pours yellow with a nice head. Hoppy aroma with mandarine, lemons and passionfruit. Tastes bitter with hops, lemon, passionfruit and mandarine notes. Medium body

3.5 Average Pale ale. Enough hoppyness, nothing special added to this one but it isnt neccesary

3.3 Bottle 330 ml from Thomas. Aromas are hoppy with tropical fruit, citrus and subtle biscuit. Pours a golden hazy body with white head. Taste is bitter and hoppy and citrusy with tropical fruit and subtle buttery notes of biscuit.

3.9 LCI. Uit de fles geschonken. Smaakvol voor 4% abv: hoppig, citrus, fruitig, licht bitter en fris. Heerlijk!

2.2 (paille claire, nez houblon-citronné (citra !), bouche ∞-amère, no subtilité, déglingue la bouche, 0-plaisir, peux pas savourer)

2.8 Gulbrun klar med fingerhøyt hvitt skum. Lukter sitrusskall, tørket frukt og noe honning. Middels fylde og bitterhet. Smaker sitrusskall og lett honning. Ren.

3.7 330 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.

3.5 Aroma of fruits, bread, grass and hints of herbs and citrus. Pale golden with a white head. Medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium body with a average to soft carbonation. Dry and slightly bitter finish.Overall a very plesant Golden Ale. Nice refreshing hop bitterness with a balancing sweetness from the malt. Easy drinkable.

3.5 Bottle. Clear pale golden yellow. Strong citrus flavour, quite a hoppy bitterness.

3.8 From a beer hawk mystery case. Pours golden light orange. Aroma of fresh hops. Very hoppy taste , and not too sweet. Great bitter.

2.9 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

3.8 Bottle. Almost clear golden with white head. A bit bitter in the beginning, but orange, grapefruit and citrus dominates. Some herbs and pine in the end also. Good, but the aroma is amazing.

3.4 Hazy golden colour with small white foam. Aromas sweet of citrus leaves and grapefruits with notes of grapes and slight soap. Palate, light body with smooth texture leaving slighty dry finish. Taste, bittersweet of grapefruits, and more graoefruits? Overall, nice brew for only 4% with strong hop character.

2.9 Liked by jen and even Jonah, not so much by Andy, fizzy and fruity with a light yellow colour

4.0 Beer Hawk advent calendar as it looks like most have 👍 poured cloudy with a strong grapefruit and pineapple smell slight malty after taste with a bitter over tone. Got to say I like it.

4.2 Bottle at home in Beer Hawk advent calendar. A nice murky pour with a good and long-lived head. Loads of hops on the nose and even more in the taste. Surely you can't call this a pale ale? its an IPA with those massive hops! Mind you, Buxton do like their hops, so their interpretation of a pale ale is probably going to be full of them and somewhat shouty. Whatever. This is a very good beer.

0.9 330ml dark bottle, unfiltered. No 2 bottle from the Honest Brew advent calendar. This is too hoppy for me. Not my thing at all, and I'm now wondering if I'm going to dislike the rest of the calender. I recently worked my way through a Hoptimism delivery and found most of the beers they sold were not to my taste. I am beginning to suspect it may be the case with Honest Brew. I do prefer malty beer. While I like hops as a means to balance the malt, and while I have enjoyed, perhaps more because it was new, beers with citric hops in the past, I have genuinely had a problem with beers that use an excessive (to me ) amount of hops. At one time it was just American brewed beers that used excessive citric hops, but it seems that a lot of new British breweries are doing the same, and Hoptimism and - it seems - Honest Brew favour those sorts of beers. I can't finish this - I've only had a few sips. I don't like hop tea. I like beer. This burns my lips and tongue.