Hopulist Issue Eight

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In 2018,
the site for
the Cellar
Bar became
available. It’s
a beautiful
little space
with loads of
character.
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One of the most exciting developments that has occurred at
Buxton in recent years is the introduction of the Buxton Brewery
Tap House and then later the Cellar Bar – both in a prime location
in central Buxton, helping people to more easily enjoy the efforts
of its beer makers.
Paul explains: “The Buxton Brewery Tap House, opened its
doors in September 2013 after undergoing an intense nine-month
renovation. The brewery was doing well, the team had been
brewing and distributing their own beers for three years, and was
gaining a reputation in the UK as well as internationally. The time
seemed right to open a tap room, a dedicated outlet to showcase
the brewery’s beers.
“In 2018, the site for the Cellar Bar became available. It’s a
beautiful little space with loads of character. It’s just two doors
down from the Tap House but a lot smaller in size with a nice
little outdoor space. We modelled the style of the Cellar Bar on a
continental Belgian beer bar & wanted the atmosphere to be just
that as well.
“We also have a tasting room at the brewery, which opened in
2017. We often get a lot of requests from people wanting to visit
the brewery, and as a pretty small workforce of just 10 people, it
was difficult to be able to say yes. So, we thought, what about a
Tasting Room that overlooks the brew-house? It’s ticketed entry
and with each ticket people can get our super fresh beer, see where
the beer comes from and find out how it’s made.”
One question we ask every brewer we feature in Hopulist is what
has its proudest moment been. It’s something that feels important
in an industry full of small, independent and often family-run
companies to record the milestones that have meant to most of the
good people of this industry.
Buxton founder Geoff Quinn says that the answer to this
question used to be ‘overhearing positive feedback in a pub in
Sheffield in the early days when the people drinking the beer didn’t
know I was the brewer’. But nowadays, there are bigger successes
that the Buxton team hold dear to their hearts, as Geoff explains: