Make Hay
Vocation Brewery in Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
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"Make Hay" is a British IPA (6.2% ABV) from Vocation Brewery. It celebrates new UK hop varieties like Harlequin, Jester, Olicana, and Opus, offering tropical and citrus flavors. The beer also uses Roots Revival malt, a climate-conscious variety. Vocation Brewery is based in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. The "Make Hay" beer is a celebration of British ingredients and brewing. It's part of Vocation's special edition range. The beer's flavor profile includes mango, peach, passionfruit, and grapefruit notes, balanced by a light biscuit malt sweetness. Vocation Brewery emphasizes their commitment to using innovative hop varieties and supporting sustainable farming practices. The phrase "make hay while the sun shines" is an idiom meaning to take advantage of a good opportunity while it lasts, much like farmers need to harvest hay quickly when the weather is favorable.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
hazy pale yellow colour, huge, dense eru-ish off-white head; aroma of fruity-estery,some green tea, grassy and citrusy notes; taste has similar notes to the aroma with a good amount of hoppy bitterness and some marmalade; good one
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2025
at 22:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On the day I'm drinking this beer in history in 1919 First World War belligerents made hay by signing the Treaty Of Versailles, formerly ending the war, and unwittingly sowing the seeds for the next one. Hazy golden with bitter-sweet hoppy tropical fruit notes.
Tried
from Draft
at
Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation)
on 28 Jun 2025
at 22:03