Vocation Brewery Bread & Butter

Bread & Butter

 

Vocation Brewery in Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.77
ABV: 3.9% IBU: - Ticks: 57
We’ve set out to prove that an easy drinking, everyday beer can still be special.
Layers of US hops are set against a backbone of British malts, so what this beer lacks in strength, it makes up for in character.

Look out for fresh flavours and aromas of pine, peach, lychee & citrus fruits, tempered by a smoothly rounded bitterness to leave you wanting more.
 

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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Roseburn. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit and citrus, light biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish.
Tried on 23 May 2026 at 08:40

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 5 Dec 2025) Pale golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with peaches, pears, grass and citrus. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, peaches, grass, white bread and a mild grassy/citric bitterness. Fresh, hoppy and quite drinkable. Nice one.
Tried from Cask at Akkurat on 26 Mar 2026 at 21:30

6.6/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
when opened, the can spilled over quite violently soaking my mouse, corner of my keyboard, my jeans, my chair , my desk and the floor. Don't rate when you are working i guess. when a beer spills over like this i punish it at appearance so that get's a 3. I had handled the can fairly until the accident and no different than a lot of other cans that behaved just fine.

looks are hazy yellow, smooth uneven head, looks fine.
aroma is mild ale, high qality mild ale - no signs of infection, hops are uk ish ale hops, very well balanced to the malts. aroma is very good, but a bit mild.
flavor is mineral watery, nutty dry malts, well balanced hops that are tasteless but not at all metallic and work as a spice to a delicious dish. the beer has a mineral watery crisp dry mouthfeel. a areal quencher, i could drink this in endless quantities, except i'd be too drunk to drink at some point. Great beer for walking or working out or relaxing afterwards.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2026 at 17:31

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
I had a smooth moment with this beer, at home. It is an aromatic white IPA, citrus, grapefruit, perfect touch of hop, sparkling and dry, 16.08.18, at Prélaz, finding it through qoqa.ch
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 05:58

Cask pour at Sheffield taproom. Foggy golden pour, hint creamy off-white head leaves solid lacing. Aroma is bready and soft. Taste continues with beady flavors with a pillowy mouthfeel. Soft and subdued, but tasty and oh so easy to drink. A real experience.
Tried from Cask at Vocation & Co. - Sheffield on 10 Feb 2025 at 12:13

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Аромат не сказать что бы ярко фруктовый, есть при этом хмелевая горчинка сразу, что странно. Может немного ананасов, легкие цитрусы. Цвет почти не мутный, пенка слабая. Вкус весьма хмелевой с горчинкой. Цитрусы есть, что то похожее на ананасы и все, ибо остальные нотки от горячи. Скучно если честно, хотя для паба на разок пойдет.
Tried on 07 Feb 2025 at 06:12

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask thx to Giongi
Tried from Cask on 06 Jan 2025 at 16:54

6/10
Tried on 23 Feb 2024 at 19:02

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
440ml can as part of a delivery from the brewery and drunk at home. Pale yellow, the colour of Chardonnay. Clear with a small uneven white head. Notes of melon and white grape, with some underpinning vanilla malt notes. Taste is sweet and lightly fruity, a little bit of gooseberry. The teeniest tinge of bitterness follows. There's so little to it, yet it's great for what it is.
Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2023 at 20:43

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Alehouse, Stroud May 2023. Golden in colour, with a moderately-sized, white, head. Ripe malts, tangerine fruits, a touch of citrus hop leading to a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2023 at 05:11