The Nutcracker

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

Pale Ale - Flavoured Winter

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7.15

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

Celebrate the colder months with The Nutcracker from Vocation Brewery a rich, full-bodied winter ale that brings warmth and comfort in every sip. Crafted with roasted chestnuts, soft vanilla, and layers of biscuit and caramel, this seasonal release delivers depth, sweetness, and a touch of gentle spice. A hint of earthy bitterness provides balance, making it the perfect fireside companion. A truly festive beer that captures the spirit of winter.

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7.8

Biruski (4902) reviewed The Nutcracker from Vocation Brewery 1 month ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Copper with a firm head. Nutty, baking spice, toasted malts, toffee, vanilla, caramel. Medium bodied. A brief snap of bitterness in the finish. Came in expecting a mess but this somehow works. It may be a bit all over the map but it comes together well.

Tried from Can on 06 Jan 2026 at 19:52

7.4

simontomlinson (7969) reviewed The Nutcracker from Vocation Brewery 1 month ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Large foamy white head on a murky chestnut coloured body.
Chestnut, malt & woody aroma.
Medium to full bodied, foamy cloying - sticky.
Malt, toffee, chestnut & vanilla ice cream tastes with a big fruity finish.
All mixed up but gels well!

Tried from Can at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 23 Dec 2025 at 21:32

gave a cheers!

7.4

LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed The Nutcracker from Vocation Brewery 1 month ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can from the Three Hounds Beer Cafe & Bottle Shop. Nose is caramel, toffee, digestive biscuit, nuts, allspice. Taste is caramel, vanilla, chocolate biscuit, nutmeg, cinnamon, nuts, toffee. Earthy sweet with a malty bitter twist.

Tried from Can at Three Hounds Beer Cafe and Bottle Shop on 20 Dec 2025 at 14:24

6.6

TET (6603) reviewed The Nutcracker from Vocation Brewery 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

A brown beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has toffee, vanilla, chestnut, feels sweet. Taste has slightly burned toffee, some chestnut. Not so sweet as I feared based on the aroma. Medium bodied. Pretty nice.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 19 Dec 2025 at 12:17

7.9

Olut (21769) reviewed The Nutcracker from Vocation Brewery 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Any beer named Nutcracker should surely be sweet, right? Deeper golden west coast style appearance. It's much more than that in taste though with one of the most stated vanilla flavours I've had in a light brew, which is borderline sweet to rich. Its aroma doesn't quite match its taste, but is certainly not detrimental as this is a fabulous brew.

Tried from Draft at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 06 Dec 2025 at 20:00

gave a cheers!