Tickety Brew
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.64
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The quintessential English ale: a well-balanced classic pairing of Fuggles and Goldings hops.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2026
at 14:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gravity cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Golden copper topped with an off white head.
Nose is biscuit, earthy fruit rinds, straw, herb.
Taste comprises bready notes, stewed fruits, grass, grains.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay bitter.
Golden copper topped with an off white head.
Nose is biscuit, earthy fruit rinds, straw, herb.
Taste comprises bready notes, stewed fruits, grass, grains.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay bitter.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2025
at 11:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Copper coloured with an off-white head. Despite opening with a dry, twiggy bitterness, this turns out to be quite a fruity little number. Red apples and strawberry jam are backed up with plenty of malt and a touch of caramel. I rather enjoyed this - a pleasant surprise from a brewery that I'm not normally that fond of.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 28 Aug 2025
at 16:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2025
at 14:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22/8/2025. Cask at the 33rd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2025
at 13:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Prae Wood Arms beer fest. A clear burnt orange amber coloured pour with a halo go off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, jammy fruits, apple, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, custard apple, toffee, jammy fruits, apple curd toffee. Palate is semi sweet. Rounded, decent cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2025
at 16:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Duke of St Albans, Highgate on 6th June 2025. Clear copper with shallow, yellowy white foam and full lacing. Leafy hops in aroma. Fruity and nutty in-mouth, nuttiness lasting into the finish where it dominates. Smooth mouthfeel and a fair bit of body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Duke of St Albans
on 06 Jun 2025
at 22:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Park Tavern, Eltham. Amber pour with a white head. Nose is banana toffee, caramel. Taste is much the same, quite a malty bittersweet vibe. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2024
at 21:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] Bright amber pour with a tight creamy head; malty aroma; smooth and creamy in the mouth with a fruity malt taste and a light hedgerow hop bitterness; then a biscuity malt finish. A gentle old-fashioned malty bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2023
at 15:43