Wychert
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.24
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Named after the well known Haddenham walls. Meaning White Earth or mud. The walls are built in layers of local subsoil, mixed with chopped straw. Each layer is left to dry, the next layer is added, and when complete tiles are placed on the top for weather protection.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle purchased as part of a delivery from the brewery and drunk at home. Light amber/brown and clear with a wisp of off-white head. Light aroma of caramel and oak, slightly peppery. Taste is sweet followed by a lightly astringent bitterness, English ‘hops’, slightly woody finish. Watery body with medium carbonation. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2026
at 21:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Red Lion & Pineapple, Acton, London. Very dull bitter. Mahogany colour. Predictable but not offensive.
Tried
from Cask
at
Red Lion and Pineapple (JDW)
on 24 Jan 2026
at 16:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Malts and a general sweetness in the pleasant aroma. Pours reddish amber with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Sweet malts again initially in the mouth, together with some berry fruits. After a while traditional hops start to take over with a caramel base and some traces of nuts. Finish is quite dry and bitter. This is a pretty good traditional bitter that punches well above its weight.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jun 2022
at 22:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Thomas Lloyd, Warwick. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, malt, earthy, nutty, herbal, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Thomas Lloyd (JDW)
on 13 Jun 2022
at 19:44
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Cask at Knights Templar (JDW), Bristol. Pours light hazed dark golden with a white cap. Aroma: grain & cereal malts, caramel, light grapefruit. Taste: light sweet & bitter, more malts, grain, bread, light caramel, fruity hops. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Steady.
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from Cask
at
Knights Templar (JDW)
on 12 Jun 2022
at 22:31