Vault City

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues
Associated Webshop: Vault City

Established in 2018

Contact
A1 Industrial Park, Unit 2, Sir Harry Lauder Road, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15 2QA, Scotland
Description
Mixed fermentation brewery specialising in locally sourced, heavily fruited and hop-forward beers with a sense of place and seasonality.

Big flavours and bright colours, that’s what you can expect from Vault City Brewing. We’re the UK’s biggest sour beer producer and we’ve been making fruit-forward, modern sour beers in Edinburgh since 2018.

Our mixed fermentation style and distinctive house culture create the perfect base for real fruit ingredients, which gives our beer its intense aroma and flavour, not to mention the eye-catching colours.

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at ecbf. Pours deep purple, nose is blackcurrant, funk, oak, taste is juicy fruit, tart, funky.

Tried on 25 May 2019 at 07:54


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

Keg at ecbf. Pours orange, nose is massive mandarin, orange, funk, taste is juicy citrus, sweet, Brett funk.

Tried on 25 May 2019 at 07:20


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

Keg at ecbf 2019 Friday... Deep red.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft dry floral berries fruit nose... Soft sweet beer.. Light sherbert berries.. Light vanilla

Tried on 25 May 2019 at 06:58


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Keg at ecbf 2019 Friday... Hazy amber.. Thin white lacing.. Sharp zezty mandarin.. Dry orange peel nose... Soft sweet orange.. Juicy juicy orange

Tried on 25 May 2019 at 06:58


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at BD Castlegate. It pours oily jet black with minimal head. The aroma is sweet, oily, sticky, toasted brown sugars, rocky road, coffee cake, chocolate gateaux, whisky, sticky and fudge. The taste is slick, oily, filthy, vanilla cake frosting, gateaux, coffee cake, treacle, boozy warmth, whisky warmth, tar, boozy heat, chewy action and roasted malt with a slick, whisky finish. Fulsome body and low carbonation. Perhaps could be done with a bit more carbonation, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2019 at 15:56


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at OverWorks. It pours cloudy creamy red with a thick, fluffy pink - white head. The aroma is ripe strawberries, juicy, shortbread, Victoria sponge cake, touch of cream and vanilla custard. The taste is crisp, dry, bright, juicy, puckering, so much damn strawberry, tart, strawberry smoothie, tangy, zingy, kick of acidity to keep it in check, mellow vanilla, bit of gooey marshmallow and raspberry pip with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, roamy carbonation. Delicious stuff. Insanely drinkable. Wow.

Tried on 11 May 2019 at 14:33


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Beer Zoo, I think. Looks like tinned strawberry juice. Thin, dense, lacing, lasting, leggy, just off white head. Nose has strawberry mousse. Tinned strawberry. Ripe peach and mango. Strawberry milkshake and yoghurt. Taste is tart, sweet, and a little bitter. Nicely juicy and fresh. Medium body. Slick, fruity and mouth watering on the palate. Fine carbonation. Hugely refreshing, tart, and fruity on the finish. Impressive that an 8.5% beer just drinks like pop. Awesome.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2019 at 22:12


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled picked up at BD Castlegate. It pours cloudy bright orange with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, juicy, tangy, creamy, orangey, tangerine, mandarin, wet hay and orange creamsicle. The taste is dry, tart, zingy, bright, tangy, very juicy, orange creamsicle, tangerine, mandarin, orange chewits, mild acidity, passion fruit and mouth pucker with a smooth, fruity finish. Medium body and fine, massaging carbonation. Crazy drinkable and fruity. Yum.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2019 at 20:28


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

375ml bottle. Hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of fresh apricots. Taste is sweet, sour, tart, apricot, some lacto, smooth and creamy mouthfeel, absolutely no trace of alcohol. Medium bodied. Beautiful sour.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2019 at 16:32


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

375ml bottle. Hazy red with a pink head, good retention. Aroma of juicy fresh strawberries, vanilla. Taste of sweet juicy strawberries, a touch of vanilla, a little lacto, berries, creamy smooth, subtle acidity, no trace of alcohol whatsoever, incredible stuff. Medium bodied. Absolutely beautiful sour.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2019 at 16:19