Crouch Vale Brewery

Regional Brewery in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: The Queens Head (Crouch Vale)

Established in 1981

Contact
23 Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5ZA, England
Description
Crouch Vale Brewery was established in 1981 by two beer enthusiast. The brewery was cobbled up from whatever was available cheaply. In 2006 a new brewery, purpose-built and capable of much more consistent and better product quality, was opened. However, the original production ethos was (and still is) maintained – ingredients are purchased on quality rather than price and the brewery is still manned by real people, who hand-craft the beers.

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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Pours very slightly hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma of grapefruit, hop, grass, tropical fruit, flowers and lemon. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Finish is dry, with citrus bitterness. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2018 at 11:37

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
10th August 2017
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Very hazy orange beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and has a fairly modest carbonation. Dry malts, trace of grain and mildly sweet. Hops bring a pithy orange and orange peel. No Ekuanot exotics. Dry and slightly bitter finish. Disappointing. Crouch Vale have done better single hop Golds.
Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2017 at 04:11

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at the Queens Head, Chelmsford. Pours dark golden with a good sized lasting off-white head. Aroma of hop, fruit, grass and floral notes. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light body, slight oily texture, above average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2017 at 04:09

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at the Queens Head, Chelmsford. Pours amber brown with a small off-white head leaving good lacing. Aroma of malt, caramel, hop and light fruit. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2017 at 04:01

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Queens Head, Chelmsford as Essex Boys Best Bitter. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, bread, malt and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2017 at 07:33

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Queens Head, Chelmsford. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, hops, flowers, malt and has a nice bitter grassy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2017 at 07:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Queens Head, Chelmsford. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, toasted malt, hops and has a nice hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2017 at 07:12

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head, Chelmsford. Pours golden with a small slightly creamy off-white head. Aroma of hop, citrus, malt, flowers and light biscuit. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2017 at 12:58

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Evening Sttar, Brighton on 28th August 2017. Gold with off-white lacing foam. Intense peel and citrus zest aroma. Grapefruit citrus hoppiness in-mouth. A fruity, zesty finish. Zingy mouthfeel and a lot of body. Exquisite.
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2017 at 17:16

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 3. 10/08/2017. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is dank lemon, little spicy citrus, orange rind, little sweaty. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tangy lemon, dirty citrus lemon. Palate is semi sweet, crisp, pithy, decent cask condition. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2017 at 15:08