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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
1st September 2018
Coggleshall beer festival. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth, mildly dry, good fine carbonation. Nice condition. Light and sweetish malts. Trace of esters. Hops bring decent tangerine. Floral citrus, touch of grapefruit. Light crispy finish. Nice. Bright and drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2018 at 15:28

6/10
Tried on 04 Sep 2018 at 20:42

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF '18, day 1, 07/08/18. Black with a well presented lasting tan covering. Nose is brown bread, toffee, dried fruits, grains. Taste comprises liqourice, spice, fruit slice, dried frutis, brown bread, nutty, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent mild.
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2018 at 08:51

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ C4, Odense. Pours clear yellow with a White head. Citrus, grass and bready malts. White bread. Bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2018 at 17:14

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF '18, day 4, 10/08/18. Very lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white head. Nose is mellow citric flesh, grassy, caramel, bread dough. Taste comprises caramel, biscuit, sweet notes, breads, orange, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, seim drying close. Ok golde.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2018 at 16:03

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 3 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Crouch Vale Asteroid ].
ABV: 4.2%. Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, wheat - minerals, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, wheat - minerals, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180809]
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Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2018 at 13:07

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask GBBF 2018. It pours clear golden amber with a medium white head. The aroma is sweet, oily, bright, grape, sappy, resin, biscuit and bread. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, oily, sappy, earthy, pine, resin and a touch of citrus peel with a slick, oily finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Oily mouth feel. Could be a bit bright and more expressive. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2018 at 14:19

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
9th August 2018
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth and fairly dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Dry and mildly grainy pale malts. Dry ripe citrus. Some peel. Light dry finish. A big disappointment from CV, desperately uninspiring.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2018 at 18:58

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate on the nose. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2018 at 22:36