VOG Brewery (Vale Of Glamorgan Brewery)

Microbrewery in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Established in 2005

Closed in 2025

Contact
Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry, CF63 3RF, Wales
Description
Established in 2005 and bottling since 2008. Headed by Phil and brewed by Rob, we’re a small team brewing a wide range of beers in cask, keg, bottle and can. Along with a core offering we also have seasonal brews and a one off brew range called ‘New Tricks’. Experimental recipes are run through our small batch kit before trying them out on the main kit and releasing them to the masses. Some of these have proved so popular that they’ve graduated to our core range.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Old rating from 2019 - On cask at Simon the Tanner, Bermonsey. A reasonable effort at a pale ale, dry & bitter.
Tried from Cask on 31 May 2025 at 21:02

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Near black, small beige head. Roast, toffee, dark chocolate, licquorice, some sweetness to balance. Slightly light in body. Decent overall.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:01

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask, third. @Nottingham Beer Festival 2024, Nottingham (England). 12/10/2024 [#7.918 Global - #58 Wales - #1 VoG Brewery (My Welsh brewery #32)] Pours pale straw with a small white head. Aroma: fresh citrusy hops, straw and bready malts. Taste: floral hops, light hop spice. Lively mouthfeel. Next one, please!
Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2024 at 12:05

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 13/11/24. Black pour topped with a big old lasting khaki head. Nose is chocolate, cocoa powder, hazelnut, dark malts, charr, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises tangy fruit esters, cocoa powder, fruit cake mix, raisins, toffee, baking powder, charr, roast malts. Medium bodied with bite., fine carbonation, light drying close. Okay sipper if lacking depth for the ABV.
Tried on 13 Nov 2024 at 21:34

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Bready malt and summer fruit aroma. Bready malt and summer fruit flavor with stone fruit. Medium bodied. Malt and stone fruit linger.
Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2024 at 15:56

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask. Golden beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and light citrus flavor. Medium bodied. Tropical fruit and light citrus linger.
Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2024 at 15:38

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask. Amber beer with a cream head. Malt aroma. Light caramel and citrus flavor with light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Light caramel and citrus linger with light pine.
Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2024 at 15:37

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
11/10/2024. Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Pours clear golden amber with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma is musty, tropical, citrus, yeast, touch mucky. Medium sweetness. moderate bitterness and body. Average to soft carbonation. Not good/right.
Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2024 at 14:17

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
11/10/2024. Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Sith Order 2024 has a dialled down abv from 11.5% to 8.4%. Poured black with a small bubbly tan coloured head. Aroma is chocolate, treacle, coffee, roasted malt, toffee, fruity edge. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, average to soft carbonation. Not a classic but appreciated this from cask at the festival.
Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2024 at 14:17

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[Cask (gravity pour) at the Basingstoke Beer Festival 2024] A bright copper pour with a loose white head; aroma of caramel and hedgerow hops; caramel malt body with an English hop bitterness. A proper ESB, although a little thin.
Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2024 at 22:13