Vocation Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Cragg Vale,
West Yorkshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 5 Venues
Established in 2015
Contact
Unit 8, Craggs Country Business Park, New Road, Cragg Vale, HX7 5TT, England
Description
Brewing bold beers from our hilltop in Hebden Bridge and pouring punchy pints from our very own taprooms. We’re resolutely in the business of setting standards, not following trends.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can. Color: Hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Hoppy, tropical and citrus fruit. Taste: Following the aroma. Notes of orange, tangerine, hints of lemon, some pineapple and grapefruit. Moderate sweet, over moderate bitterness. A bit zesty at the finish. Medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 13 Aug 2026
at 18:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can on the train from Ipswich to Liverpool station.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2026
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Draft
at
Charters Bar
on 07 Aug 2026
at 21:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Doing the Vocation truffle shuffle here having previously had their triple version. This one is more regular in strength with good sugary-chocolate notes available in both aroma and taste. The malty base is quite prominent too in this not quite black coloured stout, which is only mildly sticky-sweet.
Tried
from Draft
at
Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation)
on 06 Aug 2026
at 16:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
A fiesta before today's siesta. Blonde and carbonated, the lime is a lot more obvious than the cactus in this one, but it has that exotic lager taste they were clearly looking for here.
Tried
from Draft
at
Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation)
on 06 Aug 2026
at 15:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Havnens Vin Og Tobakshus. Pours cloudy deep red with large white head. Aroma is intense sour cherry, redcurrant, blackcurrant, vinegar, and hints of yeast. Taste is light to medium sweet, faint bitter, and medium to very acidic. Body is oily with medium carbonation. Finish is long and balanced sweet and acidic with notes of sour cherry, redcurrant, blackcurrant and vinegar. Appearance: +1 for the nice label.
Tried
from
Havnens Vin & Tobakhus
on 01 Aug 2026
at 23:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught keg at Tønne, Leicester. Light gold and clear with a little visible carbonation and some uneven white head. Grainy aroma, a little bit spicy. Some cardboard, traces of lemon. Bittersweet in the mouth, a nice balance with some citrus bitterness in the long finish. Decent carbonation buoys up the body. Passable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tønne
on 28 Jul 2026
at 17:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Can. Pours a hazy orange colour with a tight white head, light hop aroma with hints of citrus, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2026
at 17:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Draught @ SKAAL Sønderborg. Pours hazy peach yellow with airy white head. Clear aroma of citrus and malt, eith touches of yeast anf fruit. Bitter, hoppy amd citric flavour with sweetish notes of fruit and malt, and touches of yeast. Bitter and citric aftertaste with fruity hints. Warming alcohol presence. Satiating and decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2026
at 18:10