Vocation Brewery

Microbrewery in Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 5 Venues

Established in 2015

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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.

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Blik, 440

Degelijk schuim, geel, hazy
Grassig, hoppig, vrij zuur voor de stijl, bitterzure nasmaak
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2026 at 21:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 7.5
0,33 can. Opálos szalmasárga szín, szép, sűrű, tapadós hófehér hab. Aroma: lime, grapefruit gyümölcsösség, közepes illat-intenzitás, picike finom élesztősség, amúgy letisztult. Korty: nem túl testes, jó firss, üdítő. Tiszta hatású, inkább lime-ra emlékeztető trópusi gyümölcsösség, gyenge citromossággal. Keserűség IPA szinten kevés, inkább egy session jellegű ízesített, finom, de nem igazán komlós IPA. Lecsengéskor kis malátás édesség.
Tried from Can on 04 Mar 2026 at 18:42

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
pours clear dark brown, settles black with a dark brown head.
aroma is chocolate, dark chocolate, faint roasted malts. roasted malts and tons of chocolate. quite intense for the abv.
Flavor has a good balance between dark chocolate and roasted malts and there is even a bit of bitterness in there, which is very aromatic and reminds me of roasted malts bitterness or chili bitterness. Not an extreme imperial pastry stout, but rather a session chocolate stout that does not come off as watery or thin. They managed the ABV reduction well.
Tried from Can on 03 Mar 2026 at 16:18

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can 440ml. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Vocation Hilltop Lager ]. ABV: 4.3%. [20260301]. 6-/3-4/7/3/-14
Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 16:30

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Van tap bij DAVO in Zwolle gedeeld. Juicy, fruitig, citrus, grapefruit, orange peel, licht droog, mandarijn. (1-3--2026).
Tried from Draft at DAVO Zwolle on 01 Mar 2026 at 15:34

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Minster Inn, York. Pours near black with a thick beige head. Aromas of toffee, chocolate and vanilla. Taste adds some liquorice. Roasty finish.
Tried on 01 Mar 2026 at 12:23

6.5/10
Tap. Beeroom. 150ml

Beetje schuim, oranjegeel, licht hazy
Nectarine, aards, best bitter, droog

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Tried from Draft at Beeroom Craft Pub on 28 Feb 2026 at 20:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
cloudy yellow to maybe bit golden, huge beige creamy head.
very unusual color for a stout.
Aroma does have raspberries and white chocolate - comes off as light, but not thin. reminds me of raspberries flødeboller.
flavor is raspberries, fruit stones, white chocolate, fruit stone bitterness, toffe malts, grapefrut peel like hoppy bitterness (i think).
The color really confuses me. While the beer is pale, the flavor is more towards a pastry fruit ale or similar, but smooth like a stout. Easy drinking and the bitterness keeps it away from being cloying.
Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2026 at 22:26


7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
The mid-session interval beer for my two days at the Bradford Beer Festival - end of Day 1 afterthought. Clear hazy golden with lots of strength and lots of hoppiness, with hints of tropical fruit in both aroma and taste.
Tried from Draft at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 26 Feb 2026 at 15:32