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.

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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hazy yellow colour with medium white head.Aroma is mild fruity and with flavour of pine mild dry and rusty light bitterness and good crispy fresh mouth feels nice well balanced by style beer.My Xmas rating No 57 2025/26
Tried from Can on 09 Jan 2026 at 12:52

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Copper with a firm head. Nutty, baking spice, toasted malts, toffee, vanilla, caramel. Medium bodied. A brief snap of bitterness in the finish. Came in expecting a mess but this somehow works. It may be a bit all over the map but it comes together well.
Tried from Can on 06 Jan 2026 at 19:52

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Nafta, białe winogrona, cytrusy, tropiki. Barwa jasnozłota, przejrzyste, trwała piana, ładny lacing. Goryczka zaznaczona, cytrusowa. Wytrawne, wszystko ładnie zbalansowane, cytrusy wychodzą trochę bardziej na pierwszy plan, soczyste, owocowe. Bardzo dobrze się pije.
Tried from Can on 05 Jan 2026 at 21:23

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Golden, turning into orange, cloudy, with yellowish foam. A slightly malty aroma, with hints of citrus and exotic fruit. Full body, creamy with a noticeable wheat graininess, delicate saturation. Quite juicy, citrus and tropical fruits blend. The alcohol is well-hidden, but you can tell you're drinking a strong beer. The bitterness is subtle, with a hint of resin.
Tried from Can from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 05 Jan 2026 at 11:46

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
440ml can. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a big, lasting fizzy white head. The aroma is yeasty, light herbal. The flavour is yeasty, bitter, with a somewhat light, yeasty, light piney, light citrus palate. Medium to light bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried from Can on 04 Jan 2026 at 23:55

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
440ml can. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is cranberry, fake sugar. The flavour is over moderate sour, with a crisp, super tart cranberry, herbal, light cardamom palate. Medium to light bodied with lively carbonation. Way to sour to drink in any kind of volume.
Tried from Can on 04 Jan 2026 at 21:22

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can, gift from Mum. Hazy golden body with a few flecks beneath an off-white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of smoked wood and icing sugar. Flavour of sugar and white chocolate. Medium body with a sticky mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and sugary. A mess.
Tried from Can on 04 Jan 2026 at 21:10

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Brzoskwinie, tropiki - bardzo intensywnie, trochę cytrusów. Barwa jasnozłota, mocno opalizujące, piana znika do krążka, śliczny lacing. Goryczka bardzo niska, zestowa. Gładkie, nie czuć %, słodkie, aromatyczne, bogate, ale przyciężkawe choć przy 250ml było ok.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jan 2026 at 13:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
440ml can. Poured a hazy golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is raspberry. The flavour is moderate sour, light sweet, with a crisp, tart raspberry, pineapple, light sweet vanilla palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 03 Jan 2026 at 21:57

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can that my daughter bought me from M&S for Father's Day - cheers Em. Dark brown with a beige head. Looks thick on pouring and has a good rich, smooth mouthfeel. There's chocolate syrup up front, with dark caramel coming through, but their sweetness is well balanced by the toasty notes of the stout behind. There's a touch of raisin and a little caramelised white chocolate too. No cookie though. I have to say, I often find flavoured stouts to be quite artificial-tasting, but this one tastes like the real deal. Good stuff, really enjoyed this, a great New Year's beer!
Tried from Can from Marks & Spencer (Various Locations) on 31 Dec 2025 at 19:26