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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
18th April 2026
Bottle. A light haze on this amber beer, decent bubbly very pale tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, modest fine carbonation. Soft malts, a touch of malt cream, dominated by caramel that is a little bit tangy and a little fruity. A decent soft bourbon soaked ripe fruity back end. A pleasing touch of oak induced vanilla. Tidy brew. I do sometimes wonder if any of these newer breweries have the balls to brew old ales or barleywines without hiding behind good barrels. Just a thought.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2026 at 19:02

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Thanks fonefan! Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity and some mild toasted tones. Flavour is herbal, grassy, some mild fruity and earthy tones.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2026 at 17:32

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can from Kvickly @ Home. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma of light malt, sweet fruity hops, light citrus. Flavor is sweet, little malt, fruity hops, citrus. Thin to medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish. 160426
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2026 at 16:52

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Aroma: Juicy fruity hops with tropical fruits. Flavour: Fruity bitter and sweet with tropical fruits and zest. Aftertaste is dry bitter and fruity sweet. Colour: Hazy yellow with a white head. From: Can @ Kvickly Viby J.
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2026 at 17:25

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Aroma: Juicy fruity hops with tropical fruits and pine. Flavour: Fruity bitter and sweet with tropical fruits and citrus. Aftertaste is bitter and sweet. Colour: Amber with a white head. From: Can @ Kvickly Viby J.
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2026 at 17:30

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
hazy yellow, white head. a lot of fruits in the aroma, comes off as slightly artificial like soap with fruit aroma. the friuty aromas a re quite tart and sour like citrus fruits, also a sweeter note like unripe peaches.
flavor is nicely sour and refreshing with sour beer and citrus fruity notes combining in a good way. on par flavor wise with the good belgians. It is strange that aroma and flavor is so far aprt. flavor is not at all artificial and is driven by the sour beer, attenuated and improved by the fruity notes.
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2026 at 14:44

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Aroma: Juicy fruity hops with citrus. Flavour: Fruity sweet and bitter with citrus. Aftertaste is sweet and bitter. Colour: Hazy yellow with a white head. From: Can @ Kvickly Viby J.
Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2026 at 15:52

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Aroma: Honey with spices and roasted malt. Flavour: Very sweet with honey and spices. Aftertaste is sweet with spices and nuts. Colour: Black with a tan head. From: Can.
Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2026 at 16:48

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
pours clear light yellow, settles cloudy light yellow with a neat cremy smooth wihte head with large bubbles.
aroma is very refreshing, mild sweet malts and mild sweet citrussy hoppy flavors create a mild bud very gentle and nice base, hoppy herbal notes to keep it interesting. almost a bit too light and mild though.
flavor is grapefruit, pine, malt sweetness, citrussy notes from hops, bitterness from malts, bit from hops, from alc. pretty complex but again a bit mild or watery or mild. the ABV keeps it from being one you could drink a ton of, and it doesn't really show off as better or more potent flavor.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2026 at 13:43

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
aroma is herbal lemongrass, flowery notes, cucumber, more like a belgian pale ale than a hazy. or more like an english pale ale. also it's totally clear (might have settled in the can?) with a creamy white head.

flavor is flowery hoppy, full bodied, medium malty, end is slighlty bittersweet. and nutty.
Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2026 at 13:47