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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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
hazy yellow, fluffy white head
pine and grapefruits dominate aroma. a bit of herbal hops too, somewhere between neutral and crisp malts.
flavor is citrussy hoppy, some strange version of herbal hoppy, like , perhaps a bit like lemongrass but more grassy and slightly hay'ish. there are malts but they are fairly tasteless and neutral, they reappear a bit in the bitter end, which is grapefruit and pine and malts bitterness.

overall impression is okay to pretty good, with a tiny messy thrown in.
it's like the individual flavors doesn't match up, dosn't convene into something truly yummy. tasted better from vocation.
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2026 at 19:16

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can shared for my birthday. Bit hazy light golden. Sweet oats, wheat, gooseberries, soft zesty, lemon, grassy. Under medium sweet and bitter. Over loght bodied. Feels quite light, nice beer.
Tried from Can from Beer Dudes on 05 Apr 2026 at 16:06

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried from Cask at The Trackside on 04 Apr 2026 at 17:02

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
really nice hoppy citrussy, hoppy flowery, hoppy lemongrassy aroma, also grapefruit and a little pine. fullbodied malts that are still somewhat crisp.
flavor is bitter hoppy, citrussy, lime fruit, hoppy herbal, neutral malts that add some sweetness but is not really crisp.
Not as refined as aroma but clearly drinkable and seems to be somewhere between classic IPA and hazy IPA.
Tried from Can on 04 Apr 2026 at 15:43

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 8.5
Last of the three Vocation beers as an alternative to having four more already rated in the Rochdale Ale Trail to reach all ten venues visited. It's milky, its chocolate grows in aftertaste, although this is best and full in aroma. Strength is a factor in this one, although texture-wise it's pretty easy relatively to the alcohol content.
Tried from Draft at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 03 Apr 2026 at 18:46

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 8.5
Second abandonment beer from the Rochdale Ale Trail, from which I got six of the ten location stamps, nevertheless this is a cracking clear golden brew to abandon for. It's full of white chocolate in both of aroma and taste, with a clean texture and taste crisp from keg.
Tried from Draft at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 03 Apr 2026 at 18:39

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
I've abandoned the Rochdale Easter Ale Trail as I always do for this hazy golden brew, which is hoppy, more pale than wit, with very mild herbal qualities. Not a wit for me, not in a regular sense anyway, but it's a worthy beer.
Tried from Draft at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 03 Apr 2026 at 18:37

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
'Daddy, we love your beer stories!'
'Yay! They're so exciting! Tell us another one!'
'Yes, daddy, will you tell the one about Brut IPA again?'
'Sure I will. Brut IPA was a style of dry IPAs that were popular in the late 2010s, but disappeared with out a trace.'
'Did you ever see any more of them, daddy?'
'Why, yes, I had one in 2026 by Vocation called Dry Humour. I had in on draught in their Halifax bar.'
[lots of cheers]
'What was it like?'
'Well, it was light gold, hazy with a small film of white head. The smell was big, bready and yeasty and a little bit muddled. Tasted bittersweet, with a touch of lime zest sourness. It finished very dry and with low carbonation as per the style.'
'Was it good, daddy?'
'Well, not really. It was okay.'
'What did you rate it on Brewver?'
'A slightly generous 6.3.'
'Did this mark a resurgence in the style?'
[chuckles] 'Well, kids, that's a story for another evening.'
Tried from Draft at Vocation & Co. Halifax (Vocation) on 03 Apr 2026 at 16:53

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Handpull cask at Vocation & Co, Halifax. Mid-brown and unfathomably thin with a full beige/khaki head. Roast malt in the aroma, some coffee, slight metallic note. Taste is bittersweet and very metallic. Light body, soft carbonation. Drinkable but not a lot here sadly.
Tried from Cask at Vocation & Co. Halifax (Vocation) on 03 Apr 2026 at 16:25

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Aroma: Juicy fruity hops with citrus. Flavour: Fruity bitter and sweet with citrus. Aftertaste is bitter and sweet. Mouthfeel is above average carbonated. Colour: Hazy yellow with a white head. From: Can @ Kvickly Viby J.
Tried from Can on 02 Apr 2026 at 16:32