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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6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Lake Kilpisjärvi in Finland is the most northern lake I have visited. Clear golden, never saw any head on this one. It's full of sugars, although not quite at marshmallow standards, but it's on the sweeter side of hoppiness with jam and sherbet in the mix. It has a very clean texture too.
Tried from Draft at Crown & Kettle on 21 Mar 2026 at 13:32

8/10
Massive chocolate and mint. Maybe a bit sweet.
Tried from Draft at The Strugglers Inn on 21 Mar 2026 at 13:10

6/10
Some citrus grapefruit, malty and slight sweet
Tried from Cask at Duke William Hotel on 21 Mar 2026 at 12:40

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Deutlicher Kaffeegeruch. Weicher, schokoladig malziger Beginn, viel Kafee, zunehmend Süß. Unterstützende Vanillenoten gefallen, cremig, unterdurchschnittlich karbonisiert, was das Bier süffiger macht. Cremig, voluminös, süffig. Leicht alkoholisch zum Ende, gefällt. 11/11/12/11/8/11
Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2026 at 21:51

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Aroma: Dark roasted malt with chocolate and caramel. Flavour: Very sweet with chocolate and light bitterness with chocolate. Aftertaste is sweet lightly bitter. Colour: Black with a tan head. From: Can
Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2026 at 18:37

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Pours a light gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Can at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 20 Mar 2026 at 18:15

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 5 Overall 7.5
clear dark brown, huge smooth light brown head
strong and quite powerfull aroma of sweet oranges and roasted malts and dark chocolate. the oranges aroma does not come off as artificial, but rather like if they had used orange peel to spice things up. Very well balanced aroma that presents itself as a whole - not the individual parts. Quite impressive body and power for a 4.5% alc beer.
palate is a bit watery, chocolate dissolved in water. Flavor is a good balance between orange lemonade, chocolate and dark, slightly roasted malts. the beer feels very light and is extremely quenchable and easy drinking for a dark beer. quite dry - not sweet - not even fruity sweet - but also not bitter.
Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2026 at 17:44

6.6/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
when opened, the can spilled over quite violently soaking my mouse, corner of my keyboard, my jeans, my chair , my desk and the floor. Don't rate when you are working i guess. when a beer spills over like this i punish it at appearance so that get's a 3. I had handled the can fairly until the accident and no different than a lot of other cans that behaved just fine.

looks are hazy yellow, smooth uneven head, looks fine.
aroma is mild ale, high qality mild ale - no signs of infection, hops are uk ish ale hops, very well balanced to the malts. aroma is very good, but a bit mild.
flavor is mineral watery, nutty dry malts, well balanced hops that are tasteless but not at all metallic and work as a spice to a delicious dish. the beer has a mineral watery crisp dry mouthfeel. a areal quencher, i could drink this in endless quantities, except i'd be too drunk to drink at some point. Great beer for walking or working out or relaxing afterwards.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2026 at 17:31

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Pours a hazy pale orange colour with tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry fruity finish.
Tried from Can at Vocation & Co. - Hebden Bridge (Vocation) on 15 Mar 2026 at 20:00

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
hazy pale yellow colour, one inch of dense, ecru-ish off-white head; aroma of tropical fruity, peachy, some over-ripe tangerine and celery notes; taste of syrupy sweetness, some hoppy bitterness and the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; not that bad
Tried from Can from La Capsule Beer Shop on 14 Mar 2026 at 21:43