Little Valley Brewery
Microbrewery in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Established in 2005
Contact
Turkey Lodge Farm, New Road, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5TT, England
Description
Set up by Wim van der Spek and Sue Cooper, commencing production in June 2005. All beers are vegan friendly and all but a few are certified organic. Most are available on cask and bottle conditioned.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-GBBF. Cloudy yellow with a small white head. Lemon, roses and spice in the aroma. Sweet and spice and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2007
at 11:33
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. A Belgian English beer? Hazy gold, lasting off white head. Thin, dull, no great aroma. Odd yeast. Some odd yeast and an empty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2007
at 03:53
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
[i] Bottle, picked up from small delicatessens shop in Leominster [b] Bottled as Suma Penumbra Organic Stout[/b][/i] Poured murky dark brown edging towards black. Nose was slightly sharp with some bitter coffee notes detected. Tasted sour and sharp, this pretty much dominated and swamped out the other flavours, there was a bitterness, it was dry but overall this will be remembered for being very sour and not really my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2007
at 02:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[i] Bottle, this was as Suma Long Wall Mouse, picked up from delicatessan shop in Leominster [/i] When I saw this was brewed by a Dutch brewer my thoughts immediately were that this was brewed by Anglo Dutch. Poured hazy warm golden colour vanilla on the nose with some hops. Quite refreshing vanilla once again showing itself, slightly dry but a touch sweet with malts also at the fore. This was very nice and suprsied me, much better than the Suma stout I’d just had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2007
at 16:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, amber with nice white head, good bitterness, slight sourness, maltier than expected. I think this is a pretty reasonable beer and better than it’s ratings suggest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2007
at 13:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a white head. Malty bitter fruity aroma. Sweet malty fruity flavor with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2007
at 07:57
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
First ratingRating added 6/30/200750 cl bottle, thanks Pelle from The Rover! (Actually no longer at the Rover when updating the rating).Dark brown color, small tan head. Acidic scent, like a Flemish sour or a Bier de Garde. Sour and malty taste. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness. This has to be infected!3/2/3/2/5=1.5RerateBottled at Porterfestivalen 2017, October 18.Clear dark red to black color, tan head. Acidic, malty scent. Malty, grainy, slight acidic taste. Acidic, grainy aftertaste. Weak, thin mouthfeel, low bitterness.5/4/5/2/9=2.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2007
at 04:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of Ungstrup. Clear, amber golden with a white head. Lightly sweet, nutty aroma. Fairly light-bodied with vaguely sweet caramel notes. The finish is dry. 090507
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2007
at 11:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pale orange with short lasting white head. Aroma of orange peel, grass and flowers. Flavour was grainy with some bitterness in the finish. Pretty good for a bottled beer of this strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2007
at 17:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask gravity at Rare Breeds BF 2007. Cloudy orange/gold with lasting bubbly white head. Nice spicy wheat. Bit odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2007
at 03:29