Vale Brewery

Microbrewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Vale Brewery

Established in 1995

Contact
Tramway Business Park, Ludgershall Road, Brill, Brill, HP18 9TY, England
Subsidiaries
Vale Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
In 1995 Vale was founded to bring beautiful ales packed full of flavour to the people of Buckinghamshire.

Four years later in 1999, our current Head Brewer Dave Renton joined the team, putting his signature stamp and seal of approval on every Vale beer in the 23 years since.

With a host of awards following in quick succession, we expanded out of our Haddenham home, settling in the hill-top village of Brill, known for being JRR Tolkien's inspiration for the village of Bree in The Lord of the Rings.

In 2021, brothers Joe & Jimmy Brouder purchased the brewery from founders Phil & Mark Stevens.

With a new chapter beginning at Vale, our priorities remain the same: to make wonderful ales each and every time, nothing else.

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2026, Beer#27. The last one!!!! It's always good to finish the sticker album having had three already before the festival began. I was lucky the last two were found in a place I needed to be rather than made a beeline for, and it's a good amber coloured finish. Its good, healthy body and texture is the main appeal giving it a nice mouthfeel. Maltiest in aroma, a deeper tasting hoppy -bitterness provides the flavour. The curtain can come down now on this festival show.

Tried from Cask at Regal Moon (JDW) on 13 Mar 2026 at 11:41

gave a cheers!

6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Third of a pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Hazy amber pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Cask at Red Lion (JDW) on 11 Mar 2026 at 18:49


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask handpull at Penderels Oak JDW London. Clear amber colour lasting off white head. Some sweet jammy flavours like strawberry jam. Some bitterness on the finish. Quite a sweet beer. Sweet ham red fruit. Fine. Decent condition and temperature i liked the strawberry jam flavour.

Tried from Cask at Penderel's Oak (JDW) on 07 Mar 2026 at 12:44


Tried from Cask at Imperial (JDW) on 04 Mar 2026 at 13:47


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A deep black brown with a small dark brown head. The aroma is subdued, with notes of malt, resin, roastiness, and a touch of flowers. The flavour is dominated by roastiness, supported by notes of dried fruit. As it warms, these notes give way to dark chocolate and raisins. A strong bitterness with a herbal and resinous character emerges early. It is dry, with a medium body and carbonation. Pleasantly characterful.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 17:57


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

dark ruby
A - chocolate, raisins
F - nutty, chocolate, treacle malt, coffee aftertaste
nice

Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2026 at 22:21


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

330ml can via Beer52. Poured into my Gordon thistle shaped glass at home on Sunday 15th February 2026. Almost black body, beige roof. Chocolate and coffee hints from start to finish, not too strong or overpowering, but it's got both in the aroma and taste. Pleasant enough, just lacked a bit of 'oomph' to me.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 15 Feb 2026 at 23:00


7

Nice roasted bitterness. Rich body and smooth.

Tried from Cask at Cardinals Hat on 12 Feb 2026 at 13:54


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Pint in the Williams Ale & Cider House in Spitalfields. Met up with my old besr friend from school who was in London from San Francisco. I hadn't seen him for 10 years and there was a lot of catching up. It was great to see him. And the beer was really good. Rich, more malt than hops and just plane tasty. Interestingly I had a pint of Landlord afterwards and it was nowhere near as good.

Tried from Cask at Williams Ale & Cider House (Greene King) on 11 Feb 2026 at 20:27


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half pint on cask at the Hallcross.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. A nice smooth stout.

Tried from Cask at Hallcross on 07 Feb 2026 at 21:17

gave a cheers!