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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7

Malty biscuit and slight to growing bitter.

Tried from Crowler on 24 Dec 2025 at 11:46


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5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

From the cask at JDW Mossy Well. Very pale amber, almost light golden colour with a smallish white head. Taste is dominated by bitter orange flavours and mild malts. More like a bitter than an Amber ale. Thinnish mouth feel. Easy to drink and plenty of flavour.

Tried from Cask at Mossy Well (JDW) on 13 Dec 2025 at 16:42

gave a cheers!

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5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Fra fat på The Mossy Well, sammen med Stephen: klar lys gylden med fint skum som varer til bunns. En frisk og lettdrikkelig sak med deilige inntrykk av citrus, granskudd og lys malt.

Tried from Draft at Mossy Well (JDW) on 29 Nov 2025 at 20:36


5.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Amber with a white head. Marmalade, rich tea biscuits and then a lot of twigs in the moderately bitter finish. As with most Vale beers, I found this slightly sub-par.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 28 Nov 2025 at 18:00


4.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Cask at Lamplighter Northampton. Amber with a frothy head head. Aroma of fruity jam. Flavour is tart berries, sweet cake on a a int bitter background. Sticky finish, odd flavour.

Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2025 at 00:00


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask in Northampton. Light gold with a frothy head. Aroma of yeasty hop. Flavour is citrus grains, bread on a bitter lemon hop finish.

Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2025 at 00:00


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7

Bready and light citrus. Slight bitter

Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2025 at 14:03


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7

Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2025 at 13:38


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a tight white head; citrus aroma; full zesty lemon taste with lots of juice and pith; then a satisfying lemony finish. A rather good Citra pale.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 29 Sep 2025 at 12:56


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Gravity cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Golden copper topped with an off white head.
Nose is biscuit, earthy fruit rinds, straw, herb.
Taste comprises bready notes, stewed fruits, grass, grains.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay bitter.

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 11:35