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
+44 1844 239237
info@valebrewery.co.uk
Subsidiaries
Vale Brewery owns 1 brewery/brand:
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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RuneBlix
RuneBlix (26927) reviewed
Lock Prop and Barrel from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravicask, one-half, shared with Finn at St Albans Beer & Cider Festival 2023. Slightly unclear mahogany coloured body, dotted spots on the glass, filmy layer. Brown malty aromas, mid-sweet, promising. Flavoured with caramel malts, bread, and some impacts of ripe fruits. Mid-dry bittersweet end. Decent. (St Albans, 27.09.2023).
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2023 at 10:12
RuneBlix
RuneBlix (26927) reviewed
Best Vale IPA from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Half-pint, gravicask at St Albans Beer & Cider Festival 2023. Shared with Finn. Clear copper-amber body, bubbles on the surface, clingy lacing. Promising caramel-fruity aromas. Well blended taste of leafy hops, caramel, and earth. Bittersweet ending, semi-dry. Well crafted. (St Albans, 27.09.2023).
Tried from Cask on 06 Oct 2023 at 18:48
Cheeseboard
Cheeseboard (6389) reviewed
Black Beauty from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at St Albans Camra Beer Festival 2023. Pours deep brown with a beige to tan cap. Light coffee, roasty aroma. Taste is chocolate, liquorice, little sour note. Thin body with light carbonation. Lovely stuff. Always enjoy trying the old recipes
Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2023 at 22:25
Cheeseboard
Cheeseboard (6389) reviewed
Best Vale IPA from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
3.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at St Albans Camra Beer Festival held at the Alban Arena. Pours clear gold with a white cap. Mild aromas of toasted grains, caramel, earth. Taste: light sweet & bitter, toast, earth. Light body with light carbonation. IPA, ha!
Tried from Cask on 01 Oct 2023 at 22:30
Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Pale from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
På St. Albans Beer&Cider Festival 2023. Delt med Rune. Stråfarget. Skumring. Syltynn lacing. Lett grapefruktaroma. Smaken tropisk frukt. Beskjeden. Litt bitter avslutning.
Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 11:17
Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Skyhopper from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
På St. Albans Beer&Cider Festival 2023. Delt med Rune. Mørk stråfarget. Litt uklar. Lavt tett skum. Litt lacing. Aroma av rosiner & bringebær. Smaken som aromaen. + litt vanilje. Lite bitterhet.
Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 11:07
Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Lock Prop and Barrel from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
På St. Albans Beer & Cider Festival 2023. Delt med Rune. Amber. Litt uklar. Lavt luftig skum. Lett fruktaroma. Smaken kjeks & plommer. Tørr, forsiktig bitter avslutning.
Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 11:04
Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Best Vale IPA from Vale Brewery
2 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
På St. Albans Beer & Cider Festival 2023. Delt med Rune. Mørk stråfarget. Klar. Luftig filmskum. Litt lacing. Lett kjeksaroma. Hint av frukt. Smaken som aromaen. Balansert. Tørr bitter avslutning.
Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 10:52
LordAlwold1970
LordAlwold1970 (10258) reviewed
VPA (Vale Pale Ale) from Vale Brewery
3 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Park Tavern, Eltham. Golden orange pour with a white head. Floral, citrusy aromas. Taste is honey, citrus, bitter malts. Fruity bitter finish. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2023 at 12:42
Brugmansia
Brugmansia (22503) ticked
Orca from Vale Brewery
3 years ago
6/10
Tried on 04 Aug 2023 at 14:02