Vale Brewery
Microbrewery
in Brill,
Buckinghamshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Vale Brewery
Established in 1995
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.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Brill Gold from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at GBBF 2015 - London. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds pale grain, bread, lemon rind. Light sweet flavour with nips of dough, grain, rind, damp leaves. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Grainy bitter finish, somewhat leafy, more pale bread. Basic.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Charta from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading] A bright amber pour with a thin cream coloured head; fresh leafy hop aroma with some caramel; rich rye body with some caramel and a strong green hop bitterness adding a touch of spice and resin; then a little orange in the finish. a tasty bitter.
daniele (14510) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
on tap ambrata quasi limpida un po diacetile biscotto lieve nota quasi agrume amaro medio un po corta
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Fork Handles from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a tight white head; lemony citrus aroma; lemon soda taste with a light bready body; and a pithy citrus finish.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Best Vale IPA from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] An amber pour with a trace of white head; fresh English hop aroma; fruity hop taste with a malty body; and then bitter floral hops and a biscuity finish. A rather good traditional bitter.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Cask @ The Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton before Derren Brown. Clear amber, decent off-white cap. Honest amber, quite light bodied, vague caramel. Gone in a flash.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Malts and a general sweetness in the pleasant aroma. Pours reddish amber with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Sweet malts again initially in the mouth, together with some berry fruits. After a while traditional hops start to take over with a caramel base and some traces of nuts. Finish is quite dry and bitter. This is a pretty good traditional bitter that punches well above its weight.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask: Poured an orange amber, head is creamy khaki. Aroma is fruity, malty, nutty. Taste is bitter fruit forward, solid malty backbone.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Thomas Lloyd, Warwick. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, malt, earthy, nutty, herbal, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
Cask at Knights Templar (JDW), Bristol. Pours light hazed dark golden with a white cap. Aroma: grain & cereal malts, caramel, light grapefruit. Taste: light sweet & bitter, more malts, grain, bread, light caramel, fruity hops. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Steady.