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.
Kolemkoukolem (4663) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
# 3004; 6/2022. Caramel, fruity, honey and herbal aroma. Cloudy copper body, persistant creamy off-white head. Caramel, fruity, honey, spicy, earthy. Good bitter, more comparable to ESB, I guess. Pint, hand-pulled, pub, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Archie's. It pours clear brown with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is twiggy, sweet, perfumed, dried fruits, raisin, caramel, toffee, fruit loaf and nut. The taste is bitter - sweet, toffee, caramel, nutty, twiggy, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, fruit loaf, earth and leather with a dry finish. Medium body and lively carbonation. Rounded and moreish. Actually pretty nice.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Hand-pulled pint in Montgomery Towers (a Spoons in Shrewsbury) on 22nd May 2022. Looked good, clean amber body, off-white head that hung around. Malty front to the nose and taste, fruity hop bitterness creep in to give a nicely balanced Bitter.
omhper (44752) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
--Cask at The Alehouse, Reading. -- Clear mahogany colour. Leafy caramel aroma. Mid dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Leafs, bread and caramel. Mid bitter.
Downender (11275) reviewed Jekyll and Hyde from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Robert Fitzharding (JDW), Bedminster March 2022. Reddish amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. a touch of leafy hop character, some red berries and caramel, digestive malts and a moderately bitter finish. Enjoyable.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Red Kite from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Jekyll and Hyde from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Pump House JDW, Shirley, Solihull. Poured a clear copper colour with an everlasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt and woody hops. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a silky smooth, rich, grainy, ovaltine, biscuit, light red berry fruit, floral hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Jekyll and Hyde from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Calverts Court (JDW), Stockport. Pours unclear ruby amber with a beige cap. Rich malts, berries, caramel, little sour note. Bitter finish. Medium body with soft carbonation. It's OK
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Jekyll and Hyde from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Picture House, Stafford on 8th April 2022. Red hue to the dark amber body, lasting white head. Hedgerow berry like feel to the nose and taste of this one, some maltiness too.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Jekyll and Hyde from Vale Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at JDW Drapers Arms Peterborough. Reddish amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty biscuit and slight tropical fruit. Light fruity sweet. Medium body.