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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6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half a pint on cask at the red lion JDW. Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour light bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2022 at 07:42


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Clear amber with a creamy off-white head and a hint of lemony malt on the nose. Smooth and creamy with a slug of bitterness up front, before it softens into a dry and fruity malt led trad bitter

Tried on 02 Apr 2022 at 10:09


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a rich ruby red with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing. A little hint of lime in the aroma, but not much else. Malts and rye are the immediate hits on the taste buds, followed shortly by a rich fruitiness. Traces of treacle and caramel come to mind later. Finish is quite dry and malty. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2022 at 22:20


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

Cask at Wellington Arms, half pint shared with Finn. Bright golden body, filmy layer at the surface, clingy lacing. Ripe citrus nose, a note of lemon. Ripe fruity flavours, impacts of lemon and orange, offset by caramel malts. Expressive semi-dry bitter finish. Decent. (Bedford 18.11.2021).

Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2021 at 12:32


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

Delt med Rune. Lys gylden. Klar. Filmskum. Lett ferskenaroma. Smaken søt frukt. Lett bitter fruktig avslutning.

Tried on 18 Nov 2021 at 16:44


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask: Poured an orange golden with a off white beige head. Aroma is nice malty, light fruits. Taste is nice bitter forward, malty backbone, rugged citrus finish.

Tried from Cask on 12 Nov 2021 at 09:25


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A copper coloured pour with a dense cream head; fruity aroma; fruity taste with pear and red berries; then a dry biscuity malt finish. Pleasantly autumnal.

Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2021 at 13:35


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A slightly hazy pale golden pour with a loose white head; biscuity malt aroma; biscuity taste with a little citrus; then a pleasant bitterness and a touch of spice from some traditional English hops. A straightforward summer quaffer.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2021 at 12:30


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

Cask at the Hop Pole, Aylesbury, 15/07/21. Clear golden to light amber with a decent lasting white cap, full glass lacing ensues. Nose is pale malts, citric zip, grass, melon. Taste comprises lemon zest, grass, toasted grains, tangerine, melon, breads. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough cask offering.

Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2021 at 21:07


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pint at the Gate House JDW Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.

Tried on 24 Sep 2020 at 19:09