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
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.
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22/8/2025. Cask at the 33rd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2025
at 13:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22/8/2025. Cask at the 33rd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2025
at 13:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A pale amber pour with a loose white head; citrus aroma; crisp biscuity malt body with a pithy citrus bitterness to finish; and a dry herbal finish. Very moreish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 15 Aug 2025
at 12:08
Tried
from Cask
at
The Greyfriar
on 22 Jul 2025
at 23:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Prae Wood Arms beer fest. A clear burnt orange amber coloured pour with a halo go off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, jammy fruits, apple, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, custard apple, toffee, jammy fruits, apple curd toffee. Palate is semi sweet. Rounded, decent cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2025
at 16:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Duke of St Albans, Highgate on 6th June 2025. Clear copper with shallow, yellowy white foam and full lacing. Leafy hops in aroma. Fruity and nutty in-mouth, nuttiness lasting into the finish where it dominates. Smooth mouthfeel and a fair bit of body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Duke of St Albans
on 06 Jun 2025
at 22:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Moon under Water, Wigan. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. Plenty of malts in the aroma, and also some nutty hints. In the mouth it is quite bitter with a creamy texture, but also a little underlying sweetness. Flavour has roasted malts, traditional hops and spices with hints of ginger coming through later. Bitterness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Moon Under Water - Wigan (JDW)
on 04 Jun 2025
at 10:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 01 May 2025
at 16:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is fruity roast. Taste has dark fruity roast with a touch of liquorice on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2025
at 13:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Park Tavern, Eltham. Toffee apple & dried fruit aromas. Similar action in the taste with a spot of caramel, nuts & red berries coming through in the back end. Malty sweet with a lightly bitter edge.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2025
at 13:41