berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Edgars Golden from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50cl bottle. Slightly hazy amber with a thin white head; the aroma has dusty hops and citrus; light, fruity flavour; with some toffee to finish.
Fin (18365) reviewed Long Dark Nights from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask, handpump at The James Figg, Thame, Oxon 16.12.10 Pours dark chestnut with off-white head. A touch thin in the mouth, medium bitterness, touch of caramel, don’t get the spice, in fact it’s a fairly run of the mill beer for Vale. Ok A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0
yespr (55501) reviewed Red Kite from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From cask at Counting House. Pours clear and golden deep brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, slight breadish. Rather bitter and subdued roasted malty. Dry and bitter into the finish. Rather simple.
Downender (11275) reviewed Red Kite from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 7/11/10. Reddish amber with a decent, off-white head. Biscuit malts, a touch of fruit and long, bitter finish. Ok, if a bit one dimensional.
Bullit (6144) reviewed Red Kite from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
JDW Fest Autumn 2010
Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Amber colour, creamy off-white head. Aroma is light malted, vegetables. Flavour is malted, vegetables, a bit skunked. Fruity finish.
Fin (18365) reviewed Misty Mountain Hop 4.3% from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask, handpump at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks 08.11.10 This was a stunner both in looks and in the taste department. Pours gold and was in simply sparkling nick with a medium white head atop. This has a wonderful bittersweet balance, lovely fresh clean hops, juicy as hell with a nice sweet malty undercurrent but the hops soon snap back. I’ve now had thirty nine beers from Vale over the years this is quite easily the best of them, nothing else has scored over 4.0 from me. Quality stuff indeed! A7 A5 T9 P4 Ov16 4.1
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Red Kite from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
1st November 2010
Spoons Fest! Clear brown beer, residual white head. Smooth low carbonation palate, Darkish toffee and nuts. Whisper of orangey hop. Finishes smooth and dry. Okay but nothing exciting.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Red Kite from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
cask at standing order ... copper ... creamy off white head ... soft dry light citrus nose ... creamy ligt toffee malts ... light dry hop ... ok but standard... light spice
Bullit (6144) reviewed Scruff Chestnut from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ 3 Judges. Copper colour, fluffy white head. Last bit of the cask, so to be qualified as such. Aroma is vegetables, bit boozy, soapy, nutty, caramel malts. Flavour is caramel malts, slightly hoppy, bit nutty, bit watery.
Bullit (6144) reviewed Hadda's Head Banger from Vale Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ 3 Judges. Amber colour, creamy off-white head. Aroam is fruity, citrus, grapefruit, bit creamy. Flavour is hoppy, grapefruit, slightly bitter, lemonade. Good bodied. Good stuff.