Vale Brewery

Microbrewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Associated Venue: Vale Brewery

Established in 1995

Contact
Tramway Business Park, Ludgershall Road, Brill, Brill, HP18 9TY, England
Subsidiaries
Vale Brewery owns 1 brewery/brand:
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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6/10
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2025 at 17:10

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2025 at 14:22

5.5/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2025 at 14:22

6.4/10 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” Appearance 9 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Moon under Water, Wigan. Pours โ€œbitter brownโ€ 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