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
+44 1844 239237
info@valebrewery.co.uk
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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MiP
MiP (20483) reviewed
Gravitas from Vale Brewery
17 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask, 4.8% at GBBF08. OK citric hop aroma. Hazy golden colour, good stable white head. Good citric flavour, a bit rough but nice.
Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2008 at 10:12
MiP
MiP (20483) reviewed
VPA (Vale Pale Ale) from Vale Brewery
17 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask, 4.2% at GBBF08. Weak but OK fruit aroma. Clear golden colour. OK fruit flavour. Very low carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2008 at 05:28
MiP
MiP (20483) reviewed
Black Swan from Vale Brewery
17 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask, 3.9% at GBBF08. Very dark brown colour. Mild flavour, good maltiness. Slightly roasted.
Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2008 at 18:49
Svesse
Svesse (16238) reviewed
Gravitas from Vale Brewery
18 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Cask at Market Porter, Borough, London, 8 Aug 2008) Golden colour with brief, white head. Fruity, fresh nose with notes of citrus and floral hops. Fruity, fresh taste with lots of citrus and a rather bitter finish with floral, citrussy hops. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Nice and refreshing beer.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2008 at 15:27
oh6gdx
oh6gdx (52790) reviewed
Black Swan from Vale Brewery
18 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2008. Very deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, some candy and wood. Flavour is malts, sweet fruits, some hops and also raisins.
Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2008 at 02:50
Fin
Fin (18707) reviewed
Good King from Vale Brewery
18 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle, that has been kicking around amongst my beer stash for far too long Pours dark brown slight murkiness to it (careless pouring) Big on maltiness in mouth and on nose, some dried fruits and nuts but little else, nice but Vale can and do, do better beers.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2008 at 02:48
Harrisoni
Harrisoni (26525) reviewed
Gravitas from Vale Brewery
18 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 08. Gold, thin white head. It’s a fine golden ale, some toffee, some hop, some fullness because of the alcohol. But ultimately a little empty. Some lemon flavour towards the end.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2008 at 09:06
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Black Swan from Vale Brewery
18 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 08 ... Deep brown colour ... light roast malts ... nice fruity roast malts ... Tk2 bottle at home ... nice deep brown ... small tan head... nice dark fruit nose ... nice deep fruity plums and little chocolate ...
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2008 at 13:31
caesar
caesar (10832) reviewed
Black Swan from Vale Brewery
18 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Market Porter, London. Sparkling, caramel. More like a cola. Bit boring.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2008 at 17:21
Saintmatty
Saintmatty (11559) reviewed
Gravitas from Vale Brewery
18 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (Market Porter,London) - Golden in colour. Citrus,grapefruit and light hops in the aroma. Biscuit,malt and refreshing grapefruit hoppy notes in the taste.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2008 at 03:47