Fin (18516) reviewed Grumpling Ale from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Islip Village Hall Sat 25th Feb. Copper coloured ale, this had a little bit more body and flavour than the Edgars and Wychert which I also had this evening, but still doesn’t really grab you by the scruff of the neck and attack your senses. I like Vale and think there beers are always usually very good but I have yet to get excited about any of them. Quite malty reasonably tasty, decent enough pint. Had this again BCA In a field at Towersey Festival, Oxon, w/e 20th-25th August 08 and I can’t really add much to my previous comment, other than to say its a reasonably decent mid amber bitter, quite malty but tasty and my rating has now gone up from 3.1 to 3.2.
Fin (18516) reviewed Edgars Golden from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Islip Village Hall Sat 25th Feb. wonderfully clear golden coloured ale. Doesn’t seem 4.3% as drinks a lot easier than that percentage nice citrusy hoppy bite to it, pretty good.
Fin (18516) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Islip Village Hall Sat 25th Feb. Mid brown beer slight maltiness, very pleasant session bitter though a tad on the thin side.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Wychert from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Handpull cask at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Hazy copper colour with thin white head. Maybe not cleared yet. Muddled flavours, nice hop, some strawberry grapefruit. Earthy/muddy but good fruit. Quite a nice session beer, certainly plenty of flavour. Drying hop finish. Some yeast on nose
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2005 Dark mild, good malts with caramel and toffee notes. This was one of the best milds of the festival along with the Rutland Panther.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Notley Ale from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
[At GBBF 2004] A clear amber beer with a small beige head. Both the aroma and the flavor are sweet with caramel being most dominant, but also some fruity notes are there.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Edgars Golden from Vale Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Cask at Crabble Corn Mill Beer Festival Golden colour. OK but a bit bland. Does not really do anything special
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Black Beauty from Vale Brewery 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[Cask at Volunteers Arms at GBBF 2004] An opaque brown beer with a disappearing light brown head. The aroma is sweet roasted and malty, and so is the flavor.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Best Bitter from Vale Brewery 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] An orange beer with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with notes of hay. The flavor is sweet with some cask-flatness to it, but also notes of oranges and hops.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[Cask at Volunteers Arms GBBF 2004] The aroma is malty with notes of caramel. The color is brown and it has no head. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted bread, grain, and caramel.