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.
5.4/10
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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
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2005
at 04:49
6.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2005
at 10:10
6.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2005
at 18:38
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2005
at 02:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned. Copper coloured. Flowery, pronounced hop aroma. Medium- to full bodied, malty and fruity with hints of prunes. Medium bitterness. Complex and tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2002
at 00:02
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled cask conditioned. Golden coloured. Fruity, grassy aroma. Light bodied, sweetish. Plain, buth with pleasant, slighly salty, spicy finish. A smooth, drinkable cask ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 May 2002
at 12:18
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Sampled cask conditioned. Golden coloured (big surprise there...). Aroma of green apples. Sweet and thin with unpleasant apple flavour. Fatty finish. I'm afraid this was one of the least tasty cask ales I've come across. Bad batch?
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2002
at 06:06