Spey Valley Brewery

Microbrewery in Mulben, Moray, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2012

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Mulben Keith AB55 6YB, Mulben, Scotland
Description
Spey Valley Brewery was the first commercial “micro” brewery to be located in the heart of Speyside, creating the finest hand-crafted beers from the same water as Speyside’s world renowned malt whiskies.

The company was founded in 2007 by a distiller, David MacDonald, and a local farmer, Innes MacPherson, who set out to produce world-class beers on the farm in Mulben. Initially brewing from a tiny pilot plant, for the first four years the brewery survived on the owners’ day jobs and focused exclusively upon getting the recipes and the products right. Distribution was deliberately confined to a limited number of informed, local buyers and it wasn’t until 2011 that the first commercial casks arrived on the market.

The first product – Spey Stout – was enthusiastically received by consumers and critically acclaimed throughout the wider brewing world. Encouraged by this early success, the company expanded production in 2012 and began distributing more widely throughout the North East and further afield. In early 2016, production moved to a dedicated unit – still on the farm! – that has seen Spey Valley Brewery become the largest brewery in the local area.

Brewery closed in 2020 and relaunched in Summer 2023 with a different beer lineup.

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from an advent box. Pours near-black with a dark red hue and a short-lasting creamy head, aroma is of roasted malt and there is some sweetness hidden within the dark fruit and chocolate flavours that are evident. Not a bad little drop, just a little thinner than hoped for

Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2020 at 20:30


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2020 at 22:30


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Gammel rating (3000-4000) som ikke kom med fra Ratebeer. Smaking på Trym, Sørumsand. Med Olav.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2020 at 20:07


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Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2019 at 21:15


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Robin Hood Beer Festival 2019. Dark brown with beige head. Some roastiness, moderate chocolate, cocoa, licorice, some fruity notes. Sweet. Medium bodied.

Tried from Cask on 22 Dec 2019 at 22:17


6

Fizzy malty bitter, with a hint of caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2019 at 19:45


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2019 at 19:35


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Keg at froth and flame. Pours golden, nose is toffee, hay, floral, taste is sweet toffee, grass, hay.

Tried on 06 Dec 2019 at 10:43


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Mi2 på Cardinal des-19, og vår ruspleie i trygge omgivelser når stadig nye høyder når seremonimester Melberg bærer inn disse voksforseglede flaskene. Nesten helt svart, og nesten uten skum og karbonering, ganske så viskøs. Superfed med bunnsmøring av gamle trebåter ispedd rikelige mengder mørke chokolader, tørkede frukter, vanilje/lactose og svisker. Overraskende slank for sin omdreiningshastighet, så dette er a velvet fist. En kompleks og lekker dessertøl med laang ettersmak.

Tried on 03 Dec 2019 at 18:33


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 02.12.19. Ebony. Brown head is diminishing to nothing. Strong aroma of fine Islay whisky and burnt circuit boards. Excellent taste the same pluss sweet dark malt. Very good! Round and oily mouthfeel with low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2019 at 20:00