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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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 50 cl. Clear deep golden, with an off-white head. Vague nutty, light body. Discreetly hoppy. No way a Session IPA as the bottle claims - this is a straight well made Bitter. 240719

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2019 at 16:46


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home... Golden amber... Small white head.. Soft herbal light vegative nose... Soft sweet toffee fruit.. Light vegative bitter fruits

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2019 at 17:58



6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle from Aldi. Black with a foamy off white head. Aroma is roasted malt and a hint of liquorice, flavour is similar with a big dollop of dried fruit. Metallic aftertaste

Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2019 at 22:53


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at Craftsman Company, Aberdeen. It pours clear pale hay yellow with a small white head. The aroma is perfumed, soft stone fruits, persimmon, sweetish, floral and straw, The taste is crisp, dry, kick of bitterness, straw, floral, grassy, pithy citrus action and perhaps a touch of soap with a drying finish. Light to medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Quenching. Not too shabby.

Tried on 17 Apr 2019 at 18:23


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Aldi. Clear ruby/brown body with a beige head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of coffee, toast and ash. Flavour of brown bread, chocolate orange and pear. Thin body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Well balanced and easy to drink. I think this would be ace on cask.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2019 at 20:39


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Opalescent golden colour, medium sized not too stable off-white head; aroma of overripe peach, floral, tropical fruity, some earthy-wine cellary and caramel notes; taste of a fruit juce with some addedd bitterness - not that good

Tried on 17 Mar 2019 at 20:45


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Redgarth, Oldmeldrum. It pours hazy orange - amber with a thick, bubbly white head. The aroma is sweet, some stone fruit, bready malts, cake and marshmallows. The taste is dry, good biter of bitterness, green, weedy, grass, pine needles, pithy, grapefruit peel and a touch of peppery spice. Light to medium body and soft carbonation. Moreish. Works quite well.

Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2019 at 13:11


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Wrekin Whiskies, Shrewsbury. Copper-gold, but a bit more of the former, with a head. Fairly sweet bitter with an nice easy texture in part from its smoothness in the palate.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2019 at 22:25


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5


Cask (gravity) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙‍🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

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ABV: 4.0%. Cloudy - hazy matt medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, dough - minerals, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, fruity malt, fruity hops, minerals, pineapple notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20181017]
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Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2018 at 13:46