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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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fonefan (86114) reviewed
Stillman's IPA from Spey Valley Brewery
7 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 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.

[ As Spey Valley Stillman's IPA ].
ABV: 4.6%. Clear medium to light amber yellow colour with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, light apple. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet hops, fruity hops, orange, pale malt, sweet malt, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20181017]
6-3-6-3-13
Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2018 at 11:15
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Stillman's IPA from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
6/10
Tried on 14 Sep 2018 at 20:21
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Spey's Hopper from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the jolly judge... Dark brown black... Thin tan lacing....Soft dry sweet pine nose... Soft dry chocolate.. soft spiced pine.. long chocolate finish
Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2018 at 15:17
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Spey's Hopper from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle split at L42, thanks to scopey, 05/01/18. Lightly hazed mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is chocolate biscuit, light black peppery spice, toffee, dusty hops. Taste comprises brown bread, biscuit, dark malts, toffee, charr. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close dusted with earthy hop bitterness. Passable CDA.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2018 at 21:53
Hrabren (10117) reviewed
Stillman's IPA from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
0.33 l bottle. Thanks Višnja. Hazy dark golden, medium off-white head. No hop character. Malts. Toasty, sweet. Light hop finish. Light body.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2018 at 20:59
MoritzF (10567) reviewed
Spey Stout from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(bottle, 33cl) Dark brown to black colour with a beige and short foamy head. Mildly roasted malty aroma with notes of bread crust, toffee, liquorice and hints of vanilla. Bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied with a modest carbonation. Mildly roast-malty and slightly earthy taste with notes of caramel, liquorice, molasses, as well as subtle fruity flavours, especially towards the bitter-sweet and delicately tart finish. Likeable. 27.II.18
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2018 at 21:35
pivnizub (12822) reviewed
Spey Stout from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Deep ruby-amber coloured, smaller stable off-white head; moderate sweet-bitter nose of toasted/roasted malt, liquorice and dried berries; moderate bitter-sweet flavour with a very well hidden secret acidity; medium bodied and soft; lingering drier bitter-sweet toasty and fruity finish. Yes! A goody...
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2018 at 14:01
jhaase (15105) reviewed
Spey's Hardware / New England IPA from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Dark grey orange, big golden head. Looks oxidized but mostly clean fruity hop notes. Peach, lychee, grassy. Medium light mellow body. On the intersection of a NE and a properly good IPA
Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2018 at 20:21
SinH4 (15566) reviewed
Spey's Hardware / New England IPA from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Murky dark orange, almost brown, color with creamy eggshell head. Aroma is tropical fruits, a bit minty, bready, toffee. Taste is the same. Silky mouthfeel with low to medium carbonation. Decent, though not exactly what you'd expect from the name.
Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2018 at 20:20
Fergus (32001) reviewed
Spey's Hopper from Spey Valley Brewery
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared on Level 42. 2018 kick off session. 05/01/2018. Thanks to Paul for this one. A clear burnt amber brown coloured pour with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is slightly smokey, sticky sweet malts, pine, bark, orange rind. Flavour is composed of dry brown malts, toasted malts, orange rind, pine, . Palate is semi sweet, thin, brown sugars, pine.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2018 at 08:55