Contact
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.
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.
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Spey Valley Spiced Oot Spice/Herb/Vegetable 647413
Lukt: Kaffe og sjokolade.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Ikke skum.
Smak: Kaffe, lakrsi, frukter og sjokolade.
Hvor: Tasting kveld på Bryne.
Medium: Flaske@500ml, ABV@6,1%, Når@16.04.2017
Lukt: Kaffe og sjokolade.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Ikke skum.
Smak: Kaffe, lakrsi, frukter og sjokolade.
Hvor: Tasting kveld på Bryne.
Medium: Flaske@500ml, ABV@6,1%, Når@16.04.2017
Tried
on 18 Apr 2017
at 11:23
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at North Hop. It pours hazy rich amber with a decent off - white head. The aroma is rich, floral, heather honey, honey cake wheetabix, wood, vanilla and only a hint of whisky. The taste is crisp, dry, very woody, earth, leather, dried fruits, spice, touch of charr, dried apricot, straw, wheetabix, alcohol sting and chewy malt with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Loving the aroma, but the taste is drying and woody. Fun experiment though.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2017
at 06:56
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
T4.9 keg at the holyrood 9a light hazy amber.. Thin white head.. Soft floral bitter fruits nose.. Light dry custardy lemon.. Light sherbert
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 11:05
6.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the holyrood 9a. Pours golden, nose is floral, toffee, lemon, taste is sweet, lemony, floral.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2017
at 12:43
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Inverurie Whisky Shop. It pours clear golden with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, floral, elderflower, pretty juicy, straw and a touch of citrus. The is crisp, dry, clean, good hit of bitterness, straw, zesty grapefruit, pithy lemon, minerals and grass with a firmly dry finish. Light body and moderate carbonation. More hops than expected with a decent bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2017
at 11:42
6.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - sweet malt and cereal. Light milk chocolate. Taste - light chocolate but more toffee and caramel. Creamy. The ginger and clove thing kicks in right on the finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - a bit thin and just about in stout though definitely has elements of Mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2016
at 18:07
6.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Alesela. It pours hazy deep red - brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is rich, wood, fruit cake, spicy, fruit cake, sticky, meaty, candied peel and toffee. The taste is bitter, wood, varnish, resin, drying, leather, bit of toffee, fruit cake, grapefruit rind and spice with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent boosty esb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2016
at 13:12
4.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle from Alesela. It pours clear golden - amber with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, grainy, buttered popcorn, porridge, bread and hay. The taste is crisp, bitter, buttered white bread, grainy, grass, popcorn and cereal with a dry, creamy finish. Light - medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Can’t say I love buttered popcorn in my beer. A pretty basic lager by all accords.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2016
at 09:26
Tried
on 08 Dec 2016
at 15:10
7.5/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black beer, beige head. Malty smell. Flavour has malt, chocolate, berries, a touch of citrus. Creamy mouthfeel. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2016
at 12:32