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

Cask, handpull at The Grill, Aberdeen. The aroma is bitter - sweet, crisp digestive biscuits, melon, gooseberry crumble, white grape, poached pear, tangy lemon & lime and a touch of wood. The taste is is firmly dry, pleasing bitterness which builds and lingers, citrus twang, pithy, zesty, grapefruit, lemon - lime, spicy, biscuity malt, some green fruits, melon and gooseberry with a dry, woody finish with long legs. Medium body and moderate, fluffy cask carbonation. One of the best Spey valley offerings I've had in a while. Fairly robust malt base with an interesting hop combo.

Tried from Cask on 02 May 2024 at 11:20


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

Bottle from Lidl, Easter Road, Edinburgh. Still £1.99!. Although the abv has dropped significantly since the last batch a few years ago. Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. Coffee and chocolate aromas, light liquorice. Taste adds some smoke and leather. Roasty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2024 at 16:24


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

Lys rødorange uklar med hvitt skum. Lukter bringebær og brød. Lett. Lukter hvete og bringebær. middels lang.

Tried on 21 Apr 2024 at 07:48


5.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Clear ruvy beer, thick creamy head. A little malt in the aroma. Flavour has a little hop, some sweet fruit, a little maltiness. Not loads else going on and a slightly watery finish. Inoffensive but I wouldn't rush back for a second.

Tried on 09 Apr 2024 at 16:15


7

keg at Skotoberfest... dark black.. thin tan lacing...Light smoke.. Light tcp ... soft fruity chocolate.. rich sweet chocolate Roast.. tiny smoke.. Light fruity chocolate

Tried on 17 Mar 2024 at 15:07


7

keg at Skotoberfest.. dark black.. thin tan lacing... big fruity chocolate Roast malts nose.. dark soft berries

Tried on 17 Mar 2024 at 15:07


7

keg at Skotoberfest.. dark brown black.. thin tan head.. massive whisky nose.. big fruot.. juicy sweet chocolate.. big whisky this is whisky diluted to 10 percent with beer

Tried on 17 Mar 2024 at 15:06


7

keg at Skotoberfest... murky copper.. thin tan lacing... soft Caramel toffee malts nose.. soft whisky.. sweet caramel toffee malts sweet Caramel toffee fruit

Tried on 17 Mar 2024 at 15:06


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Settle Inn, Stirling, quite close to the castle. Dark clear golden with a small bubbly-frothy head. Grassy-floral design in both aroma and taste, with some sweet fruit in the mix in the latter. Some metallic notes in the former.

Tried from Cask at Settle Inn on 11 Mar 2024 at 18:31


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

Cask-conditioned at the Counting House (JDW), Glasgow May 2023. Golden in colour, with a touch of haze and slight, white, head. Floral hops, some white pepper and lemon character, sweet biscuity maltiness leading to a dryish finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2024 at 12:22