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.
Stuu (34525) reviewed SVB Super Nova 10.5 from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at James's. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, chocolate, treacle, taste is bitter, roasted, chewy, chocolate.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed SVB Super Nova 10.5 from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Pours clear dark brown with red chinks and a thin tan head. Aromas of light chocolate and coffee. Taste is tarry, more chocolate. Rich.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Winter Sunshine from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle at James's. Pours golden, nose is toffee, floral, lemon, taste is similar, minerals.
McCash (16021) reviewed Winter Sunshine from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - hazy yellow. Off white head. Nose - light custard and lemon. Bready. Taste - lemon and bread Palate - light body, dry and light roasty. Overall - OK.
cagarvie (40076) ticked Winter Sunshine from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
bottle at James... Light amber... thin white.. soft dry fruit.. light dry floral fruit
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Winter Sunshine from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Pours just-clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of light citrus and biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle from Lidl. Black with a thin of white head. Pretty straightforward coffee aroma and flavour
Stuu (34525) reviewed Spey's Oddity from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle at James's. Pours clear golden, nose is grass, lemon, perfume, taste is similar, sweet.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Spey's Oddity from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon and biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Clean finish.
McCash (16021) reviewed Spey's Oddity from Spey Valley Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - pale yellow. Fluffy white head. Nose - bread and lemon. Taste - lemon and biscuit. Palate - light bodied and dry finish. Overall - almost shandy like.