Nene Valley Brewery

Microbrewery in Oundle, Northamptonshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Tap & Kitchen

Established in 2011

Contact
Oundle Wharf, Station Road, Oundle, PE8 4DE, England
Description
Independent Brewery producing a wide range of Cask, Keg, Bottled and Canned beers. Products available direct from the on-site shop and tours are available about twice a month. Most beers are now gluten free.

From modest origins in July 2011, which saw Nene Valley Brewery operating with just a two-and-a-half-barrel facility, the company moved into its new riverside premises at the end of that year and now operates a 15-barrel installation. Brewing is undertaken once a week with a range of products distributed to local pubs, wholesalers and direct to the public.

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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Keg at Pint Shop, Brum, 05/10/19. Clear golden with a decent white cap. Nose is pale malts, grass, grains, toasted corn. Taste comprises grass, crackers, pale malts, cereals, faint lemon drizzle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a crisp clean close. Decent lager.
Tried on 06 Oct 2019 at 12:59

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at Pint Shop, Brum, 05/10/19. Clear golden blonde with a decent off white cap. Nose is bready and pale malts, straw, lemon drizzle, grains. Taste comprises bread dough, light cereals, grass, toasted grains, crackers. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid lager bier.
Tried on 06 Oct 2019 at 12:55

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the St Albans Beer festival 2019. An oiky brown coloured pour with a loose tan head. Aroma is milky tan, vanilla custard, oak. Broen sugars, waxy jacket, salted carmel. Flavour is composed of medium. Sweet oily, plum, tart, brown sugars, plum pudding waxy, vanilla, oak. Palate is big, stixky. Oily, ok carbonation. Fine. Tastes like a Kees beer.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2019 at 17:11

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Cask at GBBF ‘19, day three, 08/08/19. Black with a well presented tan covering. Nose is roast malts, chocolate, dried fruits, toffee. Taste comprises chocolate, charr, a touch sweeter than the nose suggests, dried fruits, brown sugars. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent stout.
Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2019 at 09:08

7/10
Classic golden ale with some nice bitterness.
Tried at The Ale House on 29 Aug 2019 at 20:03

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sample courtesy of Grumbo from Peterborough beer festival 2019, cheers Graham! Orangey amber colour, bubbly white head and aroma of floral fruity orangey hop. Taste is malt caramel, mellow fruity orange, floral, zesty, marmalade, alittle pine, with hoppy resiny earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 29 Aug 2019 at 19:21

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23/8/2019. From cask at the 42nd Peterborough Beer & Cider Festival. Pours slightly hazy pale amber with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruit, pine, hops, malt and caramel. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Rich piney floral finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2019 at 09:19

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Cask at the Peterborough beer Festival 2019. A hazed golden coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is jammy citrus orange, soft wheat, zesty, doughy wheat, floral orange. Flavour is composed of dry and chalky wheat. Orange rind little grass. Palate is crisp, rounded grains, moderate cask condition.
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2019 at 15:52

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Keg at the Peterborough beer Festival 2019. A mostly clear golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting fine white head. Aroma is grassy nettle, weed, little straw, white grape. Flavour is composed of crisp light grains, hay, grass, straw, lemon straw. Palate is crisp, highish carbonation. Good.
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 11:56

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the Peterborough beer Festival 2019. A opaque black coloured pour with a lasting creamy tan head. Aroma is rich fruit cake, jammy fruits, strawberry, coco powder. Palate is semi sweet and tangy, oily moderate carbonation. Flavour is composed of tangy fruits, cranberry, bitter lemon, cakey, malts. Bit too tangy.
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 11:49