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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5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Half-pint on keg at Smokeworks Tap, Cambridge. Cloudy pale golden body, covering white head, upper part lacing. Vague aroma of lemony hops. Citrus flavours, moments of lemon and pineapple. Satisfying fruit bitter ending. Soft in the mouth. Just alright. (09.07.2019).
Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2019 at 12:29

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Maypole, Cambridge, UK. Pours a nice deep amber, transparent, with very fine whitish foam. Aroma is a delicate mix of malty, citrus and spicy. Body is average without carbonation. Taste is moderately bitter with a bit of initial sweetness. Finish keeps some of the bitterness over.
Tried from Cask on 17 Jul 2019 at 19:24

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Pint Shop, Bingoham, Cotts Convention V day, 08/06/19. Clear copper to brown with a light beige head. Nose is biscuit malts, toffee, dried fruits. Taste comprises toffee, dark malts, fruit slice, earthy, leather, biscuit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent easy drinking bitter.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2019 at 08:33

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at GRAF. Dark brown with a tan head. Chocolate aroma, flavour is bitter chocolate and caramel with cream
Tried on 21 Jun 2019 at 18:08

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 5.5
Might, chocolatey beer with a good dry malty follow up. Really smooth and creamy with a but of caramel there too. Lovely.
Tried on 21 Jun 2019 at 13:04

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hand-pulled half-pint at The Pheasant Inn, Wellington Shropshire on 20th June 2019. Speckled white head on a clear golden body. Light citric aroma and taste, but rather bland and uninteresting, not much going on; subtle esters and flavours may have passed me by, but it didn't ring my bell.
Tried on 20 Jun 2019 at 18:47

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Casl at Pint Shop, Brum. Low key malty aroma. Toffee brown. Frothy off-white head. Light bitter before getting a sour edge. Light bodied. Thin. Soft carbonation. Dry slightly astringent finish. OK bitter.
Tried on 08 Jun 2019 at 18:36

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Pint Shop; clear amber pour with a bubbly light beige head, aroma has fruit and robust malts, taste has much the same.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2019 at 11:46

6/10
Tried on 08 Jun 2019 at 11:35

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can at the West End Brewery, Leicester. Very pale gold, mostly clear with a small ring of white head. The coffee note on the nose is quite subtle, there's also caramel and light citrus notes. Tastes sweet with just enough coffee to give it character. Long medicinal finish and aftertaste. Pretty good.
Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2019 at 17:40