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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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On cask at the Roseburn Bar. Appearance - hazy golden with a creamy white head. Nose - lemon, a bit floral and biscuit lurking. Taste - citrus and bread. Light resin. Palate - light bodied, dry finish. Overall - a solid blonde.

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 10:47


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Lightly hazed golden orange with a white crown. Nose is mixed tropical fruits, orange zest, grass, ripe melon. Taste comprises sweet malts, pineapple, melon, mandarin, light breads, orange peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness. Decent enough pale.

Tried on 11 Aug 2022 at 08:05


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Average heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Tried on 19 Jul 2022 at 08:33


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Yellow colour. Light malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Tried on 19 Jul 2022 at 08:14


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

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Tried on 19 Jul 2022 at 08:11


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg draught at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Black with an uneven brown head. Sour aroma of whisky with molasses, salted caramel, chocolate fudge. Taste starts sweet with the sourness of the whisky leading to an intensely bitter finish. Gritty malt notes and impenetrable molasses also hang about in the aftertaste. Thick body with carbonation on the low side. Damn.

Tried on 11 Jul 2022 at 18:48


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 09/07/22. Light black with a good sized lasting khaki head. Nose is mellow roast, cocoa powder, charr, dried fruit rinds, brown sugar dusting. Taste comprises ashen tones, charr, cocoa sprinkle, toffee, biscuit, raisins. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation - over carbed for me lose a point, semi drying close. Ok porter let down largely by its over carbed nature.

Tried on 09 Jul 2022 at 17:10


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can: Poured a dark black with a creamy tan head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malts, light licorice. Taste is chocolate, rich roasted malts, creamy.

Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2022 at 19:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle: Poured a dark brown almost black with a creamy beige head. Aroma is rich coffee and roasted malts, chocolate. Taste is rich roasted malts, rugged coffee, espresso, chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2022 at 20:23


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Gravity cask at the 2022 Rutland CAMRA Festival, Rutland County Museum, Oakham. Dark gold and clear. Big malty aroma with stone fruit and biscuity malts. Sweet boozy taste with more stone fruit to the long finish. Big oily body, soft carbonation. Lovely.

Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2022 at 15:11