About
A boutique style brewery situated in a former maltsters in the heart of Sowerby bridge. Our 8 barrel copper clad brewhouse is on display in the downstairs bar, however, we quickly outgrew this kit and so we now brew on a 16 barrel brew house in the cellar.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
I'm unaware of anyone I know in the Mile High Club. This mild would be popular in a club as it's a traditional styled malty beer that could easily please returning regulars who want their regular. On the hoppy side of the style, there's plenty of flavour here from its hop-malt balance.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hogs Head Brewhouse
on 11 Oct 2025
at 18:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Standing room only currently. Deeper golden with a creamy head. Quite a gritty version of the single hop in a brew, which feels a little more towards bready than fruity, but is interesting enough to order.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hogs Head Brewhouse
on 11 Oct 2025
at 18:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
I've never seen 'Happy Valley'. This Hoppy Valley I have seen, came, conquered, and can report it's a very sessionable hoppy brew. Looks good, slips down the palate with ease, and will probably be a staple at this brewhouse for a long time.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hogs Head Brewhouse
on 11 Oct 2025
at 16:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Halifax Beer Festival 2023. Hazy light golden with a head and a clear strength. Some tropical fruitiness manages to break through though.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2024
at 04:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017, day one - London. Pours clear brown with a light, tan head. The nose holds dried berries, light roast, chocolate. Lightly sweet with some drying ash, baking cocoa, mellow earthy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Finishes with more dry ash and cocoa. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2021
at 18:55
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Calderdale Beer Festival 2019 at Halifax. Golden-amber in colour and a very herbal ale in design, but palatable. Its ginger is not that offensive within the brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2020
at 10:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Hogshead Brewhouse, Sowerby Bridge. Clear golden with a thin head. It’s lightly hopped with a sweetness in its nose. It has a dry unadventurous taste at an easy strength.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2019
at 18:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Hogs Head Old Schnozzler ].Clear dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, chocolate, dark malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, toasted - roasted, light chocolate, malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170808] 7-3-6-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2019
at 07:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg @ Hogshead Brewhouse, Sowerby Bridge. Golden with no head. Has hoppy caramels in both aroma and taste, is crisp and clean within its texture.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2019
at 21:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma with hints of coffee. Roasted malty caramel and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty coffee and caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2018
at 15:53