Vale Brewing

Regional Brewery in Willunga, South Australia, Australia 🇦🇺

Established in 2008

Contact
252 Blewitt Springs Rd,, Mclaren Flat, Willunga, 5171, Australia
Description
Founded as the McLaren Vale Beer Company in 2008, we kicked off contract brewing small runs of the original Vale Ale.
We’ve since expanded our core range to include the Lager, IPA and Amber and whilst getting creative with short batches of EXPs and Limited Editions along the way.

We make quality, sessionable craft beers brewed from the best ingredients by the best brewers
We’re proud of our product, because we whole-heartedly believe in it. We are committed to creating consistently fantastic brews that are genuine reflections of who we are and our purpose.

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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled. Amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is herbal, grassy, wooden and floral with some slight earthy tones. Flavour is fruity, mild floral, grassy, earthy and herbal tones.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2022 at 10:55


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle, sampled mid 2016. Pours hazy pale amber with a frothy off-white head. Aroma: pale malts, light orange, tangerine, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet and bitter, malty, biscuit, citrussy, fruity undertones. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2022 at 23:11


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

375ml can from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear golden colour with a short-lived, bubbly white head. The aroma is grainy malt, fake sugar and citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a fresh, crisp, malt, funky barnyard, light juicy citrus fruit, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. A lager with some flavour. Whatever next!

Tried from Can at School of Animals on 30 Jul 2021 at 15:29


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

375ml can from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear light amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light tropical citrus, light grapefruit. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, light sweet, with a light, slightly watery, fresh, crisp, mineral, light tart grapefruit, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Can at School of Animals on 29 Jul 2021 at 13:38


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

375ml can from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, lemon citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a light, fresh, crisp, juicy lemon citrus, dry hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Tasty and sessionable.

Tried from Can at School of Animals on 26 Jul 2021 at 16:05


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

375ml can from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy light amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, gluey, floral, tropical citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, crisp, malty, light metallic, mineral, juicy citrus, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Nicely balanced with plenty going on. Very sessionable.

Tried from Can at School of Animals on 24 Jul 2021 at 13:31


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

375ml can from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a short-lived, fizzy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, orange, passionfruit. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a light, slightly watery, fresh, crisp, juicy orange citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Can at School of Animals on 24 Jul 2021 at 12:53


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

6/3/2019. Bottle, sample, courtesy of Danlo, cheers Ed!. Pours dark amber with a red/brown tint and a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of sweet toffee, cinnamon bun, honey and sultanas bread. Heavy sweetness, medium bitterness and moderate tartness. Full body, sticky texture, soft to flat carbonation. Sharp, acidic finish gives way to a lasting warming cinnamon sweetness. Enjoyed it, would be quite easy to drink too much of this!

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2019 at 15:26


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 330ml. @ [ The Stat Improver Tasting ] - Saxo, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark. [ As McLaren VALE/IPA ].Clear medium to light amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, pale malt, moderate hoppy, pine, grapefruit, grass, old hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, pale malt, pine, straw, grass, old hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170617] 6-3-6-3-13

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2017 at 02:38


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Højbjerg tasting. Pours hazy pale amber with a small white head. Aroma of hop, fruit, caramel, and floral notes. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2017 at 04:10