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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6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at the Royal Dick. Appearance - deep amber to red. Thin head. Nose - light cake and citrus. Taste - burnt bread. Some tangy orange. Palate - light to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a finish that could be fresher. Overall - total lack of bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2017 at 11:13

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Royal Dick. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - sweet malt and faint citrus. Taste - more of the same. Soggy cornflakes but not in a bad way. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - easy drinking ale. Not really complex but imagine it’d be great in the heat.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2017 at 11:07

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at the Royal Dick. Appearance - golden with a thin head. Nose - light citrus and pale malt. Taste - more of the same. Lemon barley water. Palate - light bodied with a long dry lean body. Overall - decent lager.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2017 at 10:59

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle. Pours almost clear deep amber colour with a mid-sized good lasting off-white head. Aroma of bitter fruity hops, red fruits, caramel, plum. Taste of resinous bitter hops, red malt, caramel, sugar, red berries, some spices, interesting and good!
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2016 at 15:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter citrus flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy caramel finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2016 at 07:49

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Klares goldenes Bier mit einer ordentlichen leicht beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch zitronig hopfig, grasig bitter, etwas kokos. Geschmack sehr hopfig bitter, grasig, kokos, floral bitter, gut!
Tried on 22 Jul 2016 at 05:49

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Klares orange braunes Bier mit einer großen beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch harzig hopfig, Pfirsich, nussig. Geschmack nussig hopfig, harzig, reife Früchte, Karamell.
Tried on 22 Jul 2016 at 05:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hazy pale amber colour, small but stable frothy off-white head, fair lacing. Shy aroma, pale malts, light orange, tangerine, grass. Flavour light to medium sweet and bitter, light malty and citrusy, bit of biscuit. Mild sweetbitter aftertaste with fruity undertones. Light body, oily texture, soft carbonation, soft and pleasant, friendly but lacks character.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2016 at 16:51

6/10
Tried on 17 Apr 2016 at 16:13

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Clear amber colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Minimally nuttily, caramel malty aroma, weak hoppy overtones with unspecific fruitiness. Taste is mildly bitter hoppy, minimally grassy, minimally unspecific fruity, dry, slightly nuttily, caramel malty basis; super soft palate. Rather boring IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2016 at 15:42