Brill in Buckinghamshire was the inspiration behind Bree from J R Tolkein's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.
It is now the home of the award winning Vale brewery and our equally inspirational beers. Having moved from Haddenham our new home features the brewery, offices and a brewery shop.
Our real ales are traditionally brewed, using only the highest quality natural ingredients, floor malted barley and whole cone hops.
Visit us in Brill to buy directly, visit one of our four pubs to taste our beers or as a starter simply browse our web site.
News
NIXEY - Bottled Beer
We have completed a commemorative bottling of our July Monthly beer NIXEY's MILL.
This bottled beer is available in our Brewery Shop and the Brill & Post Office.
JULY MONTHLY SPECIAL
Each month this year we will be bringing out a new beer. All will be themed on local places or characters of interest, and each will be specially created reflecting the season.
These beers are available in cask version in many local pubs and direct from our brewery shop in 70 pint Firkins, 35 pint polypins and 17 pint minipins. Please call 01844 239 237 in advance to order.
NIXEY'S MILL
Our July special beer is Nixey's Mill. Mr Nixey's was Brill's last miller who used the historic windmill to mill flour up untill it's closure in 1919
In honour of Mr Nixey the beer is a traditional English Best Bitter, dark copper in colour brewed with Maris Otter Pale and Crystal malt and raosted barley. First Gold, Goldings and Mount Hood hops provide a long lasting bitter finish.
This beer is available locally in Cask and also at the Vale Brewery shop in a commemorative bottle. This was produced in a limited quantity.
JULY SPECIAL
MORE BRILL BEER
We have been running at full capacity for some months now, with demand exceeding our ability to supply.
In late May we completed an extension to the brewing capacity. Some clever engineering work has gained us a 20% increase in potential capacity.
Brill Brewery - Home of Brill Beer
So more Brill Beer to keep us all busy and our customers happy.
Black Swan Mild
Black Swan Mild
The CAMRA magazine "Taste" featured Mild's last month. One of the few beers featured in their Bottled Beer section, was our Black Swan Mild.
This was desribed as: - "A beautifully balanced mild with a classic refreshing malt flavour."
This is currently in stock in our shop at Brill.
VALE PUBS - Top in UK
Hop Pole - Aylesbury- UK's Top 20 pub.
In May 09 The Morning Advertiser published the results of the UK's top pubs.
200 leading industry lights voted for their top pubs.
Vale are delighted that all three pubs came in the top 200 pubs, and new managers at the Hop Pole Richard Prest and Lisa Dunbar have every reason to be pleased as the well known Aylesbury pub made the UK's top 20.
Purchased in 2005 in a run down state with a dubious reputation, Vale spent eleven months refurbishing the pub and in August 2006 opened a pub to be proud of. In 2008 the Hop Pole was voted by CAMRA as their Buckinghamshire pub of the year