Wye Valley Brewery Ltd

Premium British Lager

Tasting Notes: Moreish and refreshing, this multiple award-winning lager combines the best of British hops and European lager hops for a cool, crisp taste.

‘Butty Bach’ is Welsh term meaning ‘little friend’. This full-bodied, smooth and satisfying premium ale is burnished gold in colour, and certainly has made a few friends in its time

Tasting Notes: We brew it using Maris Otter and Crystal malts, flaked barley, malted wheat, and locally grown Fuggles, Goldings and Bramling Cross hops. With such fine ingredients, no wonder it remains a firm favourite among our followers.

Back in 1967, Procol Harum sang that they "skipped the light fandango". But they couldn't have been referring to this hoppy hootenanny of an ale, as no lover of craft beer would skip the chance to savour Fandango's light, citrusy undertones and crowd-pleasing flavour!

Tasting Notes: Hoppy and refreshing, this exceptional IPA boasts vibrant citrus and tropical fruit flavours. Light in body, yet brimming with character - a true crowd pleaser.

Two of Herefordshire’s finest hop varieties, Goldings and Fuggles, were selected alongside Maris Otter pale malt for this Golden Ale and it truly is a winning combination.

Tasting Notes: This Golden Ale is a crisp and zesty beer that tastes great on its own or enjoyed with chicken dishes, salads and pasta.

Mosaic, Summit, Cascade, Pioneer and Azacca hops join forces to Hopfather some seriously hoppy clout.

Tasting Notes: This session IPA also boasts a new vibrant gold colour together with subtle malt overtones, zesty fruit flavours and a refreshingly crisp finish. Hats off to a top brew!

A gluten free, hoppy session IPA

Tasting Notes: Zesty fruit flavours and a refreshingly crisp finish

HPA is an easy-going real ale that brings people together. Our brewers have let locally grown Target and Celeia hops hang out with Maris Otter pale malt to give this understated brew its pale straw colour, citrus hop aroma and a balanced bitter finish.

Tasting Notes: HPA is a truly delightful pale ale. It’s smooth on the palate, and boasts a citrus hop aroma leading to a balanced bitter finish. Locally grown Target and Celeia hops play an important part in making this such a distinctive beer. With Maris Otter pale malt and malted wheat also being used, this is very much a pale ale with all the right ingredients.

A delightfully dark British stout with rich coffee notes, intense roasted barley flavours and a dry, bitter finish. Chilled to 4°C, and with a deliciously creamy texture, it's superbly smooth and beautifully refreshing.

Tasting Notes: Smooth, dark and delectably indulgent, Nightjar is a full-bodied British Stout with a deliciously creamy texture and rich coffee notes, rounded off with flavours of roasted barley.

Locally hopped blonde, oaty ale. Locally grown emperor hops

Tasting Notes: Zesty orange and lemon notes, balanced with an oaty malt note for a roguishly creamy-smooth character.

An outstanding cask-conditioned amber ale with a full malty flavour. The name celebrates the pioneering role this beer has played in our range, and is a nod to the village of Canon Pyon in Herefordshire, where this session ale was first brewed.

Tasting Notes: Brewed using Maris Otter and Crystal malts together with locally grown Target and Goldings hops, Pyoneer has a delicate hoppy aroma leading on to a full malty flavour and ending in a crisp, clean bitter finish.

A dark and thoughtful brew that lets its rich coffee notes, intense roasted barley flavours and dry, bitter finish

Tasting Notes: Wholesome Stout is a dark, full-bodied number; a wonderful stout with intense roasted barley flavours and a dry, bitter finish. It boasts roasted coffee notes and plenty of hop flavour. As well as the awards listed below, it’s only the second beer to gain top beer writer Roger Protz’s five-star rating.