Vale Brewing

Vale Brewing

Vale Brewing Company was founded in 2008 as the McLaren Vale Beer Company in one of Australia's most celebrated wine regions – in the picturesque McLaren Vale south of Adelaide in South Australia, where gently rolling vineyard hills, turquoise beaches and a relaxed South Australian quality of life inspired brothers Tim, Pete and Michael Collin to give the world-renowned wine region its first independent craft beer brewery, filling a gap they had long seen with passionate eyes. The unmistakable six-dot Vale logo – a homage to the grapevines of the home region – quickly became one of the most recognisable symbols of the young Australian craft beer scene, and the flagship Vale Ale made an unforgettable first statement for the new brewery from the south in 2010 by topping the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers Poll – Australia's most important and widely followed craft beer vote, conducted by the beer-loving public. A purpose-built brewery in Willunga followed in 2012, the Collin brothers assumed full ownership and renamed the company Vale Brewing in 2015, before it was acquired by South Australian beverage group Bickford's in 2017.

The range of Vale Brewing reflects the carefree, sunny and outward-looking spirit of McLaren Vale in the most convincing way – from the iconic Vale Ale, an Australian Pale Ale at 4.5% ABV with an enticing bouquet of tropical citrus aromas, delicate malt sweetness and gentle bitterness, through the Vale Tropic Ale and Vale Crisp Lager to the Vale IPA and the refreshing Vale Mid Coast for those who prefer a more mindful enjoyment. All beers are brewed with a clear commitment to authenticity, integrity and pleasure – values that are not merely printed on the label but brought vividly to life in every batch that head brewer Jayson, with his over 20 years of brewing experience, has been responsible for since 2018.

As one of the pioneering breweries of the Australian craft beer revolution, which since 2022 has also found a gastronomic home with the Vale Restaurant and Bar perched high on the hills of Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale, overlooking the vineyards and countryside of the region, Vale Brewing stands today as living proof that the best beer story sometimes begins where you would only have expected a good bottle of wine – and that McLaren Vale has not only world-class wines, but world-class beers to offer as well.