Bath Ales Gem

Gem

 

Bath Ales in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.17
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 134
Cask ABV: 4.1%
Bottle ABV: 4.8%
With its rich aroma of hops and malt, and a long, deep, bittersweet finish, Gem has been carefully crafted into an exceptional best bitter. A quintessentially English beer, brewed with skill and passion, Gem is Bath Ales' flagship brand.
 

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

Cask at the Old Ale and Coffee House in Salisbury. Pours a deep clear chestnut color with very light head. Aroma of dry caramel, a little trail mix and bready malts. Flavors of bread and toasty malts with a mild bitter finish. A nice Bitter

Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2025 at 14:13


7

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2025 at 00:28


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours red / amber in colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of orange, flora, vanilla, grain, caramel, spice & toasted malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 11:55


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the New Inn, Littlehampton. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt and yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, slightly watery, malt, earthy, herbal, yeasty, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2023 at 18:00


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

Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Caramel aroma. Citrus and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Citrus and caramel linger.

Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2023 at 19:58


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask in Bristol. Murky brown with a thin head. Aroma of caramel malt. Flavour is soft caramel, mild flavour, tilting to bland.

Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2023 at 21:02


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours a lightly hazed amber colour with a small frothy off-white head that settled. The aroma is malty, caramel with some light fruit and spicy hop notes. A moderately sweet malty taste, cereal grain, malt and caramel flavours with some fruit and a medium-light bitterness.

Tried on 20 Sep 2022 at 16:48


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Very surprised this isn't rated. Nose is yeasty, malty, hint of bread between sugar and fruit. Taste is yeast, make loaf, fruit, bread, malt.

Tried on 26 Jul 2022 at 20:13


Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2022 at 21:19


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Have drunk this on occasion before, but not rated it. Cask at Posada, Wolverhampton. Pours a dark amber with a small foamy white head and good lacing. Exudes a slightly sweet malty aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet with flavour of malt load and dark fruits with underlying hints of caramel and vanilla. Finish is fairly sweet too. A nice solid traditional bitter – of the kind that is becoming all too rare.

Tried from Cask on 29 Oct 2021 at 23:17