Cheddar Ales

Microbrewery in Cheddar, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Cheddar Ales

Established in 2006

Contact
Winchester Farm, Draycott Road, Cheddar, BS27 3RP, England
Description
Jem Ham is Cheddar Ales' Head Brewer and Managing Director. Cheddar Ales, he started Cheddar Ales with the intention of making the best real ales in the local area. It began its artisan brewing activities in October 2006 and is based at Winchester Farm on the edge of Cheddar village, near the famous Cheddar Gorge.

We currently have five fermenting vessels, each one capable of holding 21.5 brewery barrels of beer, or around 6,150 pints. This gives us a weekly brewing capacity of around 30,000 pints, which may sound a lot but is certainly 'micro' in terms of the brewing industry. By hand-crafting such relatively small volumes, Cheddar Ales can ensure that character, consistency and quality lie at the heart of all our beers.

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - golden with a big white snow white head. Nose - grapefruit and pith. Light biscuit. Taste - citrus again, grapefruit and lemon. Just an edge of toffee at the back. Palate - light bodied, dry middle and finish. Overall - quite nice. More of a golden ale.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2020 at 18:35

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - amber with a big fluffy white head. Nose - pine for sure, but dominated by caramel. There's a biscuit backdrop. Taste - again pine dominated by caramel. Didn't get the fruity hop notes mentioned in the description. Palate - light bodied, a bit sweet in the middle, decent balance on the finish. Overall - so so!
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2020 at 23:04

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden with a big white head. Nose - citrus and green stalks. Taste - lime, stalks and resin. Palate - creamy and light bodied. Balanced bitterness with a tangy finish. Overall - quite good.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2020 at 22:01

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - golden with a decent white head. Nose - light caramel, then lemon and biscuit. Taste - more lemon, caramel and biscuit Palate - light bodied, creamy texture, a little sweet but not too bad on the finish. Overall - decent.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2020 at 16:29

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Bestofbritishbeers.com birthday box. Golden /amber pour with a white head. Orange marmalade, orange peel and apricot nose. Pithy orange, grapefruit and apricot taste. Fruity bitter finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2020 at 13:59

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
bottle bbe 2/20 ambrata velata con un po di sospensione buona schiuma abbastanza persistente buona maltatura un po caramello agrumato mandarino ma un po’ ossidato discreto corpo bilanciata
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2020 at 12:54

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel grassy aroma. Fruity malty weak grassy citrus hoppy flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty weak grassy hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2019 at 11:46

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - autumnal red to brown. Lovely off white head. Nose - cherries and caramel with bready base. Taste - toffee/caramel but red fruit cutting through still. Palate - medium bodied, creamy and roasty through the middle. Dry-ish finish. Overall - good. Should be under ESB style, mind.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2019 at 07:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - amber to copper with attractive off white lacing. Nose - fruitcake including dried fruit and some sweet spices. Toffee and citrus too. Taste - dried orange and sultana. Then citrus zest competes with brown bread and earthiness. Palate - creamy with balanced malt and hop bitterness. Medium bodied. Overall - very drinkable. Quite similar to Karst too.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2019 at 07:43

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - amber to copper. Generous fluffy head. Nose - dried fruit, cake and an edge of caramel. A pine and citrus hoppiness cuts through it too. Taste - orange, bread and light wood spice. Zest from hops again. Palate - creamy and medium bodied. Dry, balanced bitterness. Overall - would've happily gone back for a second or third.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2019 at 07:35