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.
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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Many thanks for this beer to Jacek Wigier (wineofdreams@gmail.com). Dobre, przypominalo kolonkie piwa, z piana spora srednio trwala, zlociste, niemal slomkowe, z umiarkowana metnoscia. Rozni sie tu chmieleniem bo jest tu tego sporo, wyraziscie i ziolowo. Fajny Kolsch z UK
Tried
on 15 Jun 2019
at 14:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden with a lovely fluffy head and a very slight haze. Nose - lemon, orange and malt. Taste - lemon barley water. Palate - light to medium bodied and creamy. Dry finish. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2019
at 17:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours golden, nose is lemon, bubblegum, little funk, taste is sweet, light fruit, dull toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2019
at 12:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear straw gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon and creamy custard. Taste is light sweet, lemon. Biscuit. More of a cream ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2019
at 10:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - pale malt, creamy custard. Taste - more creamy malt and custard. Palate - creamy and light to medium bodied. Overall - ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2019
at 10:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
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Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2019
at 12:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Three Tuns, Bristol. Cask at Three Tuns, Bristol. Lear amber with a thin off white head. Aroma of malt, herbal hops and light fruits. Flavour is light moderate sweet bitter. Light medium bodied with very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2018
at 23:05
6/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 20:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Cheddar Velvet Bottom ].
ABV: 4.7%. Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, oat, sweet malt, fruity malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, fruity malt, oat, dark malt, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180807]
7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 13:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 1 07/08/2018. A reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a no head. Aroma is apple and dark chocolate appel, brown bread. Flavour si semi sweet, dark choc, apple, nutty malts. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 19:58