About
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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danlo (13924) reviewed
Potholer from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Gluten Reduced. Orangey amber gold colour, white foamy head leaving lacing and fruity floral hop aroma. Taste is malt, caramel, with mellow orange and tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2018 at 18:38
danlo (13924) reviewed
Bedstraw from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle. Gluten Reduced. Yellow-golden amber colour, foamy white head leaving lacing and grassy grainy aroma. Taste is malt & grain, grass, straw, with slightly metallic bitterness. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry grassy bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2018 at 18:47
danlo (13924) reviewed
Goat's Leap from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. 5.5%. Gluten Free. Orange-gold amber colour, foamy white head leaving lacing and aroma of malt caramel, toffee with floral orange hop. Taste is malty, caramel, earthy, bready, with tobacco, mellow citrus and peppery hop bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable English IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2018 at 19:01
rumore (5874) reviewed
Frozen Deep from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at Acido Acida, in Ferrara, Italy. Pours intense gold with persistent white foam, fine/medium grain. Aroma is malty and grain. Body is average, like carbonation. Taste is moderately sweet with marked bitterness. Finish is average.
Tried from Draft on 25 Apr 2018 at 14:03
danlo (13924) reviewed
Karst from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Amber brown colour, off-white foam head leaving lacing and malty fruity zesty citrus aroma. Taste is malt caramel, bready, rye with tropical-like fruit and earthy spicy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2018 at 17:08
Downender (11273) reviewed
Seismic Shift from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 3/4/2018. Deep gold in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Sharp citrus hops, some orange and pineapple fruit, biscuity malts and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2018 at 14:40
Olut (22669) reviewed
Totty Pot from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keighley & Worth Valley Beer Festival 2017. Very dark in colour with medium roasted malts. It’s a crisp enough ale to drink.
Tried on 27 Mar 2018 at 23:33
Olut (22669) reviewed
Karst from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keighley & Worth Valley Beer Festival 2017. Clear amber-brown in colour, but more of the latter. It’s a bitter in character with a low to mid bitterness and a mild sweetness.
Tried on 27 Mar 2018 at 23:31
danlo (13924) reviewed
Velvet Bottom from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Gluten Free. Black colour, beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of smokey roast malt. Taste is roasted malty, smoke, ash, meaty, dark chocolate, coffee and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2018 at 21:34
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Bedstraw from Cheddar Ales
8 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Cheddar Bedstraw ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, light caramel, butter notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity malt, pale malt, sweet malt, biscuit malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160809] 6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Cask on 04 Mar 2018 at 09:06