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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Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Bitter Bully from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask gravity at Six Bells Woodchurch. Paleish gold lasting thin white head. Decent hop on this. Classic golden ale. Some citrus hop. Pretty tasty i would say. Decent hop sting.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2012 at 04:13
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Goat's Leap from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe, King’s Lynn
Hazy golden color, beautiful, with generous head. The aroma unfortunately is metallic, with minestrone vegetables. Dryish mouthfeel, poor malt flavor, again with some metallic feeling and vegetables; correct bitterness.
Flawed.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2012 at 14:33
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Bitter Bully from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
10th July 2012
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Light haze on this gold beer. Residual suddy white head. Light dry palate. Very mild carbonation. Light dry marmalade orange. A little honey toned malt. Dry finish. Nice marmalade.
Tried on 14 Jul 2012 at 16:51
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Festive Totty from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
3rd December 2009
Pigs Ear. Opaque black beer. Light brown suddy head. Dry semi crisp palate. Sourish tang to this like a good porter but not as heavy. Light sweet fruit and bubblegum sweetness. Light minerally finish. All right.
Tried on 17 Jun 2012 at 04:23
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Totty Pot from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
3rd December 2009
Pigs Ear. Opaque very dark brown - black beer. Light dry palate. Dark malt, not bitter or toasty. Light fruit and a little subtle bubblegum. Mild minerals. Not bad.
Tried on 17 Jun 2012 at 04:18
stravale (3279) reviewed
Goat's Leap from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from West Country Ales
Amber...clear....frothy white head..some lacing
Aroma - very light aroma - some spicy hops.....pale malt.....very slight citrus tang...light cereal
Taste - biscuity malt...light spicy hedgerow hops.....light toffee...bit of yeast......cereals
Palate - soft carb.....thin to medium body. Finish...light bitter...slight citrus and cereal biscuit...cleans off palate
Overall - Not a lot of flavour for the abv and not an IPA. Just slightly above average.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2012 at 17:18
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Festive Totty from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bottle at home in London with Lyoli. Pours clear, rich brown with a strong, beige foam head. Some nice chocolate notes in the aroma, a bit of roast and light earth. Light to medium sweet with a very natural chocolate character and very mild bitterness. Light bodied with fine, smooth carbonation. Mild sweet finish, modestly roasty, some cocoa, light wood and minerals. Very nicely balanced porter.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2012 at 14:01
RichTigers (5280) reviewed
Goat's Leap from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Bronze beer with a light head. The aroma is toffee and roasted, and the flavour is dry, vinous and roasted toffee bitter. Overall a reasonable toffee bitter. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2012 at 15:04
RichTigers (5280) reviewed
Totty Pot from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Blackish beer with a soon disappearing brown head. The aroma is lightly roasted, and the flavour is bitter, gently spiced and roasted. Overall an average reasonably well flavoured porter. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2012 at 13:13
RichTigers (5280) reviewed
Bitter Bully from Cheddar Ales
14 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden beer with a strong head. The aroma is floral and hopped, and the flavour is bitter with a toffee caramel feel. Overall a nice bitter beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2011 at 12:22