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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 10th November 2011. Red-black with thin off white head and almost no lacing. Pungent aroma of malt, alcohol and touch of aniseed. Spicy, earthy pungent liquid with a little smokiness and some citric lemon that continues into the aftertaste. Finish is citric. Smooth mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 24 Nov 2011 at 10:53

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
27th August 2011
Gravicask at the Angel mini beer festival, Kelvedon. Slightly hazy gold beer. Little white head. Smooth, semi dry palate. Nicely balanced. Pale malt - dry. Fresh mild marmalade orange hops with a trace of grapefruit. There is a little honey somewhere as well. Semi dry finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2011 at 07:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask at gbbf 2011 ... golden iorange ... soft sweet lemon pineapple nose ... dry mellon ... again pineapple hop..
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2011 at 01:32

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Ealing beer festival 2011. An amber golden/coloured pour with a small white head on top. Hoppy, citrus fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, bitter. OK.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2011 at 03:51

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
bottle at home ... copper ... bubbly off white head ... soft fruity metalic nose ... light fizz ... bitter metalic ... light spicy hop ... very so so.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2011 at 11:36

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask@Kittys, Helsinki. Nut brown/amber colou with some ruby niotes, small off-white foamy head. Aroma is caramel malts, mild toasted notes as well as fruity and a bit nutty. Flavour is is much the same. More tasting like a bitter than a mild.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2011 at 01:58

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
bottle at jens ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... sweet chocolate toffee roast malts nose ... soft roast ... light malt ... light bitter toasted malts ... decent if not great
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2011 at 12:28

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at jens ... copper ... thin white lacing ...soft herbal grassy hop nose ... light bitter front ... little metalic ... soft fruits ... ok but a bit dull ... growing on me ... but still a little oddness
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2011 at 10:05

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, pine, flowers. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, lemon, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100803]
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2011 at 12:53

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Half pint, from cask at St. Urhos Pub. White ring to the rim of the glass. Near-clear, amber coloured body. Moderate smell of leafy hops. Fruity hops with hints of resin in flavour. Spicy bitter endnotes. Over par for a golden ale (Helsinki, 06.02.2011).
Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2011 at 12:04