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The Bakehouse, 6 Hazel Avenue Lane, Glasgow, G44 3LJ, Scotland
Description
A small independent brewery based in Glasgow's Southside, established 2019. We value quality, tradition, innovation, and doing things a bit differently.
Simple Things is about brewing beer with a sense of place, exploring beer styles that aren't always easy to find and using ingredients that extend the flavour spectrum beyond current trends. The beers are often modern takes on traditional styles, or contemporary styles with a twist.
We love to drink big, juicy hazy IPAs with Ctira, Mosaic, Simcoe etc but that’s not what we do. There are plenty of people already making a really good job of that.
Exploring beer styles and ingredients that are not so well represented is what gets us excited. Our Big Ideas Series is where it all began; a range of styles that includes crowd-pleasing favourites such as Golden Ale, Table Beer and Session Stout alongside the more esoteric likes of Wheat Wine, Scottish Light, Peated Pale and Bretted 80/-. We recently introduced our Core Range, comprising a US-style Pale Ale brewed with only European hops and a Czech-style Pilsner. Our new Seasonals range is where you’ll find beers that are right for the time of year.
We use local and foraged ingredients when we can. All our beers are vegan friendly, unfiltered, unpasteurised and naturally carbonated through re-fermentation. We hope you enjoy them.
Simple Things is about brewing beer with a sense of place, exploring beer styles that aren't always easy to find and using ingredients that extend the flavour spectrum beyond current trends. The beers are often modern takes on traditional styles, or contemporary styles with a twist.
We love to drink big, juicy hazy IPAs with Ctira, Mosaic, Simcoe etc but that’s not what we do. There are plenty of people already making a really good job of that.
Exploring beer styles and ingredients that are not so well represented is what gets us excited. Our Big Ideas Series is where it all began; a range of styles that includes crowd-pleasing favourites such as Golden Ale, Table Beer and Session Stout alongside the more esoteric likes of Wheat Wine, Scottish Light, Peated Pale and Bretted 80/-. We recently introduced our Core Range, comprising a US-style Pale Ale brewed with only European hops and a Czech-style Pilsner. Our new Seasonals range is where you’ll find beers that are right for the time of year.
We use local and foraged ingredients when we can. All our beers are vegan friendly, unfiltered, unpasteurised and naturally carbonated through re-fermentation. We hope you enjoy them.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draught at Jolly Judge in Edinburgh off the Royal Mile. This was a solid beer enjoyed outside with lunch.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2026
at 12:55
5.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
on 24 Jul 2026
at 20:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can @ Salt Horse, Edinburgh. Clear red brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, red berries and yeasty. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. Oily and soft. 240726
Tried
from Can
at
Salt Horse Beer Bar
on 24 Jul 2026
at 20:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2026
at 16:05
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Lupe Pintos. Hazy golden body with a thick white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of green banana, green apple and lime. Flavour of orange and wheat. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Fruity and fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2026
at 08:15
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Shilling Brew Co, Glasgow. It pours hazy blonde with a thin, fluffy white head. The aroma is super meaty, smoked ham, honey glazed, vanilla, coffee and honeyed grain. The taste is softer than expected, quite sweet upfront, oily, honeyed grain, cereal, smooth smoked malts, smoked meats, woody, vanilla, coffee beans and a touch of umami. Average body and carbonation. Interesting stuff for sure. Would I rush back.... Not sure.
Tried
from Draft
at
Shilling Brewing Co.
on 28 Jun 2026
at 14:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear yellow to orange with a cream-coloured head. Aromas of chocolate, toffee and light roast coffee. Taste is more coffee and light smoke. Sweet up front, roasty finish.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2026
at 13:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
21st June 2026
Can. Near clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head, doesn't last. Light palate, a mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Been awhile since I had a Sahti. Coming back to me slowly. Soft caramel malts, not oversweet. Soft pine come spruce. Juniper? Pretty light. Light juicy tangy fruits, cranberryish. Light smooth finish. Amusing but, you can see why this will forever remain a niche style.
Can. Near clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head, doesn't last. Light palate, a mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Been awhile since I had a Sahti. Coming back to me slowly. Soft caramel malts, not oversweet. Soft pine come spruce. Juniper? Pretty light. Light juicy tangy fruits, cranberryish. Light smooth finish. Amusing but, you can see why this will forever remain a niche style.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2026
at 09:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2026
at 16:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home. Pours clear golden amber, nose is smoky, caramel, toffee, vanilla, some chocolate, taste is sweet, roasted coffee, vanilla, some fruit, smoky. 7/8/8/8/7
Tried
on 18 Jun 2026
at 14:10