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.
440ml can. Slightly hazy amber with a beige head. Aroma of brown bread, toffee, some nutty/fruity notes. Taste of light sweet malts, brown bread, toffee, some dried fruits and biscuity/nutty note, low bitterness. Medium bodied. Nice to see a rare UK-brewed Polotmavý!
Can from Lupe Pintos. Hazy pale golden body with lots of tiny flecks beneath a thin white head that fades. No visible carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of grapefruit and white candy sticks. Flavour of lemon sweets and chalky malt. Medium body with a smooth texture. Light fizz. Crisp and nicely hoppy.
Can from Against The Grain. Hazy amber body with a thin beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of nuts and dried leaves. Flavour of brown bread, caramel and low bitterness. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Toasty and flavoursome.
keg at the G-RAF 2025 festival ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft woody chocolate roast ...dark dry dark chocolate roast malts ..heavy roast malts ..rich chocolate roast --- Beer merged from original tick of Session Stout on 28 Jul 2022 at 14:36 - Score: 8. Original review text: can at neils... dark black... thin tan head... soft dry chocolate Roast malts.. dusty dry chocolate Roast malts nose