About
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.
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7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
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!
Tried from Can from Left Field Beer on 20 Jul 2025 at 18:49

4/10
Bottle at ash's. Pours hazy deep orange, nose is caramel, toffee, oak, taste is bitter, harsh, acrid. 7/6/3/3/5
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2025 at 14:14

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
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.
Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2025 at 17:53

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
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.
Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2025 at 22:24

6/10
Keg at graf 2025. Pours hazy orange, nose is grassy, floral, hay, taste is sweet, hay, floral, toffee. 6/6/7/7/7
Tried on 19 Jun 2025 at 17:47

6/10
Keg at graf 2025. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, earthy, chocolate, taste is sweet, bready, roasted. 8/7/6/6/7
Tried on 19 Jun 2025 at 17:03

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
keg at G-RAF 2025 festival ....deep red ...thin tan lacing ...soft tart fruit ..soft sweet fruits ..juicy fruit ..soft tart fruit
Tried on 19 Jun 2025 at 16:47

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
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
Tried on 19 Jun 2025 at 15:57

7/10
Keg at shilling. Pours hazy orange amber, nose is toffee, honey, floral, citrus, taste is sweet, citrus, toffee, bitter. 7
Tried on 19 Jun 2025 at 13:23

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
keg at shilling ...copper amber ....thin tan lacing ...soft sweet caramel ..soft sweet noze...big sweet citrus honey ...big cucumber ...I'm liking that
Tried on 19 Jun 2025 at 12:24