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.
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.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from Love Wine in Jersey. Pours a dark orange with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, grass, orange, grapefruit, citrus, earth, hints of spice, hops & yeast. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2025
at 07:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - amber or rather brown, creamy off-white head in a neat foam.
Nose - toffee and brown bread with some hop freshness.
Taste - malt loaf, burnt toffee and light herby hop.
Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and light roast on the finish.
Overall - good example of the style.
Appearance - amber or rather brown, creamy off-white head in a neat foam.
Nose - toffee and brown bread with some hop freshness.
Taste - malt loaf, burnt toffee and light herby hop.
Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and light roast on the finish.
Overall - good example of the style.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 13 Jun 2025
at 18:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2025
at 18:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thick rocky white head. Aromas of gooseberry, coconut and light spice. Taste adds some citrus and white pepper. Dry finish.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2025
at 12:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Lupe Pintos. Golden body with a light haze and a thick white head. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of sea salt, white bread and musty lemon. Flavour of bready malt and tangy yeast. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Light fizz. A savoury, interesting beer.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2025
at 23:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Nose is tangerine, peach, apricot, pineapple. Taste is grapefruit, tangerine, apricot, lime. Earthy hoppy finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 23 May 2025
at 13:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
can at home ...dark black ... thin tan lacing ...soft earthy chocolate roast malts nose ....soft woody chocolate roast malts ..Light think riadt6soft mellow woody malts
Tried
on 23 May 2025
at 13:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Hazy golden body with a few flecks beneath a thick white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of salted lime, mint and pear. Flavour of grass, salted bread, lemon and lime. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. This is excellent - it is zesty and limey.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 16 May 2025
at 07:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can at 5.6% from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear pale yellow - gold with a bubbly white head. The aroma is pleasing peat reek, mellow smoke, toasty grains, muffin, cereal, porridge, custard cream biscuits and a touch of orchard fruits. The taste is dry, toasty grains, cereal, light nuttiness, peat is well judged and restrained, whips of smoke, muted medicinal character, crisp biscuit, custard creams and oatcakes with a drying, toasty finale. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Peat is very well integrated. Balanced and satisfying. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2025
at 10:36
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at ash's. Pours hazy golden amber, nose is citrus, bready, banana, taste is herbal, bready, light fruit, spice. 7 --- Beer merged from original tick of Saison Motueka on 05 May 2025 at 13:27 - Score: 7. Original review text: Can at ash's. Pours hazy golden amber, nose is citrus, bready, banana, taste is herbal, bready, light fruit, spice. 7
Tried
on 06 May 2025
at 06:51