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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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown to black with amber chinks. Tan to beige head. Nose - earthy, toffee and a hint of liquorice. Taste - toffee, malt loaf and liquorice. Palate - interesting, rich finish, then drops a level but keeps running beyond that so good linger. Overall - very pintable.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2024
at 17:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Raynville Superstore. It pours clear deep reddish - brown with a small off - white head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, raisin, currants, sultana, fug, cherry cola, brown bread, caramel, malt loaf, fruit loaf and wood. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, bitterness lingers, black tea, toffee, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, fig, fruit loaf, sappy, resin, spruce, touch green, brown bread and a touch of coffee with a drying finale. Medium body and average carbonation. Spruce adds a nice dimension to this. Enjoyable and interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2024
at 13:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can online from Raynville. Pours light hazed orange amber with beige foam. Aroma: caramel, orange marmalade, mild pine/sap, earthy. Taste: light to moderate sweet with moderate bitterness, dry, citrus, orange, lime, caramel, light floral, spicy hop finish. Medium body with soft carbonation. Lovely heritage IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2024
at 10:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy amber beer with a bubbly white head. Hoppy aroma with some citrus. Flavour has bitter lemon and some tangy line, with loads of grassy hop, a little resinous with some floral notes too, and a lasting dry finish.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2024
at 18:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from The Beer Cave. Dark brown body with a thin beige head that fades. No visible carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of smoked malt and antique store. Flavour of copper penny and smoked malt. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. It’s nice and smoky but I didn’t find it particularly moreish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2024
at 23:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
13th November 2024
Can. Near clear gold beer, a decent bubbly off white head. Light minerally crisp palate. Thin malts provide an okay sweetness. Crisp pine into light but bright citrus, trace of melon. Light minerally crisp palate. Bright and breezy but left me quite unexcited.
Can. Near clear gold beer, a decent bubbly off white head. Light minerally crisp palate. Thin malts provide an okay sweetness. Crisp pine into light but bright citrus, trace of melon. Light minerally crisp palate. Bright and breezy but left me quite unexcited.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2024
at 22:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from The Beerhive. Hazy amber body with a thin off-white head that fades. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of caramel and earth. Flavour of earthy hops, stewed tea and fruit cake. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A decent malty lager.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2024
at 12:09
8/10
Tried
on 09 Nov 2024
at 20:59
8/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2024
at 10:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown, slightly muddy. Cream coloured head. Nose - cinnamon, syrup, pastries and cereal. Taste - cinnamon bun, as per the name, bread and syrup. Palate - light bodied, sweet middle and finish, with some roast. Overall - ok.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Nov 2024
at 20:00