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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7.6/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Can from Lupe Pintos. Hazy amber body with an off-white head that holds well. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of green banana and chalky wheat. Flavour of apricot, orange pith and a lemony finish. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A tasty beer - wheaty and lemony.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2025 at 21:40

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
keg at paisley beer festival. Pours hazy golden amber, nose is sweat, toffee, citrus, taste is creamy banana, citrus, sweet. 6/5/7/6/6.5
Tried on 24 Mar 2025 at 08:15

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at paisley beer festival. Pours black, nose is chocolate, dark fruit, little soy, liquorice, taste is chocolate, roasted, liquorice 3.9
Tried on 24 Mar 2025 at 08:11

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
keg at paisley beer festival. Pours reddish brown, nose is smoky, roasted, little earthy, peat, smoky, toffee 3.9 --- Beer merged from original tick of Peated Brown - STF X Croft 3 on 24 Mar 2025 at 08:09 - Score: 8. Original review text: keg at paisley beer festival. Pours reddish brown, nose is smoky, roasted, little earthy, peat, smoky, toffee 3.9
Tried on 24 Mar 2025 at 08:09

7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Paisley Beer Festival 2025. Pours murky yellow with a thick white head. Aromas are pineapple, peach, sweet citrus. Taste is greener, green fruit and light grass. Citrus bitter finish. Good.
Tried on 22 Mar 2025 at 00:00

7.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
pours hazy orange, nose is clementine, toffee, banana, taste is juicy citrus, sweet, toffee. 7/8/8/8/7 --- Beer merged from original tick of Nectar Wheat - STF X Up Front on 21 Mar 2025 at 07:58 - Score: 7. Original review text: pours hazy orange, nose is clementine, toffee, banana, taste is juicy citrus, sweet, toffee. 7/8/8/8/7
Tried on 21 Mar 2025 at 07:58

8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can from Appellation Wines (also tried at Paisley Beer Festival).
Appearance - murky yellow with a big foamy white head.
Nose - oh, dank, pineapple, peach, candied citrus, green grape and very lightly grassy.
Taste - green grape, greengage and kiwi up front, dank again with something more stone or citrus fruit at the back.
Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and elegantly, dry linger.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 20 Mar 2025 at 19:00

8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can at home, 16th March 25. Pours a deep reddish brown. Aroma is caramel and citrus, aromatic. Taste is super hoppy, bitter, caramel and floral. Very good red IPA, they nailed this
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 21:02

7.5/10
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 13:23

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On keg at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival on 15/03/25.
Appearance - amber to reddish brown with a thin tan head.
Nose - smoke dominated and brown bread.
Taste - brown bread, toast and mainly smoke.
Palate - medium bodied, smoky and roasty drying on the finish.
Overall - good stuff!
Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2025 at 14:51