Simple Things Fermentations

Microbrewery in Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2020

Contact
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.

     Show


6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Nice and pleasant stout. Black pour and a fine head. Ok lacing Fine intensity in the aroma. Balanced sweetness and a decent bitterness. Also a fine carbonation level. Pleasant to drink Dark malt, coffee and roast in the flavor [Can - from Magne] Brewery #2692
Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2024 at 17:05

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown with orange chinks. Off white head. Nose - toffee, bready, sweet orange and a hint of red fruit. Taste - sweet orange and strawberry, creamy toffee takes it through to the finish. Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle, fairly elegant finish. Overall - good stuff!
Earlier Rating: 10/2/2020 Total Score: 3.8
Bottle thanks to Phil the brewer. Appearance - dark brown with amber chinks. Creamy white head. Nose - toffee, some sort of red fruit, possibly toast. Taste - very much caramel and strawberry. Biscuits. Palate - close to medium bodied, toasty texture with underlying sweet note. Soft, roasty finish. Overall - really lovely example of the style.
Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2024 at 19:40

7/10
Tried from Can on 25 Aug 2024 at 19:45

7/10
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2024 at 20:27

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours murky pale yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of pineapple and light malt. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet finish.
Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2024 at 18:49

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours murky orange with a thick white head. Strong kiwi fruit aromas, lime and some wheat. Taste is melon rind and more citrus. Some saison yeast character shows through.
Tried from Can on 15 Aug 2024 at 16:21

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours hazy yellow - blonde with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, fragrant, grassy, spicy, floral, herbal, biscuity malt, cakey, Madelines and ladyfingers. The taste is crispy, dry, more citrus than on the aroma... candied lemon, orange, peach, pomelo, snappy, cracker, sponge cake, brioche, grassy and some florals with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Lovely stuff. Flavourful and pillowy. Crushable.
Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2024 at 12:38

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy orange with a decent off-white head. Nose - candied orange and orange barley sweets. Sweet spice. Taste - orange barley sweets and bready generally. Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and lightly tangy finish. Overall - decent.
Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2024 at 18:20

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy and bright yellow. Big fluffy suds. Nose - orange, herbal and floral. Some sweet wheat notes. Taste - more sweet wheat going into brown bread. Some lemon and herbal notes close it out. Palate - light to medium bodied, and fairly dry. Overall - good!
Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2024 at 16:21

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
An at home from RAD. Hazy pale golden colour with a white head. Citrus and herbal and sweet. Crisp body.
Tried on 26 Jul 2024 at 21:00