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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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear, floral, white head, grassy hop, bready, yeasty, happier as it goes, floral finish
Tried
on 08 Jun 2024
at 09:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at graf. Pours hazy yellow, nose is floral, toffee, taste is juicy fruit, grassy, zesty. --- Beer merged from original tick of Cask Special - Pale Ale on 07 Jun 2024 at 19:49 - Score: 6
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2024
at 18:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Against The Grain. Hazy orange body with a thin head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of marzipan, fig and honey. Flavour of honey and lightly roasted malt. Medium body with a slick texture. Sweet and delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2024
at 18:17
7/10
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy orange to brown. Foamy, off-white tp beige head. Nose - brown bread, dried orange and sultana. A bit of a Muesli feel. Taste - orange, toffee and brown bread. Palate - creamy in texture, medium bodied, light roasty finish. Overall - good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2024
at 10:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft, half pint. @The Hole in the Wall, Brighton (England). 07/05/2024 [#7.097 Global - #282 Scotland - #1 Simple Things Fermentations (My Scottish Brewery #87)] Pours light hazed goldem with a big off-white head. Aroma: belgiany yeast, pepper and yeast. Taste: very belgiany and citrusy. Spiced malts, peppery mouthfeel. Next one please!
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2024
at 10:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Against The Grain. Hazy amber/ruby body with a creamy beige head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of rocket, beetroot and wild garlic. Flavour of earth and beetroot with a tangy finish. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A bit like drinking a heavily smoked beer, this takes few gulps to get used to it - the beetroot is tangy and earthy - but it’s pretty tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2024
at 22:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear pale yellow with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, airy, bready malt, twist of lemon, pomelo, peppery spice, crackery malt and rich tea biscuit. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, bitter - sweet, fragrant, floral, peppery spice, clove, angelica, lemon peel, grapefruit, waxy, green banana, some tannin and wood with a drying finish. Average body and moderate+ foamy carbonation. Simple, easy going and chuggable.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2024
at 18:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of orange and peach. Taste has melon and tinned mandarin. A bit earthy. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2024
at 14:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - massive fluffy head on opening, which then eventually settles to a clear golden body, but still a substantial head. Nose - candied lemon, sweet spice, maybe mace. Taste - more mace, white sugar, meringue and candied lemon. Palate - medium bodied, tangy-sweet middle and finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2024
at 21:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours lightly hazed yellow with a thick white head. Aromas of spicy yeast and dough. Taste has light lemon, more spice, white bread. Floral finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 19:25