Simple Things Fermentations

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

Established in 2020

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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.

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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Cork & Cask online. Pours clear honey-gold with a fluffy, pure white head. Light-medium sweet flavour with dry and piney hop character, sun-kissed pale malts, aged citrus peel, nips of grass. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Lightly warming finish with further piney notes, dried biscuits, lightly ripened citrus fruits. Lean and drinkable.
Tried from Can on 06 Dec 2022 at 16:32

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440ml can from Trembling Madness. Dark nutty brown with a thin off white head. Aroma is candy sugar and spice. Flavour definitely fits the Belgian brief, with sugary sweetness, figs, spices and boozy warmth
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2022 at 23:49

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Cask at the hanging bat. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, toffee, biscuity, taste is similar, light sweetness.
Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2022 at 11:24

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Can from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy golden with a thick white head. Aromas of orange and melon, light bread and resin. Taste is lemon, lime, melon. Light bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2022 at 17:01

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Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours deep amber with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is earthy, oily, sappy, resinous, woody, perfumed, pear drops, orange marmalade, lemon - lime, nutty and brown bread. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, woody, nutty, sappy, resinous, oily, leafy hops, touch of leather, twist of citrus, lemon - lime, estery vibes, pear, melon, alcohol and spice with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Interesting and good depth of flavour. Nice one.
Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2022 at 19:01

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Can at home in Hackney - sourced from Cork & Cask online. Pours crystal clear yellow-gold with a fluffy, white head. Lightly sweet with subdued brett funk, a little salt, semi-ripe lemon, melon, nips of grass and straw. Light bodied with active yet delicate carbonation - it's airy. Lightly drying finish, further funk, salty nips, understated citrus. Really nice, highly drinkable gear.
Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2022 at 23:41

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Keg half at ISBF 2022 in Manchester. Pours clear orange amber with a cream cap. Sweet bready malts, some caramel, light floral edge, citrus hints and soft hop spice behind. Moderate sweet with lighter bitterness. Rich & malty. Medium body with soft carbonation. Very nice indeed.
Tried from Draft on 21 Nov 2022 at 20:59

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Keg at the Pembury Tavern - Hackney. Pours unclear copper with a thick, creamy off-white head. Light-medium sweet flavour with subtle pine, toasted malts, whole grains, light nutty qualities, citrus rind. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Finishes with more mild pine, toasted malts, nuts, faint grass. Tasty and very drinkable.
Tried on 21 Nov 2022 at 16:27

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Can at home in Hackney - sourced from cork & Cask. Pours black with a foamy, deep beige head. Lightly sweet with ashy roast, scorched earth, rubber, cocoa, leather dark fruits, a little peat. Light bodied with delicate carbonation. Bittersweet finish, rounded dark malt character, more ash, dark chocolate, smoke, earth. Could do with a bit more body but it has nice depth.
Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2022 at 17:53

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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Cork & Cask. Pours mostly clear rich russet with a billowing, foamy khaki head. Lightly sweet, some dried berries, earthy and leafy hops, a little yeast, dirty biscuits, toasted grains. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Decent balance to finish, mellow Toasted malts, fruity accents, soft leafy bitterness. Nice one but way over-carbed.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2022 at 16:52