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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 31 Jul 2022 at 19:39


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Tried on 28 Jul 2022 at 16:39

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Tried on 28 Jul 2022 at 16:27

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden and hazy with a rapidly disappearing head. Nose - light orange, herbaceous and generally bready. Taste - more pronounced orange, mountain herbs and medicinal. Palate - light bodied with a bitter finish. Overall - decent. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Big Ideas Series 21 - Golden Ale on 25 Jun 2021 at 18:37 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden with a fluffy white head and steady carbonation. Nose - lemon zest and light digestive. Taste - lemon and lemon zest. Lightly pithy too. Palate - light bodied, dry, balanced bitterness on the finish. Overall - very refreshing and a very good example of a simple style that's often not done so well.
Tried from Can on 25 Jul 2022 at 16:30

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Great Grog. Hazy amber/ruby body with a thin beige head that slowly fades. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of caramel, stewed tea and toffee. Flavour of fig and brown sugar. Thin to medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Tangy and sweet.
Earlier Rating: 9/14/2020 Total Score: 4.1
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Clear amber/brown with a beige head that holds well. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of toffee and raisin. Flavour of caramel and fig. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Light fizz. Bold and flavoursome. Really nice.
Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2022 at 21:32

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home in Hackney - sourced from HOTM. Pours clear brown with a foamy, tan head. Rich and well balanced, hearty meaty smoked malts, some fresh ham, toast, mild earth. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Balanced finish. Solid overall:
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2022 at 22:17

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can online from Trembling Madness. Pours light hazed golden with a white cap. Aroma: bread, citrus, fruity esters. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, clean, wheat, bread, citrus. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Tidy.
Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 08 Jul 2022 at 21:41

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home. It pours clear darkest ruby with a thick, fluffy beige head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, big hit of smoke which lingers, toasty, smoked bacon, frazzles, molasses, treacle and some fruit cake. The taste is initially dry, bitter - sweet, roasted malt, toast, deep wood smoked malts which lingers throughout, charred wood, caramel, molasses, treacle, dried fruits, raisin, cherry, peppery spice, hint of jam, malt loaf and light warmth with a toasty, smokey finish. Medium+ body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Fulsome, moreish and satisfying. STF are doing some great stuff right now.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2022 at 11:41