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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.
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, online from Hoptimism. Pours murky amber to dark brown with a beige cap. Aroma: funk, wood, cherry, raspberry. Taste: light tart, funky, tangy, semi-dry, light sweet & biitter, bread, red berries, wood. Medium body with soft carbonation. An interesting flavour journey
Tried
from Bottle
from Hoptimism
on 02 Mar 2022
at 22:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden with a slight haze. Snow white head. Nose - candied lemon, icing sugar and sweet spice. Taste - dried orange and lemon. Sweet spice again. Palate - medium bodied, tangy middle and finish. Overall - nice.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2022
at 07:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy brown with a short-lived thin tan head. Aromas of raisin, brazil nut, spice, wood. Taste is bretty and funky fun, more dried fruit, general nuttiness. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2022
at 22:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Cork & Cask. Hazy golden body with a white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of earth, yeast and pot puri. Flavour of burnt orange, minerals and a tangy finish. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A tangy, interesting beer.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2022
at 21:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear golden orange with a thick off-white head. Aromas of marmalade and caramel. Taste is light bitter, more marmalade and malt. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2022
at 18:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy orange with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of orange, funk, overripe citrus, straw. Taste is tangy orange, faintest coconut and wood. Tangy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2022
at 20:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy orange with a rapidly disappearing off-white head. Nose - big funk and mango. Orange peel. Taste - orange, mango skin, funk, wood and light tart edge. Palate - medium bodied. Tangy, sour and funky middle and finish. Persistent finish. Overall - very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2022
at 18:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown and bright with a red hue. Thin off white lacing. Nose - cedar, toffee and dates with a funky edge. Taste - bread, dates, wood, sour plums, chewy toffee and hazelnut. Palate - medium bodied, inital sweetness then swept away somewhat with the sour finish. Overall - great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2022
at 14:17
5/10
bottle at ashs... deep brown.. thin tan lacing.. soft funk.. Light dry fruit date funk nose... big funk.. earthy bitter... woody not me
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2022
at 14:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours deep orange amber, nose is caramel, orange peel, dates, a little chocolate, taste is dry toffee, chewy, dates, a little fizzy, woody. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dubbel Barrel on 24 Jan 2022 at 14:16 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2022
at 14:16