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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep copper with a nicely proportioned creamy, beige head. Nose - burnt toffee and brown bread. Taste - toasty, burnt toffee and malt loaf. Palate - medium bodied, rich chewy middle. Light roast and chewy-ness on the finish. Overall - good example of the style.
Tried from Can on 06 Nov 2021 at 19:44

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Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep orange with a light haze. Snow white, thin head. Nose - blackberry/bramble and a creamy yet zesty saison yeast thing. White pepper and candied citrus. Taste - blackberry, lemon, and light and sweet wood spice. Palate - zesty and tangy throughout. Light bodied, persistent finish. Overall - lovely stuff.
Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2021 at 18:52

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of green banana and lemongrass. Flavour of salted bread and elderflower. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Soft and interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2021 at 23:08

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Can from Cork & Cask. Hazy golden body with a thin white head that fades. Lively carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of grain and grass. Flavour of peppery earth and pear skin. Thin body with a slick texture. Light fizz. A tasty beer - crisp and characterful. It’s great to see Simple Things’ beer in cans. Loving the can label.
Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2021 at 23:01


7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Hoptimism. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Funky and fruity and citrus. Sweet to dry. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2021 at 18:57

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden with steady carbonation and a nicely proportioned snow white head. Nose - elderflower, orange and bread. Taste - orange and bread again, with the elderflower being a bit more subtle. Palate - light bodied, creamy middle with tangy and bitter finish. Overall - lovely stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2021 at 16:32

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Draught keg at BrewDog Leicester as part of CollabFest 2021. Mid- to dark gold and hazy with only the tiniest ring of white head. Light and slightly sourish aroma with grassy notes, some lemon peel and a touch of the elderflower. Taste is sweet and reminiscent of elderflower presse with notes of gooseberry and white grape. Long fruity and flowery finish, but this isn't a beer with light flavours. Great.
Tried on 23 Oct 2021 at 14:09

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours light hazy amber with a thin white head. Aromas of tangy sour, pineapple, mango. Taste is woody, lemon sour, faint coconut. Tangy sour finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2021 at 17:49

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Cloudy brown body and okay foam. Lots of muddy grain on the nose, coriander hints, all very undefined. Taste is a sweet grain tempered by bitter hops, leaning into licorice with a tart piney finish. Alcohol invisible, some good ideas here and it's drinkable.
Tried on 11 Oct 2021 at 21:17