About
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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7.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can. Pours almost black with a beige head, sediment letting it down in the looks department. Aroma of chocolate, biscuit, dried fruits. Taste of chocolate, biscuit, dried fruits, light roast, molasses, honeyed sweetness but balanced finish. Medium bodied. Really good stuff.
Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 25 Apr 2026 at 00:28

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can thanks to my bro. It pours darkest brown to black with a bubbly khaki head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, charred, rich coffee character, berry, raisin, fruit loaf, cardamom, burnt toast, malt loaf, toasted coconut, umami and some liquorice allsorts. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, charred malt, umami, plenty of liquorice, chewy, burnt toast, dark roasted coffee, cacao nibs, cardamom, raisin, sultana and toasted fruit cake with a drying, dark roasted finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. A rich, toothy number..
Tried from Can on 24 Apr 2026 at 14:01

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at shilling. Pours clear golden amber, nose is lime zest, grassy, hay, taste is sweet, zesty, grassy. 6
Tried on 23 Apr 2026 at 07:17

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can thanks to McCash. Pours opaque orange with a thick white head. Quite lively. Aromas of melon and citrus. Taste is peach, citrus and grassy hop. Juicy fruit finish. Nice.
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 17:47

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at the big swally. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, chocolate, earthy, taste is chocolatey, roasty, some bitterness. 8/7/7/7/7
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 11:24

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at the big swally. Pours deep brown, nose is funk, roasted, chocolate, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, funk. 8/7/7/7/7
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 11:08

8.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - lively on opening, fluffy white head over a solid orange body.
Nose - orange and melon with some citrus zest at the back.
Taste - melon and juicy peach with grassy hints at the back.
Palate - light to medium bodied, juicy middle and zesty finish.
Overall - good.
Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:16

7.5/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Against The Grain. Black body with a thick tan head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of coffee and green pepper. Flavour of cardamom and a hint of coconut. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. I like the three Cs in this beer but hadn’t ever considered them as a combo. I’m not quite sure they gel.
Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2026 at 23:34

7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can online from HoTM. Pours murky ruby amber with beige head. Malty bready aroma, mildly funky, baked apple. Taste: malt, rye, caramel, bread, juniper, but mostly spruce. Another delightfully wacky, yet tasty bev from STF. More please!
Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 03 Apr 2026 at 11:56

7.8/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Great Grog. Hazy pale golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of lemon, lime and lemongrass. Flavour of sea salt and lime chutney. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A tasty beer with a nice green, NZ hop edge.
Tried from Can from Great Grog Bottle Shop on 03 Apr 2026 at 11:34