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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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of coriander, Orval and grapefruit. Flavour of grass, lemon and a twist of black pepper. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. I like this brewery; their beers are interesting and unique. This is sharp and tangy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2021
at 23:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Black body with a tan head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate and Marmite. Flavour of treacle, caramel and rich, roasted malt. Full body with a thick, chewy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Bold and well balanced. Simple Things are putting out some excellent beers recently; this is possibly the best of them.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2021
at 22:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy orange. Snow white thin head. Nose - definitely funky, beyond the tang of a saison, even into sour style. Also, a little bit of citrus and dank wood. Taste - still some funk, but definitely more fruity. Orange and and edge of peach. There are elements of Orval going on here. Palate - light bodied, very persistent and lightly tart finish. Overall - very nice. Is this what was intended? Was it a Champagne yeast, or something a touch wilder. It's a completely different beer to the version 10.0.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2021
at 17:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Cream head. Nose - red fruit, dried fruit, wood, leather and brown sugar. Taste - red apple, toffee apple, wood, clove rock sweets and praline Palate - medium bodied, rich middle and big tangy finish. Overall - very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2021
at 20:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours hazy golden orange, nose is orange, marmalade, funk, yeasty, taste is spices, bready, fruity. --- Beer merged from original tick of Saison - Big Ideas Series 11 on 29 Jan 2021 at 22:42 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2021
at 22:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, gusher. Pours black, nose is roasted, liquorice, caramel, funk, taste is similar, a tart fruity edge to the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Barrel Aged Stout - Big Ideas Series 14 on 29 Jan 2021 at 22:43 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2021
at 22:42
7/10
bottle at home... Jan 2021... deep brown... thin tan lacing lacing... sweet licorice chocolate roast malts nose... heavy sweet licorice.. sweet caramel toffee malts... dark fruits... big licorice mslts
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2021
at 19:15
5/10
bottle at home... jan 2021.... herbal peach nose.. medicinal.. massibly soapy
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2021
at 19:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden yellow and hazy, attactive white head. Nose - light funk, candied lemon. White pepper and other spice. Taste - white pepper and candied lemon again. Woody and light funky sourness. Palate - light bodied, but long and persistent. Compact texture. Overall - very good example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2020
at 22:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Light gusher. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of port, whisky, chocolate, leather, tar. Taste is red wine, dark chocolate. Light booze heat. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2020
at 15:40