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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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of grassy hops and citrus. Taste has brown bread and orange. Clean finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2020
at 15:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours light hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of blackcurrant, citrus, light white pepper. Taste is fruity too, lots of blackcurrant and grape. Slightly sweet on the finish for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2020
at 15:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of giner, spice, toffee. Taste is molasses and ginger cake. Light sweet finish. A festive drop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2020
at 15:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - jet black with an olive sheen. Tan to fawn head. Nose - wood, whisky and molasses. Taste - very much dominated by hard wood notes with an edge of spirit. There's a little bit of brown sugar to molasses, but would like this to be more in the forefront. Palate - full bodied, woody with a boozy edge. Dry finish. Overall - interesting and good, but could be a lot better in a few months' time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2020
at 22:53
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep chestnut with cherry red chinks. Tan head. Nose - ginger cake. Dried fruit. Taste - bubble gum, molasses and spiced cake again. Palate - medium bodied. Deep rich and sweet texture. Sweet but still elegant finish. Overall - this is very good. Very authentic and up with many Belgian Christmas classics. Well done, Phil.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2020
at 21:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, sugary, light fruit, taste is sweet, sugary, fruity. --- Beer merged from original tick of Belgian Xmas Ale - Big Ideas Series 13 on 24 Nov 2020 at 16:19 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2020
at 16:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours clear dark red-brown with a thin demerara head. Aromas of toffee and prune. Taste is slightly nutty, more toffee, praline, raisins. Clean finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2020
at 21:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of malt and light smoke. More peaty on the taste. Good smokiness. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2020
at 16:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Phil to Brewer. Appearance - hazy amber with a white head. Nose - orange shred and brown bread. Taste - orange, grapefruit and green grapes. Palate - light bodied, tangy and creamy through middle and finish. Overall - good ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2020
at 14:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Phil The Brewer. Appearance - deep amber and hazy with a soft white head. Nose - lightly soapy with red fruits and flowers. Taste - fudge and shortbread. Light caramel later with some more biscuit. Palate - close to medium bodied and creamy. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2020
at 14:06