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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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can bought as part of a delivery from RAD Beer and drunk at home. Mid-brown with a strong reddish hue, clear with a quickly dissipating beige head. Sumptuous aroma of cherries, white pepper, cola, dried grass, light funk. Sweet taste, lots of spice, some almost souring woody notes. Fairly thick body, tannic, low to medium carbonation. Great stuff, a bit odd but all the better for it.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2026
at 23:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Aromas of apricot, peach, melon, sweet citrus. Flavours of passionfruit, peach, apricot, pink grapefruit. Musty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 02 Jan 2026
at 22:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2025
at 15:22
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2025
at 23:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - deep brown and opaque. Fluffy beige/yellow head.
Nose - candied lemon, vanilla, rhubarb, lime marmalade and burnt wood.
Taste - dried fruit, sweet spice and more burnt wood.
Palate - medium bodied at least, sweet but tangy and an edge of wood.
Overall - there's just so much going on here! Excellent!
Appearance - deep brown and opaque. Fluffy beige/yellow head.
Nose - candied lemon, vanilla, rhubarb, lime marmalade and burnt wood.
Taste - dried fruit, sweet spice and more burnt wood.
Palate - medium bodied at least, sweet but tangy and an edge of wood.
Overall - there's just so much going on here! Excellent!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 16 Dec 2025
at 17:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 15th December 2025. Solid dark brown with pale tan foam and full lacing. Rich roasted malt aroma. Smooth and roasty in-mouth with bitter chocolate and coffee. A lush roasty malt finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a fair bit of body. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 15 Dec 2025
at 18:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can sourced from Fuss Club at home in London - 30/11/2025 New Scotland brewery ✅ roasted and sweet dark malty with notes of chocolate, dark caramel and toffee, charred brown sugar, dark fruit shred, medium plus body, roasted lingering finish. Good first impression.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 30 Nov 2025
at 18:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fra fat på The Craft Beer Company Covent Garden: klar rødlig kastanjefarge med fint skum som varer lenge. Røde bær, dadler, einer/treverk og tydelige kryddertoner fra belgisk gjær (rosmarin/timian?). Hint av billig rødvin i avslutningen. Spennende og annerledes, men litt rar.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden
on 25 Nov 2025
at 15:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle from Appellation Wines, cheers Ash! Pours hazy brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of dark malt, spiced cake and faint wood. Taste is light balsamic, spiced cake again, earthy malt and brown bread. A gentle sour with lots going on.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2025
at 13:32