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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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Against The Grain (2025). Hazy amber/brown body with a thin beige head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of dates and prunes. Flavour of marzipan and caramel. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Fruity and earthy. 8 7.5 7.5 8 8 = 7.8
Bottle from Cork & Cask (2021). Hazy amber body with no head or lacing. Steady carbonation. Aroma of tea and red apple. Flavour of fig and cooking apple. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Very fizzy. Sharp and interesting but way too fizzy. 6 7 7 4 7 = 6.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask (2021). Hazy amber body with no head or lacing. Steady carbonation. Aroma of tea and red apple. Flavour of fig and cooking apple. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Very fizzy. Sharp and interesting but way too fizzy. 6 7 7 4 7 = 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2025
at 22:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
keg at the big swally ...deep red brown ...soft sweet malts ..soft red wine nose ..soft sweet malts ..rich woody ..big red wine funk tones
Tried
on 25 Oct 2025
at 13:56
7/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2025
at 17:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can. Cloudy brown with a small beige head. Aroma of very tangy fruit esters, overripe bruised bananas. Taste is sweet and very tangy, overripe banana, brown bread, dried fruits, herbs, cloves. Medium bodied, very lightly carbonated. Ok, but not a good interpretation of the style for me. Ridiculously tangy.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 06 Oct 2025
at 23:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2025
at 17:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Keg at Gravity 2025 Saturday. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of lime and light grains. Taste is more of the same. Limey finish. Does what it says on the tin.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2025
at 09:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from the internet. It pours slightly hazy chestnut brown with an off - white head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, brown bread, malt loaf, nutty, cereal, raisin, sultana, carrot cake, warming spice and nutmeg. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, warming spice, hearty malts, brown bread, cereal, ryvita, nuttiness, carrot cake, oatcakes, leather and wood with a toasty finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Nice depth of malt flavour. Classy stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2025
at 16:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle at Gravity ...deep red ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet earthy fruit nose ..Light dry fruit . earthy ..big dry brett..long dry fruit ...long soft dry fruit
Tried
on 26 Sep 2025
at 15:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ..dark brown ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet fruits ..rich caramel toffee fruit nose ..fuck balsamic rich sweet toffee malts ..Light rich funk
Tried
on 26 Sep 2025
at 15:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ...hazy amber ...thin white lacing ..soft dry funk eathy fruit light dry floral green hop
Tried
on 26 Sep 2025
at 12:36