Bath Ales
Commercial Brewery
in
Bristol,
Bristol,
England 🏴
Owned by
St. Austell Brewery
Associated Venue: Graze Bar, Brewery & Chophouse (Bath Ales)
Established in 1995
Contact
Hare Brewery, Southway Drive, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 5LW, England
Description
Started brewing in 1995 by two former employees of Smiles Brewery using the same plant as Henstridge Brewery.
Moved to Siston Lane, Bristol in the summer of 1999.
Having outgrown these premises a further relocation to their current site at Units 3-7 Caxton Industrial Estate, Crown Way, Warmley, Bristol was carried out during March 2004.
A 50 barrel brewplant is used. A small on-site brewery was installed at their new (2013) Graze pub in Bath and was used to brew Platform 3 beer (originally 5.7%, latterly 4.5%) and the occasional special.
The beers branded as Beerd were from a small-batch plant within the main brewery at Warmley.
Mid 2016 brewery bought out by St. Austell brewery, with the inevitable cessation of the Beerd brand and the brew plant in Bath.
Production of Bath Ales cask range has been reduced to just Gem, with the spare capacity used by St. Austell for overflow production of Tribute and other St. Austell beers.
Since late 2025 Bath Ales became just a brand of St. Austell
Moved to Siston Lane, Bristol in the summer of 1999.
Having outgrown these premises a further relocation to their current site at Units 3-7 Caxton Industrial Estate, Crown Way, Warmley, Bristol was carried out during March 2004.
A 50 barrel brewplant is used. A small on-site brewery was installed at their new (2013) Graze pub in Bath and was used to brew Platform 3 beer (originally 5.7%, latterly 4.5%) and the occasional special.
The beers branded as Beerd were from a small-batch plant within the main brewery at Warmley.
Mid 2016 brewery bought out by St. Austell brewery, with the inevitable cessation of the Beerd brand and the brew plant in Bath.
Production of Bath Ales cask range has been reduced to just Gem, with the spare capacity used by St. Austell for overflow production of Tribute and other St. Austell beers.
Since late 2025 Bath Ales became just a brand of St. Austell
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at a Bath Ales pub in Bath. Poured clear amber with an average size off-white head. Aroma of caramel, touch of butter, malt, light fruity hops. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, average to soft carbonation. Preferred it from cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2020
at 11:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco, Exmouth. Hoppy aroma with citrus and cereral as well as malt and a note of spice. Moderate to high carbonation and reasonable body. Taste like aroma with occasional tangerine note. Fairly high bitterness. It's ok but could be better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2020
at 00:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half pint, Budleigh Salterton. Pours gold with small white head. Aroma of light malt, citrus, grapefruit. Taste is the same with pine note. Very refreshing.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2020
at 01:30
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle from Tesco. Exudes a pleasant aroma of fresh hops and lemon. Pours a plae lemon yellow with a transient frothy white head. Low carbonation and a watery texture. Lots of hops in the mouth – but not the kind I like ! The kind that have a taste resembling used ash trays. Finish is slightly less hoppy. Do I really have to drink the rest of this bottle ? Sigh. { Wouldn’t call it a golden ale either. A pale ale or an IPA }
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 17:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
clear amber colour, moderate sized yellowish off-white head; aroma of toasted rye bread, roasted nuts and slight floral notes; taste of toasted rye bread, roasted nutty and slight dreid plum notes; correct bitter
Tried
on 27 Jun 2020
at 21:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle. Thin ring beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light bitterness. Easy drinking
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2020
at 16:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle BBE May 2021. Pours a straw pale colour with a white head and advertised on the bottle as a Pale Ale no doubt for this reason. Malt, citrus and hop aroma. Nice level of carbonation on the palate, smooth also and not too watery so good body. Taste of malt, bread, a moderate sweetness and a bitter crisp finish. It’s not absolutely packed with flavour but there are some subtle notes, it’s extremely well balanced and has good body. Excellent session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2020
at 00:05
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Decent amber pour and thickish head. A malt and biscuit flavour with a mild bitter finish. Not picking up much of the dark fruity notes. Tastes ok but a bit dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2020
at 23:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Tesco, Aldershot. Sweet grassy citrus aroma. Gold. Bubbly translucent white head promptly recedes. Medium bitter. A hoppy bite. Fades. Gets grassy. But maintains citrus sourness. Light-medium bodied. Slick if a tad watery. Average-fizzy carbonation. Dry finish. Decent if even if it feels all a tad washed out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2020
at 21:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a generous fluffy head. Nose - pith and light sweat. Probably going towards grapefruit in terms of specific citrus fruit. Light dishcloth but not too intrusive or giving evidence of any fault. Taste - more grapefruit and pith. Palate - light bodied, creamy texture, dry balanced finish. Overall - decent example of the style.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2020
at 20:39