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

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Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2019 at 21:32


8

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2019 at 21:38


7

Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2019 at 21:45


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On keg at the Totnes Brew Company. Appearance - golden with a light head. Nose - light sweetcorn and green beans. Taste - honey and corn syrup. Biscuit. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. The finish could be fresher. Overall - too sweet in the end.

Tried on 30 Jul 2019 at 16:31


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Trained at the bumble inn. Golden malty and light caramel. A touch full to be honest.

Tried from Cask on 25 Jul 2019 at 23:00


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught @ Grain Barge, The Grain Barge, Hotwell Road, BS8 4RU Bristol, Bristol, England. [ As Bath Sulis English Lager ]. ABV: 4.2%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, corn notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190721] 5-3-6-3-12

Tried from Draft at Grain Barge on 21 Jul 2019 at 16:26


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear golden towards amber. Full head. Malt and citrus aroma. Fresh fruity taste, lasting and balanced bitterness.

Tried on 19 Jul 2019 at 22:28


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg @ The Jube, Woolacombe after a walk along the coast from Mortahoe. Pours clear gold, small white head. Aroma is fresh with very light citrus, grapefruit. Taste is crisp, fresh, citrussy, served suitably cold for a hot day like today. Very refreshing, balanced session IPA, just hoppy enough.

Tried on 09 Jul 2019 at 13:47


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Keg at the Victoria Inn, Salcombe, 22/06/19. Clear golden with a big old white head ... lots of carbonation on display. Nose is pale malts, cereals, hint of lemon, breads. Taste comprises light perfume, lemon sherbet, faint tangerine, light hop trace, grass, pale malts. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi drying close. Decent refreshing lager on a hot midsummer's day.

Tried on 27 Jun 2019 at 21:37


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

25/6/2019. Bottle from Tesco, Port Solent. Colour is slightly hazy golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of hops, citrus, grass and lychee. Moderate sweetness and medium plus bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Nice bittersweet orangey finish. Enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2019 at 20:03