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
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Blond colour with lasting fluffy head. Aroma and flavour have some light citrus and tropical fruit notes. Low bitterness. Very easy to drink.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2018
at 20:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cloudy blond appearance with quick fading head. Aroma and flavour have some slightly old, dusty notes. A touch of apple peel bitterness. Bitterness grows in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2018
at 19:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ The Bhurtpore Inn, Aston, Cheshire. Pours chestnut brown, small off-white topping. Malt-lead nose, earthy, nutty. Taste is similar with a good wholesome grainy nutty malt character that blurs the lines between bitter and a light brown ale. Lovely beer for these autumnal months.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2018
at 19:49
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravicask, shared with Finn at the 24th Carmarthen Beer Festival. Steady white head, clear golden body. Spotty lacing. Moderate biscuit nose. Grainy malts and ripe fruity to the taste buds. Drying finish. So and so. (04.10.2018).
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2018
at 17:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at home, 13/10/18. Mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is chocolate, toffee, dark malts, brown sugar. Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, cocoa powder, brown sugars, treacle toffee, mellow roast, faint spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Ok stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 14:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared@pre GBBF Shindig, London (04/08/2018) - medium hazy golden coloured pour with a white head. A medley of tropical citrus fruits with some grapefruit, lemon, tangerine, pale malty support, medium to light body, hoppy light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2018
at 22:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Wellington, Bristol. Pours clear orange amber with a white head. Aroma: malty, biscuit, caramel dominant, some toffee also. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, bread, caramel, toffee. Medium body, fine frothy carb, dry-ish bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2018
at 19:23
8/10
Backlog
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 10:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Nitro: Poured a black brown with tan head. Aroma is rich chocolate malts. Taste is deep rich dark malts. Side note got stung by a bee while drinking beer. F’n eh!
Tried
on 02 Sep 2018
at 17:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a orange amber with off white lace. Aroma is malty. Taste is nice malty mix of bitter and sweet. Really drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2018
at 16:52