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
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear dark reddish brown with a medium off white head. Aroma is dark bready, dried fruit, brown sugar, slight woody, earthy. Taste is sweet but not overly so, bread, dried fruit, vanilla, nuts, slight bitter in the finish. Medium body, medium carbo, well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2017
at 13:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Del av mixpack. Riktigt mörkt brun med smutsvit skumpuck. Lätt, torr men mjuk stout med fina smaker av hårdrostad malt, mörkt bröd, kokkaffe, toffee, läder och lite aska och rök. Mycket drickbar och riktigt trevlig.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2017
at 05:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear mahogany, mid beige head dissipates quickly leaving no lacings. Aroma is malty, overripped fruit, bread, brown sugar, slight floral notes. Taste is balanced, sweet malty bready notes, floral, bitter and dry finish. Good ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2017
at 15:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear golden with a quickly dissipating white foam. Aroma is flowery, malty, white bready, slight spicy. Taste is medium bitter with bready notes, slight sweet malt, fresh and crisp, slight peppery, grassy and bitter finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2017
at 15:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A top level golden ale with malt, bitter hops, light carbonation and an excellent drinkabiity coming from the mouth feel. A classic English beer and all the better for it.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2017
at 07:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Del av mixpack. Gyllengul, klar med ganska lågt skum som snart försvunnit helt. Blommig doft med både typiska engelska EKG-drag och apelsinblom, örter, gräs citrus, och ljust bröd. Både doft och smak är försiktiga men blommar ut vid högre temp och är då betydligt bättre. Snygg kropp som spelar bra med humlen, ljust bröd, säd och lite honungssötma, lite krispig, apelsinskalsbeska avslutning och sammantaget en bra uppdatering av en klassisk golden ale. Gott.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2017
at 07:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska i mixpack från SB. Mörk brunröd färg, klar, medelhögt smutsvitt skum. Doft med fudge, shortbread, rågbröd, torkad frukt, läder och en liten touch rök och tjärat trä. Ganska söta smaker utan att vara särskilt söt, rostade nötter, fudge, fruktkaka, mjölkchoklad och lite mörkare träiga smaker. Lätt beska.Lite annorlunda bitter åt det mer rostade och aningen rökiga hållet. Behöver drickas relativt varm för att blomma ut. Riktigt trevlig.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2017
at 12:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flaska från SB, delad med Samuel214. Svart med fingerhögt, gräddigt vitbeiget skum. Lite sött i doften med torkad frukt, toffee, torra rostade toner. Lätt, len kropp. I smaken lite mer rostade toner, lite kaffe. I avslutningen går över i något rökiga inslag med en del chark och läder.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2017
at 15:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Flaska från SB, delad med Samuel214. Mörkbrun/kastanj med litet vitbeiget skum. Sött i doften, torkad frukt, brunt socker. Medelstor, något torr. Snäll sötma från torkad frukt och brunt socker, men främst lite brända toner och rostad malt. Väldigt snäll beska.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2017
at 15:38