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 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Jesperhus Camping. Pours black with a creamy tan head, lacings. Aroma of roasted malt, light courtesy, coffee, berries, dark chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt, our berries, coffee, chocolate. Thin to medium body, average carbonation, dry finish. 211016
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2016
at 10:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Nose is dark fruits, black current, little licorice. Taste is dark fruit, licorice, hint of coffee. Mouthfeel is too thin. I think one of the better supermarket beers that benefits for being served at a warmer cellar temperature
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2016
at 12:38
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Dark brown, mid sized head. Licorice and bread up front. Dry with light-medium body. Toasty with licorice and grain. Long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2016
at 12:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Srednie piwo. Za duzo karmelu, a za malo goryczki. Przypominalo raczej dunkela niz Bittera. W smaku karmel, ciastka orzechowe i marcepan. Goryczka jako taka byla ale marna. Pianka tez niewielka i szybko opada. Klarowna rubinowo miedziana barwa. Nic szczegolnego.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2016
at 13:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, half pint at Thistle Park Tavern. Remaining low white head leaving clingy lacing behind. Golden-brown body with a slight haze. Leafy hops on the nose, hints of mid-sweet malts. Blended flavours of nuts, toffee and leafy hops followed by a satisfying bittersweet end. Drinks very well (Plymouth 22.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2016
at 08:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A completely surprise find at the Idea store in Kotor. Slightly hazy old gold body with a tiny white head. Malty aroma, creamy, light raisins surprisingly, somewhat dry and earthy, just a touch stale. The taste, though the body is not the fullest ever, is thankfully quite strong. The almost chocolatey earthiness from Maris is surprisingly there, and so are the citric, herbal notes from the Goldings. I mean, really obvious, before you read the ingredients. Balanced by a "generic" malty touch too. Light hoppy bitterness. This isn’t a world beater, but what it definitely is is a nice, drinkable, balanced, flavorful classic English golden ale, a superb change of pace in Montenegro, even if it does cost 3€ (trice the cost of Nikšićko). Glad to have tried it.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2016
at 15:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from beershop in Bath, pours black with a light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, marshmallow. Taste...Wow the first sip.. a massive chilli hit... i’m on fire....further dark chocolate, vanilla, roasted malts, cacao powder, dry, thin, medium body, soft co2, some coffee, in base a simple porter however the chilli makes it very nice ( if you like strong chilli beers ), otherwise skip this one .. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bath Ghost Hare on 25 May 2018 at 14:09 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2016
at 08:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear dark amber with a thin off white head. Some nuttiness in a fruity hoppy citrus aroma. Some sweetness, a little malt and fruity hops combined with a lingering bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2016
at 10:00
6/10
Tried
on 15 Aug 2016
at 16:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
bottle from bottle shop in Bath, pours brown with a light hue and khaki head. Aroma of malts, caramel, roasted, roasted, liquirice. Taste is very soft, hardly any bitterness, smooth, roasted and toasted malts, barley, typical English hops (Fuggles), thin, dry finish, medium body. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bath Dark Side on 25 May 2018 at 10:20 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2016
at 08:39