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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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the New Inn, Littlehampton. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt and yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, slightly watery, malt, earthy, herbal, yeasty, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2023 at 18:00


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. Amber bere with an off-white head. Light citrus aroma. Citrus and earth flavor. Medium bodied. Citrus and earth linger with malt.

Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2023 at 22:08


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Caramel aroma. Citrus and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Citrus and caramel linger.

Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2023 at 19:58


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Beer 52 – drank at home. Pours a golden yellow with minimal white head. Quite a bit of citrusv / tropical hints in the aroma, limes, tangerine and pineapple for starters. In the mouth it is more the bitterness of hops that is first apparent. The fruit is still there, definitely orange and mango plus hints of grapefruit and melon. Smooth texture and some sweetness towards the finish. This is rather good – plenty of bite for its strength.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2023 at 21:22


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask in Bristol. Murky brown with a thin head. Aroma of caramel malt. Flavour is soft caramel, mild flavour, tilting to bland.

Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2023 at 21:02


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Backlog July 2015. Clear dark brown body under a small tan head. Aroma has dark malt, coffee, toast and hint of Rum. Taste is sweet, slightly burnt malt, caramel, dry fruit and moderate bitterness. Balanced body and same aftertaste. A bit odd porter, but decent.

Tried on 25 Jan 2023 at 17:36


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Backlog July 2015. Clear golden body under a fast-disappearing white head. Aroma of grain and butterscotch. Taste is sweet malt, butterscotch and slightly bitter. Medium body and same aftertaste. Not very successful.

Tried on 24 Jan 2023 at 20:46


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Backlog July 2015. Dark amber body under a nice, dense beige head. Nica aroma, dark malt, dry fruit, coffee and pepper. Taste is sweet dark malt, caramel, chili and some chocolate. Fine body with a nice, some burning aftertaste.

Tried on 24 Jan 2023 at 19:26


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Thin off white head on a still clear amber coloured body. Fruity citrus & malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp back. Unrecognisable fruits & malt tastes followed a limp finish. To be fair it's not bad as a Sesh beer.

Tried on 18 Jan 2023 at 21:15


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

[33cl can from Beer52.] A bright amber pour with a loose white head; tangerine aroma; rather sweet citrusy taste; and a lightly bitter finish. A pleasant fruity pale ale, but rather underwhelming.

Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2022 at 22:26