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
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Waitrose. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Soapy lemon aromas, malt. Taste is sweet caramel, twiggy bitter. Soapy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2015
at 07:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at ash’s. Pours clear golden, nose is dull toffee, floral, spiced, taste is thin, sweet, dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2015
at 07:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @HBF15. Hazy amber colored, thin white head. Bready sweetness, banana, yeast. Flavor has banana, wheat, mild spicy notes. Thin.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2015
at 06:39
6/10
Tried
on 08 Apr 2015
at 14:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
11:00, 28th March 2015: 1st pint of the day, Wetherspoons in Victoria Station (London). Slight disappointed to be honest: I usually like Bath Ales brews, this one was a bit insipid. Light amber body with an off-white head. The nose leaned towards light malts with a slight fruity twist: taste similar but nothing strong or powerful, just an uninteresting blend to me. It was neither bitter or sweet, a middle of the road forgettable beer.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2015
at 01:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Crown and Anchor. Clear and golden, with a thin white head. Excellent lacing. Crisp citrus aroma, taste is also citrus with some malt. Not exviting, but would be a great summer beer garden beer
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2015
at 08:10
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, grassy, taste is dry, sweet, toffee, earthy.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2015
at 11:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - elusive. Light cake and dried fruit. Taste - tangy orange and pith too. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a dry tangy finish. Overall - solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2015
at 07:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon barley water. Taste is light sweet, light herbal tingle. Creamy texture, dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2015
at 12:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Square Peg; hazy golden amber pour with a bubbly off white head, light citrus and malt aroma, aroma reflected in the taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2015
at 06:07