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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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle shared at the ’Beers of London’ Tasting MkII, Bespin Cloud City - Hyde Park zone, thanks to KennyBob 11/02/15. Bottle #544. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a moderate tan covering that clears to a swirl/edgework. Nose is big peated malt, Bandaid, smoke, toffee, dark fruit, malt. Taste comprises toffee, mineral notes, brown sugar, caramel, spice, sweet tones, lighter peat effect than on the aroma but still well evident. Medium + body, fine carbonatin, semi drying close. Ok peated impy, hides the ABV well but lacks depth.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2015 at 17:34

6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. clear glass. [ As Bath Bounders Still Cider ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate apple. tart apples, sweet apples, sugary. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light light acidic with a average duration, sugary apples, white sugar, apples, dry. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20150117]
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2015 at 13:49

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
11th February 2015
Bottleshare at Leighton’s flat. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts. Nice tangy and fruity whisky. Touch of bitterish wood. Finishes smooth with more fruity whisky and a little spice. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2015 at 12:52

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
11th February 2015
Bottleshare at Leighton’s flat. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, dry and tangy. Earthy chocolate mid. Mild spice. Tangy fruits on the backend. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2015 at 12:49

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
11th February 2015
Bottleshare at Leighton’s flat. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry with good fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts with touches of dark chocolate and earthy coffee. Thin malt cream. The peaty whiskey is mellow and well integrated. Little woody bitterness. For a peated RIS, pretty good!
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2015 at 12:44

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
11th February 2015
Bottleshare at Leighton’s flat. Opaque dark brown beer, good bubbly pale tan head. Mild peaty nose. Smooth palate, semi dry. Mild fine carbonation, Smooth dry malts. Dry spice. Bitterish wood and dark chocolate. The TCP is under control here. Light dry finish with TCP lingering on. Not bad for a peated Impy and it hides the abv well.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2015 at 12:40

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Prima Beer. Clear amber with an of-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 180215
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2015 at 11:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Leightons pad. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. Brown / caramel coloured pour with a small halo of tan head. Aroma is small whisky, booze, soft roast, little choc,. Flavour is composed of nice sweet, vanilla oak, caramel, smooth whisky, little oak and nice dried raisin fruits in the background. Lingering touch of liquorice. Palate is medium full, moderate carbonation, semi sweet. Lingering cocoa, vanilla, oak. Really smooth.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2015 at 16:40

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leightons pad. Many Thanks to Kenny for this one. Dark brown caramel coloured pour with a fleeting tan head. Aroma is dried fruits, nutty caramel, whisky, hot alcohol. Flavour is composed of smooth nutty, caramel, whisky, oak, dried fruits, Tangy fruits and sherry notes. Palate is medium full bodied and smooth on the tongue, highish carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2015 at 16:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leighton’s pad. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. Dark brown reddy coloured pour with a fleeting mid tan head. Aroma is big peaty whisky, tcp, caramel, smoky phenols, tcp. Flavour is composed nutty caramel, salty umami salty, little apple, raisin and soft roast. Plenty of cake malts. Palate is semi viscous, moderate carbonation, sweet sweet, little salty on the tongue. Lingering charred wood. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2015 at 16:35