Bath Ales

Commercial Brewery in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by St. Austell Brewery
Associated Venue: Graze Bar, Brewery & Chophouse (Bath Ales)

Established in 1995

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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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4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled 500ml. -from www.beershop.hr Golden coloured, small white head, light corny bready nose with notes of...hmmm...wet hay. In fact pretty odd and not pleasant. Malty, harsh corny and notes of dog food with really dry finish. Just one of many overrated British beers. For sure theres not gonna be second chance.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2014 at 15:13

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tried at the royal hop pole Twekesbury. Pale golden colour with thin white head. Aroma has citrus, as does the taste, a nice lightly hopped, very drinkable beer.
Tried from Cask on 29 Oct 2014 at 00:00

6/10
Tried on 26 Oct 2014 at 05:53

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home from Waitrose. Colour is rich copper red with an off white head. Aroma is caramel, and malt. Flavour is malty, nutty, with caramel and a touch of hops.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2014 at 23:00

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Greyhound (JDW), Maidenhead. Bright amber with a thin white head; citrus aroma; sharp grapefruit taste; and a clean finish. A straightforward Golden Ale.
Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2014 at 10:47

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at JDW Square Peg; hazy golden yellow pour with a thin off white head, hint fruity hop on the aroma, taste has light pine and grapefruit, with a moderate bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2014 at 03:16

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Cask handpull Thomas Ingoldsby Spoons. Clear gold lasting beige head. Some butter some fruit on the aroma. I have now decided after quite a few Bath beers that I am not a fan .caramel aroma. Not a great finish. I couldn’t finish a half some hop sting on finish. Not good. Condition ok
Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2014 at 11:48

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2014 at 08:54

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the foot of the walk. Pours pale amber, nose is grassy, sweet toffee, taste is sweet, bitter, dry.
Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2014 at 06:18

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the foot of the walk.. Light golden... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet fruits... Light lemon... Soft fruit.. Ok but little dull
Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2014 at 04:26