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 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the crosse keys bank. Clear golden coloured pour. Aroma is grainy! Light citrus, hedgerow berry. Flavour is crisp base malts, light straw and citrus. Hedgerow berry. Palate is crisp a pretty tasty. Tangy assertive bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2014
at 12:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Sir Titus Salt, Bradford. Brighter golden colour with a small creamy head. Good hop-malt balance with lots of citrus to give it an acute sugary bitterness and a potent nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2014
at 02:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
11.1abv bottle at cropredy 2014.. Thanks fin... Deep black thin tan head.... Dark roast.. Massive smoke... Lightest iodine... Sweet iodine malts... Dark roast... Sweet malts... Soft sweet roast... Light iodine... Better than expected fir an uslay age beed
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2014
at 10:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the haymarket. Pours clear amber, pour rocky head. Toffee and nut aromas, taste is the same. Dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2014
at 08:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - big toffee note. Taste - more toffee and just a touch of nuts. Almost praline. Palate - close to medium bodied with a big tangy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - decent bitter but I like mine more biscuity.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2014
at 14:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The York Tap. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Solid pale, malt and light lemon citrus aromas, light sweet taste.Decent body for the strength.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2014
at 01:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle sample at the Great British Beer Festival in Belgrade. Deep amber color. Aroma of sweet burnt caramel malt. Taste is bittersweet and sticky. Light body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2014
at 04:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle sample at the Great British Beer Festival in Belgrade. Golden color, fluffy white head. Herbal, grassy aroma. Taste is bitter lemon and herbs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2014
at 04:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
At the Brit Beer Fest in Belgrade. Pours amber clear, off white foamy head. Nose of grass, funky, bread. Mouth: bread but generally quite watery. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 12 Sep 2014
at 12:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
At the Brit Beer Fest in Belgrade. Pours golden with a white foamy head which gives bubbles. Nose: honey, malts, jasmine. Mouth: bitter mild feel, honey, light bitter aftertaste. A nice one v ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 12 Sep 2014
at 12:40