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
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Golden colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter not pleasant flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2013
at 07:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Nawet smaczne piwo ze spora piana chmielnym aromatem no i zwlaszcza z imbirowa pikantnoscia. Imbir w smaku przewaza ale nie jest uciazliwy. Przyprawowe Ale dobrze sie laczy ze slodem i chmielem. Przyjemne w piciu zwlaszcza jak dobrze zschlodzone
Tried
on 20 Jun 2013
at 22:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle poured into an Abbot ale glass tankard two days after it’s BBD on 14 Jun 2013. Deep, deep dark brown, maybe even black: tanned head. Roasted malty nose: I got coffee and dark chocolate notes from the aromas, rich ground coffee in fact. Smooth and almost creamy in the mouthfeel, the malts that rule the taste again give off chocolate and coffee flavours. Fairly sweet, which I like: all round a good beer for my taste buds.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2013
at 15:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Kilpis. Shared@XXIX Rating Session 03.06.13. Dark mahogany body with small head, that diminishes and leaves a filmy layer. Aroma: toffee, roasted coffee, caramel, leaf and licourice, with notes of plum and prune. Taste: roasted coffe, caramel and anise. Soft carbonation, a bit flat for my taste and a bit thin, but then again full for it’s strenght. I’d rather drink this in fall, rather than in summer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2013
at 09:32
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Clear pale yellow appearance, not much head. Has a grapefruit citrus nose although it is a little less stated in taste. Has some lager character.
Tried
on 03 May 2013
at 14:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Appearance: Clear nutty brown color with a frothy off white head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: Mild caramel malty, light hoppy and fruity.
Palate: Medium body. Moderate sweet and a mild bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Toffee, mild hoppy and fruity.
Overall impression: Tasty and nice bottled bitter.
Personal stats: Bottle from net order at Systembolaget, Sweden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2013
at 13:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden without a head. Has a tasty grainy biscuit flavour, its pale ale tag on the label is more evident in its fruity nose.
Tried
on 01 May 2013
at 14:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Aroma: Hay, grass and faint citrus.
Appearance: Clear golden body with a thin white head that slowly fades. Very light visible carbonation. Light lacing marks.
Taste: Very clean and mild. Flavours of freshly cut grass, earth and pear.
Palate: Thin to medium body with a foamy mouthfeel. Soft carbonation prickle.
Overall: Not the most flavoursome and it’s quite thin - like a cross between a Golden Ale and a Lager.
Appearance: Clear golden body with a thin white head that slowly fades. Very light visible carbonation. Light lacing marks.
Taste: Very clean and mild. Flavours of freshly cut grass, earth and pear.
Palate: Thin to medium body with a foamy mouthfeel. Soft carbonation prickle.
Overall: Not the most flavoursome and it’s quite thin - like a cross between a Golden Ale and a Lager.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2013
at 14:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Utobeer stall in Borough Market. Pours light amber with a slight white head. Aroma has as much ginger as a ginger cookie. Med body. Flavor is not so gingery as the aroma suggested, but it is kind of ginger cookie, and is really pleasant (to one who likes ginger very much). A smooth and mellow ginger beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2013
at 13:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On gravity at Bristol beer festival, 16/3/2013. Amber with a slight, off-white head. Sweet, caramel and red fruit aroma with some grassy hops. Flavour was also sweet, with cereal malts, more fruit and a moderately bitter finish. The programme notes referred to tropical and citrus fruit flavours and aroma, but I didn’t detect them. So so.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2013
at 00:22