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
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml botle from Alko in Kilpis, shared with Rune and Stefan. (25.Oct.2012) Clear amber body with filmy layer. Bread, cookie, roasted nose, with hint of grapefruit. Taste of prunes, dates and a little cherry. Sweet, with a bitter end note.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2012
at 14:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
True hefeweizen aroma and taste. The texture is flat unlike the carbonated versions that dominate this style.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2012
at 12:27
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ William Morris, JDW, Hammersmith W6. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy banana aroma. Fruity wheat malty spicy banana flavor. Has a sweetish wheat malty banana finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2012
at 08:09
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Festival ale, half pint at JDWs Liberty Bounds. Apricot coloured body with a solid wheat haze. Smell of ripe banana. Sweet ripe banana in flavour, too. Mid-sweet, dry fruity end. Rather thin bodied. Drinkable, however, way too sweet (London, 03.11.2012).
Tried
on 01 Dec 2012
at 06:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ JDW Elgin, 251112
Golden amber, very slight haze, dense thin white head, some lacing
Aroma - soft cloves, light banana, soft cereals, spicy hops
Taste - Wheat, soft yeast, soft pale fruity malts, touch of floral fruity esters, gentle flavoured beer, a bit too subtle but there’s some complexity
Palate - soft carb, medium body, bit creamy texture. Finish - soft cereals, bit dry, cereal malts, fairly rapid finish
Overall - This gets better with the drinking - better than most attempts at Hefeweizen by UK brewers I’ve tried
Golden amber, very slight haze, dense thin white head, some lacing
Aroma - soft cloves, light banana, soft cereals, spicy hops
Taste - Wheat, soft yeast, soft pale fruity malts, touch of floral fruity esters, gentle flavoured beer, a bit too subtle but there’s some complexity
Palate - soft carb, medium body, bit creamy texture. Finish - soft cereals, bit dry, cereal malts, fairly rapid finish
Overall - This gets better with the drinking - better than most attempts at Hefeweizen by UK brewers I’ve tried
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Nov 2012
at 04:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravity dispense at White Horse SW6. It pours very dark ruby with a distinct lack of head. The nose is malt vinegar, vinous, wood, dark fruit and spice. The taste is dark fruit, wood, earth, subtle vanilla, vinous, roasted malt, spice, faint vinegar and burnt plastic. Light body and low/no carbonation. Too thin. Not great....
Tried
on 24 Nov 2012
at 06:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Dry woody nutty notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2012
at 12:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ HenrikSoegaard tasting. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and wet hops. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 171112
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2012
at 12:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste nuts, chocolate notes, malt, caramel and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2012
at 12:36
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
From cask at The Counting House. Pours hazy yellow to orange with a small whitehead. Aroma is estery fruity, banana and cloves. Bitter, dry and estery. Light banana note lasting through. Ends light bitter and dry estery.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2012
at 08:29