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
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On gravity at the Wellington, Bristol 29/05/10. This was a special brew for the Wellington’s beer festival, but will return later in the year. Deep copper in colour with a decent off-white head. Malty aroma with some berry fruit and earthy ginger. Sweetish malt flavour, with some caramel, coriander and subtle, warming ginger in the finish. Good.
Tried
on 30 May 2010
at 01:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On gravity at the Wellington, Bristol 29/05/10. Deep gold with a slight white head. Aroma of grassy hops with some apricot fruit. Flavour of sweet malts, some more fruit and a touch of hop. leading to a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
on 30 May 2010
at 01:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Hazy deep golden. Buttery nose. Mi sweet, fruity. Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Butter and slight grass. Salty finish with some resin. Too much butter to be a good quencher.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2010
at 09:10
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Golden colour, minor head. Aroma is mild fruity and floral hops along with some slight bready malts. Flavour is fruity and floral hops along with mild notes of nectar and some slight herbs. Watery palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2010
at 10:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 28 Apr 2010) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of citrus, biscuits, slightly grassy hops and a touch of soap. Fruity taste with citrus, pineapple, biscuity malt and grassy hops in a finish with a decent bitterness. Light body, fairly dry. Refreshing and drinkable golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2010
at 11:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Golden, clear with a minimal white head. Aroma; Hoppy, floral with some honey sence. Taste; Hoppy with some caramel, light body with nice bitter ending, nice..
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2010
at 11:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Bridge inn, Bristol 31/03/10. This was the first brew of Rare Hare for three years. Deep amber in colour with a slight white head. Sweet, toffee and earthy malt aroma with some floral hop. Flavour was along similar lines, with caramel malts, red fruits, and a spicy hop kick before a lingering bitter finish. An enjoyable beer that should be brewed far more often.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2010
at 16:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Slightly cloudy, golden beer with weak and white head. Aroma is strongly grassy, sweet malts and overally aroma is quite fresh and aromatic. Flavour is malty, some aromatic hops, hint of lemon, bitterness that turns end more dryer. Quite fresh and medium palate. Nothing to irritates but also nothing interesting nuancees in this beer.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2010
at 12:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thanks to Finn for kindly giving me a 500ml bottle of this English organic golden ale. Pours a pale golden body with a loose, white head, leaving decent lacing on the glass. Subdued smell of citric hops. Malt-fruity taste with hints of grass, herbal hops and caramel malts. Plain, dry bitter ending. Refreshing and just alright (Tromsø, 23.03.2010).
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2010
at 13:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Flaske 0,5l kjøpt fra Alko Muonio. Lys gylden på farge. Brukbart luftig skum som flater ut. Sukkertøyaktig aroma. Litt krydder. God. Smaken er velbalansert. Litt frukt med islett av malt. Bitterheten kommer etterhvert. Avslutter ganske tørt. Innholdsrikt øl.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2010
at 12:43