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
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Tbone, thanks! Pale golden color. Lemon, tangerine and a hint of flowers in the aroma. Flowery, citric, slightly perfumed hopbitter flavor with a hint of toffee. Earthy citric, slightly vinous aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2009
at 02:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is nutty, diacetylic, wooden and rather sweet overall. Flavour is much the same. Wooden and chocolateish notes in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2009
at 23:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF 2009. Dark amber color, no head. Diacetylic toffee aroma. Diacetyl, toffee, some harsh grassy hops. Dryish woody aftertaste. Bottled version was better.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2009
at 11:32
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Brown with a small off-white head. Caramel aroma with strong diacetyl. Sweet malty flavour
Tried
on 30 Jul 2009
at 06:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Bridge Inn, Passage Street, Bristol. Chestnut with a ring of white head; sweet caramel aroma; sweet biscuity flavour with some fruit and a gently bitter finish. Very easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2009
at 08:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Light golden colour, small white head. Aroma and flavour have biscuit and caramel malts. Very plain.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2009
at 09:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Montagu Pyke, JDW. Soho WC2. Pours a clear golden color with a small longlasting white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly hoppy aroma. Fruity malty slighlty watery flavor with some hints of hops. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2009
at 09:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2008. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small longlasting white head. Has a fruity malty with a slightly hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor with some grassy hints. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2009
at 12:05
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@O’Connells, Tampere. Golden colour, small creamy white head. Aroma is cooked vegetables, toffee, som nuttyness and nectar. Flavour is hops, cooked vegetables, sap and also some slight toffeeish and wooden notes. Finish was rather grassy.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2009
at 16:31
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Clear golden colour, medium off-white head. Aroma has faint malts. Flavour has sweet malts, and grassy hops. Boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2009
at 08:37