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 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(50 cl bottle at Haket, Göteborg) Labeled 4.7% ABV. Clear dark copper color, small tan head. Sweet caramel, licorice, fresh scent. Sweet, grassy and caramel malty taste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2007
at 01:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden with a small white head. Perfumed aroma, mostly lemon. Sweet and rather thin flavour with a bitter finish.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2007
at 15:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2007. Yellow colour, not much head. Aroma is eggs, fruits, very bitter and sour. Flavour is strong fruity hops along with some banana, yeast and grapefruits. Grapefruits dominate the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2007
at 06:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2007
at 04:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
amber colour, tiny head. Nose: coffee and caramel. Very malty and fruity flavour, coffee and caramel, slightly hoppy. There is a certain smokiness to feel. Dry finish.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2007
at 02:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsburys. Amber coloured with a slight head. Fruity malt aroma. Flavour started sweet with some caramel before a bitter, dry finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2007
at 10:31
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Light golden yellow, light hop hint of wheat nose, light hop little lagery quitr drying, and bitter.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2007
at 10:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned at the Live & Let Live, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucs 4/5/07. Very dark brown with little head. Aroma of sweet malt with some dark fruit. Flavours of raisin with a hint of toffee, followed by a decent dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 May 2007
at 13:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Moon Under Water, Leceister Square, JDW. Paleish gold, lasting white head. Light citrus aroma. Some sweaty sox hop. Toasty, hoppy aroma, good balance in mouth. I have a soft spot for Bath beers and this is good. Bit of peach. Lovely fruity bitter. Great in mouth. Peach/grapefruit is very good. Good beer, bit like a Belgian triple without the alcohol.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2007
at 07:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Filtered bottle. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Plenty of hoppy, grapefruit aromas. Citrus hops continue in the flavour, supported by some fruity malt. Finish was long and dry. One of the best British bottled beers I have had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2007
at 07:48