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
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2022
at 21:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Watershed, Bristol 15/3/2022. Pale gold in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. A light, easy drinking, pale ale, with some sweetish malts, hay, a touch of citrus fruit and moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2022
at 10:54
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
Cask at The Gryphon, Bristol. Pours clear pale golden with a white cap. Pale malts with gooseberry, lime notes from the hops. Light sweet & bitter. Light body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Gryphon
on 13 Mar 2022
at 13:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the watford tasting 11/03/2022. Thanks to Daniel. A dark brown black coloured pour with a lasting loose dirty tan head. Aroma is punchy, big salty, islay, peat, smoky cottage, burnt sugars. Flavour is composed of thick and chewy, brown sugars, liquorice, burnt cake, salty, peat, punchy roast. Palate is thick and chewy, oily, fine carbonation. Ok. Robust.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2022
at 13:03
7/10
Tried
on 11 Mar 2022
at 13:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in Watford - big thanks to Dan. Pours deep brown with a bubbly tan head. Big peat in the snout. Lightly sweet, quite dry, a little ash, smoke, peat, earth. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Subtly warming finish, slight baking cocoa, peat, dryness. Not bad overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2022
at 13:02
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Rocky white head left a froth on a clear pale amber coloured body. Malt, caramel & grain aroma. Hops? Medium bodied, lively & cloying on the back. Bitter, grain, biscuit, pith & caramel tastes with a pithy finish. Standard English interpretation of a US IPA....
Tried
on 19 Jan 2022
at 20:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle - Pours a clear amber colour with a small frothy white head. Aroma is hoppy, grass, melon and malts. A moderately bitter taste, grassy and resinous hops, toasted malts, pithy bitterness and an oily mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2022
at 16:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
1/3 pint, cask at Rockingham Arms. Shared with Finn. Clear copper coloured body, film-type layer, poor lacing. Promising caramel nose, biscuit scent. Taste of caramel fruits, and a distant coffee note towards the ending. Satisfying. (London 16.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2021
at 14:27
Tried
on 08 Dec 2021
at 13:27