Bath Ales

Infobox Brewery
name = Bath Ales


caption =
location = Warmley, Bristol
owner = Independent
opened = 1995
production =
active_beers = brewbox_beer|name=Gem|style=Bitter
seasonal_beers = brewbox_beer|name=Dark Hare|style=Stout
other_beers =

Bath Ales is a brewery located in the town of Warmley, Bristol, just west of Bath, England.

History

The brewery was established in 1995. Since that time, it has experienced steady growth, which included opening a new bottling plant in 2007. [cite web | url= http://www.siba.co.uk%2Fforms%2F2007Brewers%2520Herald.pdf | format= PDF | pages= pp. 4 | publisher= Society of Independent Brewers Southwest | title= Brewers Herald spring/summer 2007 newsletter | accessdate= 2008-01-21]

Beers

The brewery is noted for its simple label artwork, featuring a dashing hare. It brews a number of regular and seasonal traditional ales:
* Gem – 4.1% abv best bitter
* Barnstormer – 4.5% abv dark bitter
* SPA – 3.7% abv golden pale ale
* Wild Hare – 5.0% abv organic golden pale ale
* Natural Blonde – 5.0% abv organic pilsener lager brewed at Budelse Brouwerij, Budel, Netherlands
* Dark Hare – 4.0% abv, seasonal stout
* Festivity – 5.0% abv, seasonal rum porter
* Rare Hare – 5.2% abv, seasonal premium bitter

Pubs

The brewery runs several pubs in the Bath and Bristol area:

*The Bridge, Bristol
*The Eldon House, Clifton, Bristol
*The Hare on the Hill, Kingsdown, Bristol
*The Hop Pole, Bath
*The Live and Let Live, Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
*The Merchants Arms, Hotwells
*The Salamander, Bath
*The Swan, Swineford, near Bath
*The Wellington, Gloucester Road, Horfield

References

External links

* [http://www.bathales.com Official Website]