Bath Ales

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Bath Ales
Image:BathAlesLogo.png
Location Warmley, Bristol
Owner(s) Independent
Year opened 1995
Active beers
Gem Bitter
Barnstormer Bitter
SPA Bitter
Wild Hare Bitter
Seasonal beers
Dark Hare Stout
Natural Blonde Premium organic lager
Festivity Porter
Rare Hare Bitter

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

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[edit] History

The brewery was established in 1995. Since that time, it has experienced steady growth, which included opening a new bottling plant in 2007.[1]

[edit] 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

[edit] Pubs

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brewers Herald spring/summer 2007 newsletter (PDF) pp. 4. Society of Independent Brewers Southwest. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.

[edit] External links

Official Website

Coordinates: 51°27′27″N 2°28′25″W / 51.457599, -2.473539