Cheddar Ales
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| Cheddar Ales | |
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| Location | Cheddar, Somerset, England |
| Owner(s) | Independent |
| Year opened | 2006 |
| Active beers | |
| Best Bitter | Bitter |
| Potholer | Bitter |
| Seasonal beers | |
| Totty Pot Porter | Porter |
Cheddar Ales is a small independent brewery located in the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington.[1]
The brewery produces two regular beers and the occasional seasonal brew.
- Best Bitter – 4.0% abv
- Potholer – 4.3% abv golden bitter. The name is derived from the sport of potholing (cave exploration), which is popular in the Caves of the Mendip Hills.
- Totty Pot Porter – 4.5% abv porter, a winter special produced in December 2007. Named after a small cave at the top of Cheddar Gorge.[2]
In 2007, Potholer won a silver medal at the Society of Independent Brewers annual Maltings Beer Festival.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Discovering Cheddar Ales (PDF). Pints West No. 72 Winter 2006/2007 edition pp.7. CAMRA Bristol. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ "A lovely bit of totty", Cheddar Valley Gazette, 27 December 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ "The fifteenth Maltings Beer Festival", Society of Independent Brewers, 3 May 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
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