| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Warmley, Bristol, England |
| Products | Beer |
| Website | http://www.bathales.com |
Bath Ales is a brewery located in the town of Warmley, Bristol, north-west of Bath, England.
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The brewery was established in 1995 by former employees of Smiles Brewery in Bristol.[1] Since that time, it has experienced steady growth, which included opening a new bottling plant in 2007.[2]
The brewery uses an efficient steam-driven plant. Heat exchangers take the warmth naturally created by the fermentation process and use it to heat the water. The finished grain is then given to local farmers as livestock feed, while the finished hops and yeast are converted into fertiliser.[3]
The brewery uses simple label artwork, featuring a dashing hare. It brews eight beers,[4] which are sold in both the cask and the bottle.[5]
The seasonal ales are Festivity (5.0% abv), a seasonal rum porter; Rare Hare (5.2% abv), a seasonal premium bitter and Dark Hare (4.0% abv), a seasonal stout. Regular beers include Gem (4.1% abv), a best bitter; Barnstormer (4.5% abv), a dark bitter; SPA (3.7% abv), a golden pale ale; Wild Hare (5.0% abv), an organic golden pale ale and Golden Hare (4.4% abv), a light ale. Natural Blonde (5.0% abv) is an organic pilsener lager, which is brewed at Budelse Brouwerij, Budel, Netherlands
The brewery has a number of tied pubs in the Bath and Bristol area. In Bristol these include; The Eldon House in Clifton, The Hare on the Hill in Kingsdown, The Wellington, on the Gloucester Road, Horfield, The Live and Let Live in Frampton Cotterell and The Merchants Arms in Hotwells.
In Bath the brewery runs The Salamander and The Hop Pole. Along with The Swan at nearby Swineford.