Cheddar Ales is an independent, artisanal
brewery located in the village of
Cheddar in
Somerset, England, which produces a range of regular and seasonal
beers. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at another local brewery before going out on his own.
Products
The brewery produces seven regular beers and the occasional
seasonal brew.
* Gorge Best Bitter – 4.0% abv.
* Potholer – 4.3% abv golden bitter. The name is derived from the sport of
potholing
Caving – also known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology is ...
(cave exploration), which is popular in the
Caves of the Mendip Hills.
* Totty Pot Porter – 4.5% abv porter, first produced in December 2007. Named after a small cave at the top of
Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years ...
.
* Goat's Leap – 5.5% abv
India Pale Ale (IPA). Named after a point on the
Kaveri River
The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dist ...
near
Bangalore in India.
* Hardrock – 4.4% abv Pale Ale.
* Bitter Bully – 3.8% abv Pale Ale.
* Crown and Glory – 4.6% abv.
Awards
In 2007, Potholer won a silver medal at the
Society of Independent Brewers annual Maltings Beer Festival.
In 2009, Totty Pot Porter won Bronze Medal in the Champion Bottled Beers at the
SIBA National Beer Competition, and a gold award at the International Beer Challenge, where it won best bottled beer.
Community
The brewery holds occasional beer festivals featuring both its own and guest beers, plus live music and in 2020 opened a full time tap room and pizza oven.
References
External links
Official Website
Companies based in Somerset
Breweries in England
Food and drink companies established in 2006
2006 establishments in England
British companies established in 2006
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