Cheddar Ales
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| Location | Cheddar, Somerset, England | ||||||||
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| Opened | 2006 | ||||||||
| Owner(s) | Independent | ||||||||
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Cheddar Ales is a small independent 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 Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington.[1]
Products
The brewery produces two regular beers and the occasional seasonal brew.
- Gorge Best (formerly 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, first produced in December 2007. Named after a small cave at the top of Cheddar Gorge.[2]
- Goat's Leap – 5.5% abv India Pale Ale (IPA). Named after a point on the Kaveri River near Bangalore in India.
Awards
In 2007, Potholer won a silver medal at the Society of Independent Brewers annual Maltings Beer Festival.[3] In 2009, Totty Pot Porter won Bronze Medal in the Champion Bottled Beers at the SIBA National Beer Competition,[4][5] and a gold award at the International Beer Challenge, where it won best bottled beer.[6]
Community
Each year the brewery holds a beer festival featuring both its own and guest beers, plus live music. In June 2011, the festival raised £2,650 for local charities including the local Cheshire Home in Axbridge.[7]
References
- ↑ "Discovering Cheddar Ales" (PDF). Pints West No. 72 Winter 2006/2007 edition. CAMRA Bristol. p. 7. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ↑ "Totty pot". 97 bottles. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ↑ "SIBA Beer Competitions". Society of Independent Brewers. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "2009 Winners". SIBA Beer Competitions. SIBA. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ↑ "Totty Pot is top tipple". Cheddar Valley Gazette. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ↑ "Cheddar has some of the best totty in the world". Cheddar Valley Gazette. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ "Cheddar Ales Beer Festival Raises £2650 For Charity". Society of Independent Brewers. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
External links
Coordinates: 51°16′02″N 2°46′08″W / 51.267131°N 2.768909°W