Cheddar Ales
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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 beer
s. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington
.
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.
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
located in the village of Cheddar
Cheddar
Cheddar is a large village and civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of the English county of Somerset. It is situated on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, north-west of Wells. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Nyland and Bradley Cross...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England, which produces a range of regular and seasonal beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
s. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington
Wrington
Wrington is a village and civil parish in North Somerset, England. It lies in the valley of the Congresbury Yeo river about east of Weston-super-Mare and south-east of Yatton. It is both a civil parish, with a population of 2,896, and an ecclesiastical parish...
.
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 potholingCavingCaving—also occasionally known as spelunking in the United States and potholing in the United Kingdom—is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems...
(cave exploration), which is popular in the Caves of the Mendip HillsCaves of the Mendip HillsThe Caves of the Mendip Hills are formed by the particular geology of the Mendip Hills, with large areas of limestone worn away by water makes it a national centre for caving. The hills conceal the largest underground river system in Britain.- Geology :...
. - Totty Pot Porter – 4.5% abv porter, first produced in December 2007. Named after a small cave at the top of Cheddar Gorge.
- Goat's Leap – 5.5% abv India Pale AleIndia Pale AleIndia Pale Ale or IPA is a style of beer within the broader category of pale ale. It was first brewed in England in the 19th century.The first known use of the expression "India pale ale" comes from an advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury newspaper published January 30, 1835...
(IPA). Named after a point on the Kaveri RiverKaveri RiverThe Kaveri , also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the...
near BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
in India.
Awards
In 2007, Potholer won a silver medal at the Society of Independent BrewersSociety of Independent Brewers
The Society of Independent Brewers was founded in 1980 under the title The Small Independent Brewers Association to represent the interests of the growing numbers of independent brewing companies in the United Kingdom...
annual Maltings Beer Festival.
In 2009, Totty Pot Porter won Bronze Medal in the Champion Bottled Beers at the SIBA
Society of Independent Brewers
The Society of Independent Brewers was founded in 1980 under the title The Small Independent Brewers Association to represent the interests of the growing numbers of independent brewing companies in the United Kingdom...
National Beer Competition, and a gold award at the International Beer Challenge, where it won best bottled beer.