Cheddar Ales Explained

Cheddar Ales
Location:	Cheddar, Somerset, England
Owner:	Independent
Opened:	2006

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.^[1]

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 (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.
• 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.^[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

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.

External links

• Official Website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Discovering Cheddar Ales . 7 . . Pints West No. 72 Winter 2006/2007 edition . 2008-01-21.
2. Web site: Magificent Seven #6: Totty Pot Potter. 3 July 2008 . Good Beer. 29 August 2017.
3. Web site: SIBA Beer Competitions . . 12 April 2007 . 21 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216132506/http://www.siba.co.uk/events/regional-competitions/south-west/20072008-2 . 16 February 2012 . dead .
4. Web site: 2009 Winners . . SIBA Beer Competitions . 12 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514175925/http://www.siba.co.uk/competitions/?National_Competitions:National_2009:Winners . 14 May 2010 . dead .
5. News: Totty Pot is top tipple . https://archive.today/20120919005933/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/cheddarvalley/news/Totty-Pot-tipple/article-760796-detail/article.html . dead . 19 September 2012 . Cheddar Valley Gazette . 10 March 2009 . 12 March 2009 .
6. News: Cheddar has some of the best totty in the world . https://archive.today/20120912130102/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Cheddar-best-totty-world/article-1466463-detail/article.html . dead . 12 September 2012 . Cheddar Valley Gazette . 30 October 2009 . 21 December 2010 .