Simple Things Fermentations
@stfermentations.bsky.social
A small independent brewery based in Glasgow producing beer in a wide range of styles since 2019.
I’ve been saving this until I had time to relax and enjoy it. Where better than Fell NQ with a pint of Tinderbox
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The Essential Guide to Pub Etiquette — Pellicle
It was the writer and politician Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) who famously said, “ Change your hearts or you will lose your inns and you will deserve to have lost them. But when you have lost your inns ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I’ve been saving this until I had time to relax and enjoy it. Where better than Fell NQ with a pint of Tinderbox
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Two new beers this week -
Tenements Lager; 3.8% gluten-free. Our small batch take on a big Scottish favourite
Belgian Christmas Ale; 2025's vintage is 6.3% with a Stout-y grist that's big on chocolate/dried fruit and Belgian-style fermentation
🤘🍻
Tenements Lager; 3.8% gluten-free. Our small batch take on a big Scottish favourite
Belgian Christmas Ale; 2025's vintage is 6.3% with a Stout-y grist that's big on chocolate/dried fruit and Belgian-style fermentation
🤘🍻
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Two new beers this week -
Tenements Lager; 3.8% gluten-free. Our small batch take on a big Scottish favourite
Belgian Christmas Ale; 2025's vintage is 6.3% with a Stout-y grist that's big on chocolate/dried fruit and Belgian-style fermentation
🤘🍻
Tenements Lager; 3.8% gluten-free. Our small batch take on a big Scottish favourite
Belgian Christmas Ale; 2025's vintage is 6.3% with a Stout-y grist that's big on chocolate/dried fruit and Belgian-style fermentation
🤘🍻
I’ve just uploaded the 100th unique beer to the ‘Beers’ page on our website. I’m usually fastidious about doing this but I missed this one when we released it a couple of weeks ago… 🎉
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/beers
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/beers
Beeeer (List) | Simple Things Fermen
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October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’ve just uploaded the 100th unique beer to the ‘Beers’ page on our website. I’m usually fastidious about doing this but I missed this one when we released it a couple of weeks ago… 🎉
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/beers
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/beers
Festival season continues with a mini-run of three consecutive weekends later this month, starting with North Hop in Inverness on the 17th/18th, then it’s over to Edinburgh for the Big Swally on the 25th and back to Glasgow on the 1st Nov for Glasladies’ Beer Is For Everyone.
Join us if you can!
Join us if you can!
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Festival season continues with a mini-run of three consecutive weekends later this month, starting with North Hop in Inverness on the 17th/18th, then it’s over to Edinburgh for the Big Swally on the 25th and back to Glasgow on the 1st Nov for Glasladies’ Beer Is For Everyone.
Join us if you can!
Join us if you can!
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🆕🏴 A brown beer in the Belgian style with the trademark fruity Abbey Ale flavour profile and fortified with organic Deglet Noor dates.
Rich and complex aromas of dried fruit and banana mingle with delicate nutty and spice notes in a beer that’s soft, smooth and deliciously easy drinking.
#bskybeer
Rich and complex aromas of dried fruit and banana mingle with delicate nutty and spice notes in a beer that’s soft, smooth and deliciously easy drinking.
#bskybeer
September 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🆕🏴 A brown beer in the Belgian style with the trademark fruity Abbey Ale flavour profile and fortified with organic Deglet Noor dates.
Rich and complex aromas of dried fruit and banana mingle with delicate nutty and spice notes in a beer that’s soft, smooth and deliciously easy drinking.
#bskybeer
Rich and complex aromas of dried fruit and banana mingle with delicate nutty and spice notes in a beer that’s soft, smooth and deliciously easy drinking.
#bskybeer
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The Glasladies Beer Society has released the full brewery line-up for the 2025 Beer is for Everyone festival, to be held on 1st November beertoday.co.uk/2025/09/29/b... #beer #beernews #beerfestival #glasgow @glasladiesbeer.bsky.social
Line-up revealed for Beer Is For Everyone fest - Beer Today
The Glasladies Beer Society has released the full brewery line-up for the 2025 Beer is for Everyone festival, to be held on 1st November
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September 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Glasladies Beer Society has released the full brewery line-up for the 2025 Beer is for Everyone festival, to be held on 1st November beertoday.co.uk/2025/09/29/b... #beer #beernews #beerfestival #glasgow @glasladiesbeer.bsky.social
A nice write up of an enjoyable brew with Jim last week. Really looking forward to this beer being ready! 🍻
Keeping Things Simple, Sahti-style with @stfermentations.bsky.social for #ISBFX Brewday 4
Read all about it in our new blog post: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-b...
Read all about it in our new blog post: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-b...
September 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A nice write up of an enjoyable brew with Jim last week. Really looking forward to this beer being ready! 🍻
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It's always a pleasure to be able to publicly say new @stfermentations.bsky.social beers in stock. We're fans and we think you should be too...
🍻 Table Beer - 2.9%
🍺 Dunkelweizen - 5.5%
🍻 Vienna Lager - 5.5%
🍺 DDH IPA - 6.5%
#ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley
🍻 Table Beer - 2.9%
🍺 Dunkelweizen - 5.5%
🍻 Vienna Lager - 5.5%
🍺 DDH IPA - 6.5%
#ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley
September 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It's always a pleasure to be able to publicly say new @stfermentations.bsky.social beers in stock. We're fans and we think you should be too...
🍻 Table Beer - 2.9%
🍺 Dunkelweizen - 5.5%
🍻 Vienna Lager - 5.5%
🍺 DDH IPA - 6.5%
#ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley
🍻 Table Beer - 2.9%
🍺 Dunkelweizen - 5.5%
🍻 Vienna Lager - 5.5%
🍺 DDH IPA - 6.5%
#ShopIndependent #VivaStirchley
It’s been a huge pleasure to have Jim ISBF here for a brew today. A few handfuls of spruce tips, juniper, some choc rye, a load of floor malted Pilsner and nae hops. Should be just the job on a rainy November night in Salford @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s been a huge pleasure to have Jim ISBF here for a brew today. A few handfuls of spruce tips, juniper, some choc rye, a load of floor malted Pilsner and nae hops. Should be just the job on a rainy November night in Salford @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social
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Women’s beer group to host Glasgow tap takeover www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/09/wome... @teamdb.bsky.social
Women’s beer group to host Glasgow tap takeover
The Glasladies Beer Society, a group for women and non-binary beer enthusiasts, is marking Glasgow’s 850th anniversary with a tap takeover this week.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Women’s beer group to host Glasgow tap takeover www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/09/wome... @teamdb.bsky.social
A timely read as we’re about to release our 2.9% Table Beer, which we brew with Euro/noble hops as well as US varieties. We do this for flavour and because the resulting complexity helps a lower ABV beer punch above its weight.
Czech brewers are making low-alcohol beers that are complex, rich, and fun to drink, offering a blueprint for other brewers to do the same.
How Czech Brewers Make Low-Alcohol Lagers With Big Flavor
Beer fans who make it to Prague before the weather turns will find exactly what they’ve been told to expect: a beautiful Old World city where classic Pilsner-style beers are everywhere, with hundreds ...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A timely read as we’re about to release our 2.9% Table Beer, which we brew with Euro/noble hops as well as US varieties. We do this for flavour and because the resulting complexity helps a lower ABV beer punch above its weight.
Next Thursday - 4th September - you’ll find us and a whole load of our tasty beers at the wonderful Crown Posada in Newcastle.
If you’ve been before, you’ll know what an awesome pub this is. If you haven’t, come and find out!
Loads of cask, loads of keg. Side helpings of chat.
Cheers!
If you’ve been before, you’ll know what an awesome pub this is. If you haven’t, come and find out!
Loads of cask, loads of keg. Side helpings of chat.
Cheers!
August 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Next Thursday - 4th September - you’ll find us and a whole load of our tasty beers at the wonderful Crown Posada in Newcastle.
If you’ve been before, you’ll know what an awesome pub this is. If you haven’t, come and find out!
Loads of cask, loads of keg. Side helpings of chat.
Cheers!
If you’ve been before, you’ll know what an awesome pub this is. If you haven’t, come and find out!
Loads of cask, loads of keg. Side helpings of chat.
Cheers!
Look at that list!
So proud to be on it… and so looking forward to being back in Hemsley House 🍻
So proud to be on it… and so looking forward to being back in Hemsley House 🍻
#ISBFX tickets are on general sale…now!
Read all about it and get yours here: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-y...
Read all about it and get yours here: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-y...
August 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Look at that list!
So proud to be on it… and so looking forward to being back in Hemsley House 🍻
So proud to be on it… and so looking forward to being back in Hemsley House 🍻
Saddened by the news of Sir Geoff Palmer's passing. The one guest lecture he gave during my time at Heriot Watt was outstanding; packed with anecdotes, energy and charisma off the scale. And brewing/distilling was just one element of his life! A truly unique man and a great loss, RIP.
June 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Saddened by the news of Sir Geoff Palmer's passing. The one guest lecture he gave during my time at Heriot Watt was outstanding; packed with anecdotes, energy and charisma off the scale. And brewing/distilling was just one element of his life! A truly unique man and a great loss, RIP.
Those talented Gan Yam folks are as good with words as they are with beer, so check out this write up on the delicious nettle sour we brewed recently, then buy some and try it!
Just don’t expect to find out what nettles taste like 😅
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Just don’t expect to find out what nettles taste like 😅
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What's Brewing: Heavy Nettle
We take our brewers Jonny and Greg aside to look under the bonnet of one of our many beers. We’ll kick it off with a bit of technical detail, and then move into the emotional realm...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Those talented Gan Yam folks are as good with words as they are with beer, so check out this write up on the delicious nettle sour we brewed recently, then buy some and try it!
Just don’t expect to find out what nettles taste like 😅
ganyambrewco.substack.com/p/whats-brew...
Just don’t expect to find out what nettles taste like 😅
ganyambrewco.substack.com/p/whats-brew...
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Less than 300 responses for this petition to get an official response from the government. Take two minutes to do something good today.
At some point around 8am we hit 2,000 signatures on our petition to get cask ale recognised as living heritage by the UK government. 8,000 to go to get an official response, 98,000 to get a debate in Parliament!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Recognise the production and serving of cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Following the UK’s ratification of UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, we call on the Government to recognise production and serving of traditional British cask a...
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April 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Less than 300 responses for this petition to get an official response from the government. Take two minutes to do something good today.
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My latest round of beer reviews for Drinks Retailing.
April 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
My latest round of beer reviews for Drinks Retailing.
I’ve not seen much chat about this but it seems like it should be good news for small breweries and pub goers in Scotland…?
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Scots could see better beer selection in pubs after new rules, minister says
The Scottish Pubs Code comes into force on Monday and will enable tied pub tenants to offer a wider range of alcohol.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I’ve not seen much chat about this but it seems like it should be good news for small breweries and pub goers in Scotland…?
news.stv.tv/scotland/sco...
news.stv.tv/scotland/sco...
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Today’s @thetimes.com column is one I’ve been itching to write: the rise of British-brewed proper lagers that rival the gods of Germany and the Czech Republic! ) Please click and dwell! www.thetimes.com/article/68e0...
March 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today’s @thetimes.com column is one I’ve been itching to write: the rise of British-brewed proper lagers that rival the gods of Germany and the Czech Republic! ) Please click and dwell! www.thetimes.com/article/68e0...
Quick reminder that we’re doing a live drink along podcast thing at 8pm this Sat.
Grab 4 of our recent beers & enjoy a side helping of brew chat. Order via the website and we’ll post tomorrow 🍻
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Grab 4 of our recent beers & enjoy a side helping of brew chat. Order via the website and we’ll post tomorrow 🍻
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February 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Quick reminder that we’re doing a live drink along podcast thing at 8pm this Sat.
Grab 4 of our recent beers & enjoy a side helping of brew chat. Order via the website and we’ll post tomorrow 🍻
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/product-page...
m.facebook.com/TheHopAdditi...
Grab 4 of our recent beers & enjoy a side helping of brew chat. Order via the website and we’ll post tomorrow 🍻
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/product-page...
m.facebook.com/TheHopAdditi...
Join us from 8pm this coming Saturday for a live drink-along podcast thing with the Hop Addition folks!
I'll be chatting about four beers from our current range, which are available as a box set on our web shop now...
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I'll be chatting about four beers from our current range, which are available as a box set on our web shop now...
www.thehopaddition.uk
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/shop
February 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Join us from 8pm this coming Saturday for a live drink-along podcast thing with the Hop Addition folks!
I'll be chatting about four beers from our current range, which are available as a box set on our web shop now...
www.thehopaddition.uk
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/shop
I'll be chatting about four beers from our current range, which are available as a box set on our web shop now...
www.thehopaddition.uk
www.simplethingsfermentations.com/shop
We released Smoked Rye Porter as number 2 in our Big Ideas Series. Making the 2025 version no. 40 seems a fitting way to both mark 5 years in business and to round things off; there will be no BIS41. We will of course keep on exploring the less well represented styles, we just won’t be counting.
February 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We released Smoked Rye Porter as number 2 in our Big Ideas Series. Making the 2025 version no. 40 seems a fitting way to both mark 5 years in business and to round things off; there will be no BIS41. We will of course keep on exploring the less well represented styles, we just won’t be counting.
Next Thursday (13th July) we’re going to be at the Jolly Judge to launch Toledo, our new regular cask beer!
7 kegs lines, pouring a choice selection from our recent range, plus Wild Style bottle pours. Quite the evening of beery indulgence (and the ideal precursor to Valentine’s Day)!
7 kegs lines, pouring a choice selection from our recent range, plus Wild Style bottle pours. Quite the evening of beery indulgence (and the ideal precursor to Valentine’s Day)!
February 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Next Thursday (13th July) we’re going to be at the Jolly Judge to launch Toledo, our new regular cask beer!
7 kegs lines, pouring a choice selection from our recent range, plus Wild Style bottle pours. Quite the evening of beery indulgence (and the ideal precursor to Valentine’s Day)!
7 kegs lines, pouring a choice selection from our recent range, plus Wild Style bottle pours. Quite the evening of beery indulgence (and the ideal precursor to Valentine’s Day)!
We brew Bohemian Pilsner in late November/early December and leave it resting in the tanks over Christmas, giving the yeast plenty of time to do its job. Naturally carbonated, unfiltered lager takes a fair bit of time to produce, and it’s worth every second. Released this week. Enjoy. Na zdraví!
January 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We brew Bohemian Pilsner in late November/early December and leave it resting in the tanks over Christmas, giving the yeast plenty of time to do its job. Naturally carbonated, unfiltered lager takes a fair bit of time to produce, and it’s worth every second. Released this week. Enjoy. Na zdraví!
Storm Éowyn 1 Garden Fence 0 is the score so far… pretty wild out there
January 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Storm Éowyn 1 Garden Fence 0 is the score so far… pretty wild out there