Cheddar Ales
Location	Cheddar, Somerset, England
Owner(s)	Independent
Year opened	2006
Active beers
Name Type Gorge Best Bitter Potholer Bitter Totty Pot Porter Porter Goat's Leap IPA

Cheddar Ales is a small independent brewery located in the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England. Its owner and head brewer, Jem Ham, previously worked 15 years at Butcombe Brewery in nearby Wrington.^[1]

Contents 1 Products 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website

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Coordinates: 51°16′02″N 2°46′08″W / 51.267131°N 2.768909°W / 51.267131; -2.768909