Abbey Ales

The Abbey Brewery, Camden Road, Bath, Somerset BA1 5LB
(01225 444437) Website

The Bath brewery was founded in 1997 by Alan Morgan. Its only continuous production beer is Bellringer (4.2%), but it has garnered a number of awards, including beer of festival at the Cotswolds (1998), Devizes (1999) and Bath (2000). It has been sold as a guest beer at the House of Commons.

Regular beers: Bellringer (4.2%), Salvation (4.8%), Steeplejack (4.7%),

Seasonal beers: Bath Star (4.5%, spring), Black Friar (5.3%, winter), Chorister (4.5%, autumn), Mild (4%, May), Resurrection (4.6%, Easter), Twelfth Night (5%, Christmas), White Friar (5%, summer)