Bath Ales

Bath Ales, founded in 1995, brews a successful award-winning range of beers including Gem and Barnsey and operates a pub estate in Bristol, Bath, Cirencester and Oxford. Current Bath Ales directors, including managing director Roger Jones, will play an active role during the transition and integration process. All of St Austell Brewery's beers will continue to be brewed in Cornwall. Likewise, all Bath Ales' beer brands will continue to be brewed at the Bath Ales Brewery where a schedule of investment to expand the brewing and packaging facilities will take place. St Austell Brewery recently announced a strong trading year in the 53-week period to January 2, 2016. Annual turnover was reported at rising 7.9% to £137.4 million and there was a 7.6% increase in operating profit before other items to £13.5 million. Bath Ales recorded a strong year with sales growth up seven per cent (to £15.6 million). Sales of its beer brands, led by flagship brand Gem, were up 18%, to more than 20,000 brewer's barrels (just over 30,000 hectolitres) - more than five million pints.