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]

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.

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]

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.