Tomos Watkin
Client Brewer
in Swansea,
Swansea,
Wales 🏴
Owned by
Drop Bear Beer Co.
Established in 1995
We are a family-run business with brewing in our blood, and this sense of pride can be tasted in every delicious drop crafted on site at our brewery in Swansea.
The present incarnation of Tomos Watkin was started in 1995 by Simon Buckley. In 2002 the Tomos Watkin brewery was acquired by Hurns Beer Company, a drinks distributor based in South Wales. Tomos Watkin first operated from a small brewery in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire and later opened a larger brewery in Swansea.
In August 2023, the Tomos Watkin brewery was purchased by no/low alcohol brewery Drop Bear, who also took over brewing responsibilities for all Tomos Watkin beers. As well as updating the Tomos Watkin brand with several new beers added to their core range, all their beers were made vegan-friendly.
Exiled (506) ticked Miner's Pride from Tomos Watkin 1 month ago
eurosoba (18570) ticked Dragon's Keep IPA from Tomos Watkin 4 months ago
eurosoba (18570) ticked Blodwen from Tomos Watkin 5 months ago
Exiled (506) ticked Blodwen's Beer from Tomos Watkin 5 months ago
Exiled (506) ticked Dragon's Keep IPA from Tomos Watkin 5 months ago
eurosoba (18570) ticked Miner's Pride from Tomos Watkin 6 months ago
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Blodwen's Beer from Tomos Watkin 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Spotty beige head on a clear golden coloured body.
Biscuit, butterscotch & stone fruit aroma.
Medium to thin, soft on the tongue with a lightly carbonated back.
Malt, stone fruit, herbal & cereal tastes.
Bog Standard.
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Miner's Pride from Tomos Watkin 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle, brewed by Drop Bear. Pours a very dark brown, nice tan head staying the duration. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, roast malt, bit of liquorice. Taste is much the same, chocolate and caramel malts, some roast, some dark fruit / liquorice notes, a bit of an earthy note too, bitter finish. Medium bodied. Pretty standard stuff.
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Dragon's Keep IPA from Tomos Watkin 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle ("brewed by Drop Bear"). Almost clear golden amber, off-white head. Aroma of citrus, malts, subtle smokey/earthy. Taste of sweet biscuity malts, grains, subtle earth and smoke again, citrus, grapefruit, maybe some peach, bitter finish. Interesting Welsh interpretation of an old school American IPA. Not great, not terrible.
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Miner's Pride from Tomos Watkin 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Large rocky tan head on a mahogany coloured body.
Malt, aniseed & roasted aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a dry clean back
Toffee, liquorice, malt, roasted & chocolate tastes with a bitter finish.
Great Stout.