Tomos Watkin

Client Brewer in Swansea, Swansea, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Owned by Drop Bear Beer Co.

Established in 1995

Contact
Unit 3c, Century Park, Alberto Rd, Valley Way, Llansamlet, Swansea, SA6 8RP, Wales
+44 1792 797280
Description
Our award-winning beers aren’t called 'The Great Ales of Wales' for nothing. Brewed with passion and pleasure in South Wales, our prized portfolio truly has something to satisfy every beer connoisseur’s taste buds.

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.
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McCash
McCash (16315) reviewed
Pecker Wrecker (Cask) from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Cheers in Mumbles. Appearance - amber with a decent thin head. Nose - another sack of malt. Wee bit of red fruit. Taste - fruit biscuits and basically more malt. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finished. Overall - slightly better than the others, but that’s the best I can go with this one.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2015 at 10:35
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21502) reviewed
Pecker Wrecker (Cask) from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Ashton McCobb’s. Pours clear amber with a head. Aromas of toffee malt. This brewery has a light touch with the hops! Taste is sweet, nutty, light fruit. Sweet finish.

Last wee tasting of the summer
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2015 at 10:35
Stuu
Stuu (35215) reviewed
Blodwen from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle at ash’s. Pours golden amber, nose is light citrus, floral, taste is dry toffee, grainy, sweet. --- Beer merged from original tick of Blodwen's Beer on 13 Aug 2015 at 07:41 - Score: 5. Original review text: Bottle at ash’s. Pours golden amber, nose is light citrus, floral, taste is dry toffee, grainy, sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2015 at 10:29
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21502) reviewed
Blodwen from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at Ashton McCobb’s. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of grains, pale malt bag, lemon. Taste is sweet, homebrew tang. Sweet grainy finish.

Last wee tasting of the summer
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2015 at 10:29
McCash
McCash (16315) reviewed
Blodwen from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Cheers in Mumbles. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - it just smells like a malt bag. Maybe a hint of citrus. Taste - slightly more going on in the taste but not much. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a dry finish. Overall - just too grainy, like the other beers I’ve had by them.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2015 at 10:28
McCash
McCash (16315) reviewed
OSB Old Style Bitter (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle from Cheers in Mumbles. Appearance - amber and cloudy with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - a little dried orange but mostly grainy. Taste - very grainy indeed. Looking for fruit and hops but not finding it. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - hard work.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2015 at 02:58
McCash
McCash (16315) reviewed
Cwrw Idris (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Cheers in Mumbles. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - sweet malt and light toffee. Taste - hint of nuts but mainly light toffee and grainy malt. Palate - light bodied, with a light creamy texture and while the palate is light and dry it is for some reason not that refreshing. Overall - very grainy.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2015 at 16:18
McCash
McCash (16315) reviewed
Taffy Apples Cider from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at the Pier at Mumbles. Appearance light golden with bubbles and no head. Nose - sweet apples. Taste - more sweet apples though decent acidity. Palate - light bodied with a tangy texture and a dry tangy finish. Overall - a solid if unexceptional cider.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2015 at 12:08
McCash
McCash (16315) reviewed
Cwrw Braf (Cask) from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On cask at the Pier in Mumbles. Appearance -amber with a decent head. Nose - light sweet malt. Taste - more of the same. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - easy drinking as it doesn’t generally taste of much.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jul 2015 at 11:58
stravale
stravale (3279) reviewed
Cwrw Hâf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin
11 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco, Holyhead [180615]
Golden, clear, frothy white head
Aroma of malted barley, soft yeast, caramel
Taste of caramel malts, malted barley, slightly earhy hops, touch of citrus, fairly malty, soft fruits, grain
Palate - Soft carb, light to medium body, soft sweet. Finish of soft sweet malts
Overall - More malty than expected from the colour. OK for a supermarket beer - found it a bit better than the Cwrw Braf
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2015 at 19:49