Tomos Watkin

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

Established in 1995

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Unit 3c, Century Park, Alberto Rd, Valley Way, Llansamlet, Swansea, SA6 8RP, Wales
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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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2010: Today is 24th April, yesterday was ’Saint Georges Day’, the patron Saint of England. Yesterday I asked my wife to pour me an English Ale to celebrate my Saints Day, she produced this, a Welsh Lager (sometimes I dispair!). Anyway the brown 500ml bottle had been poured into my Batemans pint sleeve, so I had no choice but to consume and review it. The label claimed it is brewed using the best German hops, finest English Malts (hurray for Saint George), Danish yeast and crystal Welsh water. It looked every inch a fine lager based beer, bright golden in colour with a firm pure white head sat majestically on top. Sadly the smell let it down, there wasn’t any, so it gets my standard score of 3 for a lager no show aroma. I was however impressed with everything else, the lager was dry, refreshing and could certainly hold its own against most lager/pilsner style beers I’ve had and reviewed. Pity it was Welsh, or should I say, pity I reviewed it on the wrong day?

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2012 at 09:43


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amber with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma with a touch of malt. Sweetish biscuit malty flavour with fruit

Tried on 05 Dec 2011 at 07:39


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pale golden with a small white head. Malty aroma with straw and grain. Sweet malty flavour with bread, along with fruity and honeyed notes.

Tried on 04 Dec 2011 at 06:37


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Pale yellow with a small white head. Very weak fruity aroma. Sweet and slightly tart fruity flavour. Not much character, but quite refreshing

Tried on 04 Dec 2011 at 06:20


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled. Clear golden, mid sized head. Fruity and salty. Fairly light bobodied with clean mouthfeel. Some wheat cracker, slight salty bitterness, but mostly weak and uninspired.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2011 at 23:45


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle 500ml.Clear light to medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, grain, hay, toasted, corn - herbs. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration, corn - herbs, thin. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20110807]

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2011 at 02:58


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled. A light yellow beer with a thin yellowish head. The aroma has notes of malt and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw and malt, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2011 at 12:05


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. A hazy light yellow perry with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is dominated by pears. The flavor is very sweet - a bit artificial in expression with strong notes of pears leading to a lightly tart finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2011 at 12:02


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 500ml.Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, caramel, malt extract, light molasses, nutty notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, mash, malt, malt extract. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110805]

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2011 at 08:39


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5


Bottle 568ml.

Unclear light yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy pear, sweet pear, dry pear, horse blanket. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet with a average to long duration, sweet pear. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20110807]

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2011 at 09:23