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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4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle @ Chris O’s. Thanks guys. Pours clear golden with a bubbly off white head. Grain, rubber and dust. Sweet caramel. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2011 at 08:19


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

Bottle @ Chris O’s. Thanks guys. Pours cloudy pale yellow with a off white head. Oxidized with quite a lot of corn and maize. Tart and thin.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2011 at 08:17


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

Bottle @ Chris O’s. Thanks guys. Pours clear pale piss yellow with a off white head. Thin and sweet. Lots of pear. A bit sugary and artificial.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2011 at 08:15


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. Amber colour, smal slightly off-white head. Aroma is nutty, wooden, some dark malts, mild toasted notes as well as some slight notes of bitter floral and grassy notes. Flavour is being quite similar in a very nice balance.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2011 at 00:19


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small, creamy and white head. Aroma is mild fruity and light malty. Bitter, fruity, crisp hoppy and light citrusy. Ends dry and bitter.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2011 at 10:26


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Snow Goose, Inverness
Appearance - Amber, off white head, hazy
Aroma - Fruity malt, slight peppery hop, not much on the nose.
Taste - Caramel, fruity malt, toffee, slight roasted malt, yeast, more complex than usual
Palate - Intially malty sweet finish with a slight layer of bitterness then bitter with a sour note.
Overall - Not really a bitter, as not much bitterness. Taste is good, but for the sour note in the finish.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jul 2011 at 12:32


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ GWBCF2011 - Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival, Cardiff Interantional Arena, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Wales.Clear light to medium orange amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty, caramel, earty. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, malty, nutty, keller. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110616]

Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2011 at 10:05


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ GWBCF2011 - Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival, Cardiff Interantional Arena, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Wales.Clear light to medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, toffee, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, toffee, nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110616]

Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2011 at 09:57


3.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottled. Hazy amber, rich firm head. Sulphury nose. Bready malt with some cardboard submerged in chlorine. Sweet anf full bodied. The chlorine gets overpowering and drenches most other flavours.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2011 at 00:22


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF 2010. A dark golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of matl and caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel.

Tried from Cask on 16 Jul 2011 at 13:35