Tomos Watkin in Wales - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

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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6.2

MiP (20366) reviewed Cwrw Hâf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 15 years ago

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

Bottle, 4.2%. Mild malty aroma. Hazy golden colour. Small stable white head. Mild maltiness, hint of paper. Good flavour hops, a little sweet and fruity. Quite nice.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2010 at 08:16

5.5

jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Cwrw Braf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

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

Nice hazy golden amber coloured body with a copper glow and a very nice one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of caramel, apricots, cereal, metal, pears and a touch of spice. Medium-bodied; Sharp malty flavour at first fading to some metallic and bloody tastes with a touch of nuts and caramel, but mostly watery. Aftertaste shows a lot of caramel and malt, but almost nothing else. Overall, a pretty bland and watery beer after the initial tastes. Definitely good to try a welsh beer, after the folk life festival (in Washington) that I couldn’t get one at the festival, but found a few bottles at Chevy Chase. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington, DC on 25-July-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 22-November-2009.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2009 at 21:54

5.1

madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Cwrw Hâf (Cask) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

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

8th July 2008. Light and slightly watery golden ale. Mild hop profile. A little bit hard work.

Tried on 15 Nov 2009 at 07:26

5.8

Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Cwrw Hâf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

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

Bottled. An unclear golden beer with an orangey head. The aroma has primary notes of fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and fruits, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2009 at 05:29

7.2

Beer5000 (11295) reviewed Cwrw Gaeaf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500 ml bottle. Dark reddish brown body with a dense beige head. Aroma has malt, caramel and some smoke. Flavor is light roasted malt, caramel and a fine, light, balanced bitterness. Nice session beer.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2009 at 08:06

6.6

CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Taffy Apples Cider from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

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

Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear deep golden with a small white head. Fresh apple aroma, slightly leathery. Light body, very fizzy, lightly sweet notes of apples and vanilla. A little sulphur in the finish. Pleasant and easy going cider. 171009

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2009 at 08:43

6.1

Downender (11275) reviewed OSB Old Style Bitter (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

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

Amber in colour with a decent, off-white head. Sweetish, malty aroma with a touch of fruit. Malty flavour with caramel, some earthiness and bittering hop finish. Good.

Tried on 24 Sep 2009 at 19:15

5.9

CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Cwrw Hâf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

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

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours an opaque golden with an off-white head. Citric aroma, some British hops. Medium body, sweet fruitiness and a classic British flawed hoppiness. Lightly bitter. 230909

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2009 at 13:13

yespr (55501) reviewed Cwrw Hâf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

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

50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Fruity and mild yeasty aroma. Bitter, roasted malty and crisp fruity hoppy flavoured. Bitter and roasted malty lingering finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2009 at 13:12

6.4

CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Cwrw Braf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 16 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear amber golden with a dense off-white head. Aroma of nuts and fat British aroma hops. Light body, dry notes of roasted malt and nuts. Dry and lightly bitter finish. 270609

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2009 at 15:09

Brewery Stats

Score	6.28
Beers	30
Ticks	266

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