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.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of banana, caramel, biscuit, toffee, wood & malt. Moderate body. Dry mildly bitter finish
LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed Blodwen's Beer from Tomos Watkin 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Ocado. Citrus & apricot jam aromas. Taste is peach, grapefruit, more apricot. Refreshing bittersweet number.
LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed Miner's Pride from Tomos Watkin 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Ocado. Nose is cappuccino, brown sugar, cocoa, milk chocolate. Taste is milk chocolate, caramel, more cappuccino. Slightly medicinal. Malty sweet finish.
LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed Dragon's Keep IPA from Tomos Watkin 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Ocado. Nose is citrus, vanilla, peach. Taste is similar. Quite a creamy bittersweet affair.
tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Cwrw Braf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Aroma and flavor was more malty then I expected. Amber colored apperance. This was a good beer. With a lower abv I believe I could really enjoy several of these.
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Dragon's Keep IPA from Tomos Watkin 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Thin white foamy head on a finely carbonated clear amber coloured body.
Malt, wet cardboard & grain aroma.
Medium bodied, sharp on the tongue with a cloying back.
Malt, biscuit, wet paper, pine & grapefruit tastes with a lightly hopped finish.
Bog Standard
jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Blodwen's Beer from Tomos Watkin 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, honey & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Cwrw Hâf (Bottle) from Tomos Watkin 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. aromas & tastes of bread, caramel, flora & soft citrus. Moderate body. Moderate long bitter finish
Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Dragon's Keep IPA from Tomos Watkin 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Miner's Pride from Tomos Watkin 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle shared in my bar with Phil (a friend). Black bodied, tanned topping. Malty little number with a roasted/toasted richness, some coffee and chocolate flavours reach out from this earthy Stout.