Skinners Brewery

Microbrewery in Truro, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Goodh Brewing Co

Established in 1997

Contact
Riverside, Newham Road, Truro, TR1 2DP, England
Description
Folklore abounds in the marketing of Skinner’s Cornish beers, which were first supped in 1997. Steve Skinner heads a successful Cornish business whose beers are seen throughout the county and nationwide too via good wholesale distribution. Countless barrels and hundreds of awards later, our brewery has grown but remains a family business rooted in the area we live and work, whether that’s doing our bit for our corner of the planet, enjoying a bit of surfing or having a go at some shanty-singing.. The brewery has a 25-barrel plant, a good beer shop and well presented visitor centre.

In early 2023 taken over by Goodh Brewing.

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 2009 - 500ml bottle gift from a work college. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aromas & tastes of plums, rhubarb, grain, bread & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finis

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:56


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

Old rating from 2009 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, earth, caramel, wood & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:55


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

Old rating from 2009 - 500ml bottle, pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, bread, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:55


5.8
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 2010 - 330ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of apple, grain, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Sweet finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:54


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, grass, spice & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 00:53


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

Pint from the Cask at the Lamplighter in St Helier, Jersey. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, grapefruit, orange & malt. Moderate body. Crisp light bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2025 at 08:50


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

500ml bottle. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, lemon, caramel & hops. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Passable

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2025 at 14:16


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Morrisons online. Clear amber, small white head, some retention. Aroma of caramel malts, some stone fruits. Taste does have a nice light fruitiness, berries and raisins, with supporting biscuit malts. More flavour than your average best bitter. Light to moderate body. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:25


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Asda, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham. Pours gold, moderate sized white head, leaves a decent looking top. Sweet malts, citrus, zest, some biscuit in aroma. Taste is like aroma, quite biscuity with citrus, zest and pine notes coming through. Quite dry, almost astringent, but its light and refreshing which counters this somewhat. Nice even if its not a standout golden ale.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear gold, small white head, some lacing. Aroma is quite orange noted but with subtler fruity and floral notes and background malts which suggests it wont be one dimensional. Taste is orange, grapefruit, melon, malts. There is a nice soft mellowness to this but then the finish is has a light crisp bitterness, spice and a subtle tanginess. Light to medium bodied, refreshing without being watery. I wasn't expecting much from this but found it to be very enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:23