Summerskills

Microbrewery in Plymouth, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1983

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Unit 15 Pomphlett Farm Industrial Estate, Broxton Drive, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 7BG, England
Description
We produce a range of cask and bottle conditioned “real ales” from ingredients sourced as locally as possible. All of our recipes use whole leaf English hops mainly from Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The fermentation yeast is “wet” reducing the amount of waste yeast from each brew and allowing the strain to develop its own distinctive characteristics. Our spent grains, the remains of the malted barley after mashing, are collected by a local farmer and fed to his cattle. Our beers can be found in pubs, shops and restaurants in Plymouth, West Devon, the South Hams, Torbay and Cornwall who are passionate about local produce. The brewery was founded in 1983 by Adam Summerskill and has been here in Plymstock since 1985.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light breadish. Mild sweet, toasted malt and slight breadish. Dry and bitr. Toasted malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2015 at 07:30

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - lemon, biscuits, toffee. Taste - stewed apple and biscuits. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - decent ESB.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2015 at 03:32

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask gravity at K&ES BF. Clear dark amber colour lasting beige head. Some malt on the aroma. Some malt fruit. It’s an ok fruity bitter.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jun 2015 at 13:20

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Summerskills Westward Ho! ].Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, apple, light caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, apple, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20140813]
Tried from Cask on 13 Jun 2015 at 08:56

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Summerskills Bunker Hill ].Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, nutty, apple, light toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, malty, hoppy, caramel, fruity, light sharp. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130814]
Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2015 at 02:02

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clitheroe Beer Festival 2015. Deep copper coloured. Has a heavy melon and pomegranate aroma, with a sweetness attached. Has a more balanced taste.
Tried on 27 May 2015 at 10:08

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask pint in the Wolverhampton Wetherspoons on 28th Feb 2015. Clear mahogany body with a creamy beige head. Semi-sweet malty lead in both the aroma and taste, hops come later: nice blend with enough about it to want another.
Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2015 at 06:47

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask ale, half at Richard John Blackler. Creamy pearl white head that laced well. Hazy amber coloured body. Grainy chocolate on the nose. Taste of mild chocolate malts, caramel and dusty hops. Mid-sweet endnotes. Foamy in the mouth. Suitable after the breakfast at Wetherspoons (Liverpool 01.02.2015).
Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2015 at 00:38

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma herbal, toasted malty and breadish. Bitter, toasted, breadish and dry toasted malty. Ends dry and bitter to herbal.
Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2014 at 10:42

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Anchor, Digbeth. Ruby brown, minimal natural carbonation and a bit of loose head. Faint aroma of wood shavings, plums and root beer. Sweet and slightly spicy taste. Not quite cloying but I’d like a bit of variety in the flavour profile. Some lovely Christmas pudding notes - figs, malt, brandy - in the finish. It has some character, and it grew on me, but it isn’t that great really.
Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2014 at 10:49