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
Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are bitter hops, fruits, malt and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 15:46

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours clear dark bronze with a bubbly head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hops, fruit and bread. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 15:44

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Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, hops, fruits, chocolate and has a nice roasty bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 15:25

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10/1/2020. Cask at the Cricketers, Ipswich. Pours clear dark gold with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, butterscotch, biscuit and butter. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jan 2020 at 15:44

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Cask handpull at The County Hotel Spoons Ashford. hazy brown colour lasting beige head. decent condition. some biscuit something a little harsh. some hop on finish. standard bitter slightly sour. good condition.
Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2019 at 13:59

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint in a Wetherspoon's pub on Mutley Plain, Plymouth; 2nd Nov 2019. Clear and clean golden body, white crown on top. Decent blend with a good malty base for the hops to play with. Pleasant easy drinking brew.
Tried on 06 Nov 2019 at 09:58

Tried on 29 Oct 2019 at 13:52

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Clear, copper colored, small to no off white head. Malty, biscuit, toffee, moderate bitterness, dry finish, earthy and bit citrus hops, bit fruity. Lasting bitter aftertaste. Light+ bodied soft carbonation, bit watery.
Tried on 23 Oct 2019 at 20:08

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Sample at the gate house Jdw. Medium white head. clear pale golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried on 08 Sep 2019 at 17:27

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Happy Apple, Totnes. Low key coffee and berry aroma with a sour edge. Dark cola brown, a tad hazy A few mm of creamy light beige head. Light-medium sour. Coffee berries to the fore. Hints of creamy sweetness. Medium bodied. Creamy. Flat carbonation. Astringent finish. It's like they've watered down a Stout with cold brew coffee. Works but loses but end up with a thinner lightet Stout.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2019 at 10:28