hopIQ found 10 beers that share Summerskills Best's malty and hoppy character. Plymouth's most enduring real ale — a traditional English Best Bitter from the city's oldest brewery. "Great local brewery with first class beers." Smooth, malty, and sessionable with balanced hop bitterness. Available at pubs across Plymouth and the South Hams.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Like Summerskills on bitterness and caramel notes — adds toasty notes, but without the honey notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch more texture, a touch more bitterness.
Structure: very close
A touch more fruit notes, no bitterness — caramel notes and smoothness as with Summerskills.
Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch more sweetness.
Structure: very close
Keeps caramel notes and bitterness like Summerskills, adds earthy notes, drops honey notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch less sweetness, a touch more texture.
Structure: very close
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