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Summerskills Brewery

🌍 United Kingdom · Regional · Known for English Bitter
Known for English Bitter

Founded in 1983 by Adam Summerskill — Plymouth's oldest craft brewery. Moved to its current Plymstock base in 1985. Produces a range of cask and bottle-conditioned real ales using English malt and hops sourced as locally as possible. Beers found in pubs, shops and restaurants across Plymouth, West Devon, the South Hams, Torbay and Cornwall. Family-owned and independent throughout its 40+ year history.

2Beers
2Styles
4.9%Avg ABV
1983Founded

Beers by Summerskills Brewery

2 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 2 beers in the catalogue.

Early profile · based on 2 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
2 of 2 beers
bitterevery beer
2 of 2 beers
malty
1 of 2 beers
smooth
1 of 2 beers

Only what these two beers agree on — a full signature needs at least three.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
2 beers · 2 style families
Pale Ale 1Strong 1
What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 424 other Pale Ale breweries.

Two beers isn't enough to tell how they differ from comparable breweries.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 79%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 2
beers above the median
#3515
best ranked beer
Summerskills Indiana's Bones

Their beers place in the Top 79% of the catalogue on average, across 2 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Summerskills Brewery

Founded in 1983 by Adam Summerskill — Plymouth's oldest craft brewery. Moved to its current Plymstock base in 1985. Produces a range of cask and bottle-conditioned real ales using English malt and hops sourced as locally as possible. Beers found in pubs, shops and restaurants across Plymouth, West Devon, the South Hams, Torbay and Cornwall. Family-owned and independent throughout its 40+ year history.

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