About Summerskills

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 hops, mainly from Herefordshire and Worcestershire, but also some from Slovenia. Since the closure of Tuckers Maltings in Newton Abbot, we source the majority of our malt from Warminster, home of the only traditional floor maltings in the South West of England. The 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, Exeter, Dorset and Cornwall who are passionate about local produce. They also feature on the guest ale rotation at J D Wetherspoon pubs in Plymouth, Tavistock, Torbay and Exeter. The brewery was founded in 1983 by Adam Summerskill and has been here in Plymstock since 1985, using much of the kit from Penrhos Brewery put together for Terry Jones of Monty Python fame by Peter Austin.

You can buy our bottled beer and a range of Devon cider direct from the brewery between 0930 and 1630 Monday to Friday. We also sell 5, 10 and 20 litre bag-in-boxes of our beer to order (2 working days notice required) and can supply pins and firkins or our beer, with the loan of tap and stand, for larger events.