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 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. They also feature on the guest ale rotation at J D Wetherspoon pubs in Plymouth, Torbay and Falmouth. The brewery was founded in 1983 by Adam Summerskill and has been here in Plymstock since 1985.

Distribution to other outlets in the South West and nationally is carried out by carefully selected wholesalers and J D Wetherspoon. Please email us for details or follow us on Twitter and Facebook

You can buy our beer and a range of other locally produced drinks direct from the brewery between 0930 and 1630 Monday to Friday. You can also order through CAMRA’s Brew2You app or through Westcountry Produce