Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) Skinful

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Greyhound, Bromley, Greater London

The Robert Pocock, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		13 Sep 2025	This traditional brown bitter from Congleton, north of Stoke-on-Trent, presented good head and lacing and lasting throughout. A very bitter first bite. A hoppy bitterness gently rising from its homegrown UK hops, Styrian Goldings. A good measure of maltiness aided by its sweet crystal malts and a hoppy dryness climbing downwards. It was the one and only beer that Beartown produced when it started in 1994 and called “Bearskinfull”. This ale grew from a home-brewer's passion for beer and unaided by any books, apps or YouTube videos on how to brew.

The Furze Wren, Bexleyheath, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		10 Sep 2025	A more watery weak taste I have not encountered for a long time
Philip Pirrip		12 Feb 2024	Great clarity

The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London