Skinner's is a British brewery founded in 1997 by Steve Skinner in

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, England. The company produces cask ales and bottled beers, the names of which often come from Cornish

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. Several ales have a connection to surfing culture, such as Skin Dog Cornish lager, which is named after the owner's son, Ben "Skindog" Skinner who is a surfer. Several beers have won Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and

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awards. The company's pub, the Skinner's Ale House in

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, was sold, and is now called Leadbelly's. Skinners' new pub, The Old Ale House in Truro, serves their own ales, regular guest beers and ciders. In 2010–11, the company closed two of its sites at Chacewater and

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after purchasing a site next to its headquarters for storage and distribution. On 30 September 2022, the company announced via social media that it would enter

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from 3 October 2022.

Beers

Skinner's Brewery cask ale range includes: Skinner's range of seasonal ales include: Past seasonal and speciality ales include: * Poppy Ale (4.2%) *

Mousehole Mousehole (; kw, Porthenys) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. It is approximately south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay. The village is in the civil parish of Penzance. An islet called St Clement's Isle lies ...

Moonshine (4.3%) * Pint of Two-Halves (4.6%) * Riggin' Ale (4.5%) * Royal Wave (4.4%) * Sennen (3.8%) * New Year's Resolution (5.5%) File:Skinner's pint of bitter.jpg, Pint of bitter File:Cornish Knocker.jpg, Cornish Knocker

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