Ferryman
Exeter Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.09
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Our well known Classic; this was the first ale produced by the Brewery, back in 2003, when we were called Topsham & Exminster Brewery. We may have changed our name and refined the recipe a tad, but Ferryman remains a firm favourite with many and remains one of our best-sellers.
A copper coloured Premium ale. Beautifully well balanced flavour enhanced with generous handfuls of English Goldings hops. All our ales are cask conditioned and made using only the finest local sourced ingredients, including traditionally floor-dried, locally produced malts.
A copper coloured Premium ale. Beautifully well balanced flavour enhanced with generous handfuls of English Goldings hops. All our ales are cask conditioned and made using only the finest local sourced ingredients, including traditionally floor-dried, locally produced malts.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Hole in the Wall Torquay
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2026
at 17:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Fra cask på The Lyric: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer lenge. Urter, skog og noe floralt. Fin bitterhet og ganske saftig avslutning.
Tried
from Cask
at
Lyric
on 01 Dec 2025
at 15:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Creamy off white head on a copper coloured body.
Sweet malt & berry aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a cloying back.
Sweet berry, malt, toffee & caramel tastes with a tangy bitter finish.
Excellent Cask.
Sweet malt & berry aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a cloying back.
Sweet berry, malt, toffee & caramel tastes with a tangy bitter finish.
Excellent Cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2025
at 14:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle from the brewery. It pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, fruits, biscuits, toffee & burnt malt. Moderate body. Mild bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Lyric, Soho, London, 20 Nov 2023) Reddish amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty nose with notes of caramel, dark fruit and toast. Malty taste with caramel, apricot marmalade, red fruit and a mild earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Well balanced bitter. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2024
at 20:37
20/09/2014. GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, St. Davids Station Approach, EXETER, Devon, England
Tried
on 29 Nov 2022
at 15:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the George and Dragon, Dartmouth. Appearance - deep amber to red. Thin white head. Nose - red fruit, caramel and bready. Taste - redcurrant, bread and caramel. Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and lightly roasty finish. Overall - I really like this. And it has elements of red or amber ale style too.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2022
at 11:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2022
at 06:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Blue Anchor, Teignmouth. Poured a clear copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is biscuit malt, woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, grainy, biscuit dough, light floral, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Blue Anchor
on 31 May 2022
at 18:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (handpump) @ The Prospect Inn, The Quay, Exeter EX2 4AN, Devon, England.
[ As Exeter Ferryman ].
ABV: 4.2%. Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, fruity malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, fruity malt, burnt bitter - caramel, bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190724]
6-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2019
at 15:40