About
Since changing our name from Topsham & Exminster Brewery in 2008, we have expanded ever more rapidly. We now have a fantastic site in Cowley Bridge Road where we have a retail shop and Tap-Room Bar. The Tap-Room is open every Thursday evening from 5pm to 11pm. Curry nights. Every last-Friday of the month the Tap room opens as normal, but we offer a curry, prepared and served by ARC Events. You don’t have to eat, just enjoy a drink, but the curries are great – takeaways available too.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - pale golden with a decent head. Nose - citrus and some Mr Werthers sweets. Taste - definitely dry citrus this time. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - solid for the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2016
at 08:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the White Horse, Exning. Bright orange-ruby with a large beige head. Floral malty scent, with hints of rose and caramel. Extremely bitter taste counters the sweetness of the malt but it isn’t really balanced. Drinkable and it has its moments but I find even a half pint of it wearing.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2016
at 08:39
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle bought at the brewery, shared with Finn. Clear amber coloured body. Remaining low head, spotty lacing. Smell of grassy hops, with some impact of malty sweetness beneath. Nuts and plums on the nose. Drying fruity ending, short lived. Satisfying (Hotel room, Exeter 29.09.2016).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2016
at 07:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask ale, pint shared with Finn, taproom at the brewery. Copper coloured body, dissipating pearl white head, clingy lacing. Lightly spiced aroma joined by brown malts. Firm malt-fruity taste profile of caramel, nuts, liquorice and spiced fruits. Smooth malt-fruity finish. Fits the season (Exeter 29.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2016
at 07:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Full pint, cask at the taproom, Exeter Brewery. Crocheted lacing from a off-white head. Misty, pale amber coloured body. Aroma of leaves and dried fruits, lightly spiced. Blended taste of raisin and fruity caramel. Rounded bitter ending. Easy to drink. Clean on the swallow. Nice version of a classic Brit bitter (Exeter 29.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2016
at 07:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, from cask by gravity at The Old Fire House. Deep black body, shiny black surface, minimal lacing. Aroma of roasted dark malts with a chocolate touch. Brown and black malty flavours with impact of dark bread and chocolate. Roasted bitter finish. Medium bodied. Smooth on the swallow. Likable (Exeter 28.09.2016)
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2016
at 00:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, from cask by gravity at The Old Fire House. Bright copper in body appearance. Naked surface, fair lacing. Smell of dark caramel and leafy hops. Relatively rich taste of lightly roasted dark malts, hints of caramel and raisin. Dark fruity bitterness beneath. Medium bodied. Pleasant (Exeter 28.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2016
at 08:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Half-pint, cask ale, shared with Finn at Great Western Hotel Loco Bar. Filmy layer blanketing the glass. Close to clear amber-brown. Grass and brown malty nose. Blended taste of mellow fruits and caramel. Marmalade impression. Mid-sweet ending. Fair enough (Exeter 27.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2016
at 13:34
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Half-pint, cask ale, shared with Finn at Great Western Hotel Loco Bar. Beige head leaving lacing rings, next to clear pale golden coloured body. Restrained aroma of lemony hops. Citric hints to a pale malty flavour profile. Distant bittersweet ending. Easy going and anonymous (Exeter 27.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2016
at 13:16
5/10
Tried
on 27 Aug 2016
at 13:00