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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light roasted, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet dark fruit, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130124]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2014
at 10:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gravity cask at the Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival - Le Gothique, London. Pours clear, bright gold with a frothy, white head. Nose of pale, lightly doughy malts with hints of lemon, too. Light to medium sweet flavor with basic white bread pale malts and supporting citrus zip. Light bodied with fine carbonation; in great condition. Sweet finish with mellow straw bitterness, some faint lemon rind. An excellent low ABV session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2013
at 03:03
5/10
Tried
on 25 May 2013
at 15:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 29/12/12. Clear mid amber with a thin off white head that clears to the edge and leaves a film. Nose is pale malt, light fruit notes. Taste comprises light hops, pale malt, summer fruits. Medium bodied with soft carbonation, light bitterness in the finish. Ok drinkable stuff if a little on the bland side.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2012
at 07:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 28th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2011, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, EnglandClear medium orange amber color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, nutty, caramel, earthy, dry. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111207]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2012
at 01:33
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Deep golden ale with a thin but crisply drinkable texture. Some fruit aromas but little of this is to be found in its taste.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2012
at 12:07
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Sour roasted notes, not too pleasant tasting despite a fair aroma. Dark, indeed black in colour.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2012
at 15:22
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, grass, light acrid butter. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sharp bitter, dry, fruity - citrus notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120805]
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2012
at 00:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, fruity, floral, smoke notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, malty, smoke - plastic notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120805]
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2012
at 00:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate malt, chocolate, moderate roasted. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average to long duration, chocolate, dark berry, sod notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120810]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2012
at 00:40