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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 07-01-15 - 500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours black with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, chocolate, vanilla, toffee, plums & roasted malt. Medium body. Slight bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 16:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 21-04-15 - 500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours light brown with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, wood, nuts & hints of vanilla. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 15:35
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
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, half pint. @"The Flying Horse", Gatwick Airport (England). 25/05/2025
[#8.476 Global - #1.107 England - #1 Exeter Brewery (My English brewery #345)]
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, nuts and chocolatey malts. Taste: chocolate malts and nuts. Medium bodied. Malty.
Next one, please!
[#8.476 Global - #1.107 England - #1 Exeter Brewery (My English brewery #345)]
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, nuts and chocolatey malts. Taste: chocolate malts and nuts. Medium bodied. Malty.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Cask
at
Flying Horse (JDW)
on 25 May 2025
at 06:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
440ml can from the Jolly Vintner, Tiverton. Drank at home while doing a BBQ in the back garden on 17th May 2025. Golden amber body, white crown. Nice blend of citrus and piney hops on a decent malty base, liked it's feel and flavour.
Tried
from Can
at
The Jolly Vintner
on 17 May 2025
at 15:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
500ml bottle from the Jolly Vintner, Tiverton. Drank while doing a BBQ in my back garden on Saturday 17th May 2025. Good looking beer, deep amber body, clean and clear, beige head that hung around. Woody, nutty and earthy with a slight fruity undertone, decent honest Bitter all round. More malty than hoppy.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Jolly Vintner
on 17 May 2025
at 13:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 14 May 2025
at 09:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask, pint at The Justice Mill, Aberdeen. It pours black with a sturdy tan head. The aroma is smooth roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, light umami, liquorice and coffee. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, charred, toasty, some milk chocolate, coffee grounds,.touch of nuttiness & praline and mild acidity. Finish is smooth and roasty. Average body and smooth, velvety carbonation. Rounded and very drinkable. Suits cask well.
Tried
from Cask
at
Justice Mill (JDW)
on 08 May 2025
at 11:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
500ml bottle from the Jolly Vintner, sat outside while Margie had a glass of Ros'e wine; lunchtime on 2nd May 2025. Red hue to the body, off white head. Wild berry aroma and initial taste, some serious malt action gives it a decent base and there is a slight bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Jolly Vintner
on 02 May 2025
at 12:30
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] An opaque peaty brown pour with a tight light tan coloured head, and an attractive ruby red gleam; aroma of red fruit and chocolate; silky soft in the mouth with a red berry taste to start, then some milky chocolate; followed by a smooth fruity finish. An excellent stout.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 22 Apr 2025
at 15:11