Exeter Brewery

Microbrewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Exeter Brewery Taproom

Established in 2003

Contact
Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 4NX, England
Description
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.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear amber pour with a small white head. Aromas of malt, hops and a hint of oak (?). Taste is malt, hops, grain, lemon - slightly bitter finish. Not bad.

Tried on 02 Aug 2024 at 21:04


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Lyric, Soho, London, 13 May 2024) Dark brown colour with hints of ruby. Creamy beige head. Malty nose with caramel, toffee and dark fruit. Malty taste with notes of caramel, toffee, dried fruit, toast, dark bread, dried apricots and a balanced earthy bitterness. Medium body, dry. Tasty and well balanced. Quite nice.

Tried from Cask on 24 Jul 2024 at 20:22


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

(Cask at Lyric, Soho, London, 13 May 2024) Golden colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, grass and wheat crackers. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grass, peaches, biscuits and a balanced citric/grassy bitterness. Light body, quite dry. Light and refreshing, with a fresh hop profile. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 23 Jul 2024 at 21:08


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

November 2016: Cask half pint at The Market Porter, Borough. Dark copper colour, small off-white head. Moderate malty aroma. Earthy and surprisingly roasty dry flavour, not bad, but not quite my cup of tea.

Tried from Cask at Market Porter (Fuller's) on 14 Jun 2024 at 22:26


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. A gift from Totnes. The person not the place. Mostly clear gold with a decent lasting white froth. Light sweet lemon and orange, bit of floral herb, on top of sweet buttery biscuit malt. Some sweetness here but it’s also nicely bitter and crisp. Light body with fine brisk carbonation. Herbal floral citrus bitterness to finish. Good hote golde.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2024 at 17:43


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a clear mahogany brown colour with a small creamy, lasting, beige head. Aroma is coffee, light roasted dark malts, with a light char note. A sweetish and light roasted malt taste, dark roasted malt, brown bread, coffee, and chocolate flavours with a light sweet roasted finish.

Tried on 27 Apr 2024 at 13:58


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask at Ale House, Taunton. Pours dark brown with a ruby hue, beige foam. Aroma: fruity, dark berries, mocha, cola hints. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, roast malts, light coffee, liquorice hints. Dry-ish finish. Medium body with soft carbonation. A tasty drop in fine condition.

Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2024 at 09:49


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from, I believe, Hops and Craft, Exeter. Drunk after a ride with Soph around the Stiperstones. Pours a cola brown, not much of a head and what is there doesn't stick around, no lacing. Aroma has hearty dark malt and toffee. Flavour profile has pleasant chocolate malt and soft roast with a gentle chocolate sweetness coursing through, modest roast with a hoppy bitter finish. Medium to light bodied. Simple, light quencher, enjoyed it.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2024 at 17:01


6.6
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


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. Malts are the mainstay of the aroma, plus hints of cola and coffee. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with a smoky texture. Roast malts and coffee hit the taste buds first, but liquorice then overpowers them. Hints of dandelion and burdock also. Some bitterness in the dry finish. This is a decent all round stout.

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2024 at 20:06


Brewery Stats
Score 6.47
Beers14
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