Exmoor Ales
Microbrewery
in
Wiveliscombe,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Owned by
Hogs Back Brewery
Established in 1979
Contact
Description
Exmoor Ales – brewing quality cask and bottled ales from the edge of Exmoor National Park since 1979
Brewery suffered financial problems and in April 2025 were bought by Hogs Back. Brewing moved to Hogs Back until a move to the former Cotleigh Brewery site in September 2025.
Brewery suffered financial problems and in April 2025 were bought by Hogs Back. Brewing moved to Hogs Back until a move to the former Cotleigh Brewery site in September 2025.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the gate House jdw. Medium creamy off white head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 23 Nov 2021
at 18:18
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gylden. Filmskum. Nesten klar. Lett krydderaroma. Smaken ingefær & tørre bør. Tørr bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2021
at 11:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mørk amber. Klar. Lavt skum med litt farge. Aroma av røde plommer & kjeks. Smaken fiken & tørket frukt. Søtlig tørr fruktig bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2021
at 10:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A pale amber pour with a trace of white head; biscuity malt aroma; biscuity taste with some honey and a dry floral bitterness before a woody finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2021
at 21:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Tanners Arms, Darlington. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of biscuit and light spice, not getting any juniper. Taste is biscuit and faint floral hop. Thin finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2021
at 21:44
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Tesco's.
Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 24 Oct 2021
at 15:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Cabot Court.
Medium off white head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium off white head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2021
at 09:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Half pint at the gate House jdw. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 22 Oct 2021
at 08:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at PoW Beer Festival. Aroma is grainy. With a hint of liquorice. Malts. Opaque. Dark with a red tint. Frothy beige head retreats to the rim. Liquorice and malts in terms of flava. Medium bodied. Slick. Oily. Average carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. As far as trad CAMRA endorsed beers go then this would be a beast of a beer. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2021
at 17:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at PoW Beer Festival. Malty aroma. Clear brown. Frothy off-white head. Malty sweetness. Quite cloying. Sour edge. Light bodied. Thin but slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. It's OK just doesn't fill me with joy.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2021
at 17:55