Exmoor Ales

Microbrewery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Hogs Back Brewery

Established in 1979

Contact
Exmoor Brewery, Ford Road, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2RE, England
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.

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6.1/10 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 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 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 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 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 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50cl bottle from Tesco's.
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 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
Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2021 at 09:31

6.4/10 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 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 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