Exmoor Ales

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

Established in 1979

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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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
On cask at the Haymarket Bar. Appearance - dark brown to black with red chinks. Nice fluffy head. Nose - burnt toffee and burnt bread. Taste - burnt raisins. More brown bread. Palate - crunchy texture and fairly long. Medium-ish bodied. Overall - decent example of the style.
Tried from Cask on 12 Dec 2018 at 22:37

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Exmoor Gold Export ].Clear medium yellow orange yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, cookie, fruity malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, biscuit malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160810] 6-2-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2018 at 12:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 3/9/2018. Golden in colour and slightly hazy, with a moderately-sized, white, head. Lemon and tangerine character, some citrus hops, light malts and a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2018 at 20:25

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
14th Aug 2018; cask pint in the Black Griffin, Canterbury. More orange than golden in colour, almost clear pour, white head that tried to stay the distance; but failed. Light citrus leanings in both the nose and taste, decent enough brew with some malty sweetness within the citrus base.
Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2018 at 12:25

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Vom Fass im The Suncliff Hotel in Bournemouth/UK 2018-08 getrunken. Neben dem Hopfenaroma findet man bei diesem Golden Ale nichts besonders.
Tried on 20 Aug 2018 at 20:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask (handpump) @ The Waiting Rooms, 🇬🇧 39-47 Westgate Rd, NE1 5SG Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England.

[ As Exmoor Exile Apollo ].
ABV: 4.2%. Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180722]
6-3-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 22 Jul 2018 at 15:32

6/10
Tried on 22 Jul 2018 at 15:32

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask pint on 18th July 2018 at The Thelbridge Cross Inn, just outside Witheridge, Devon. Light amber, clear and bright, the head a thin white blanket of foam. Malty front to the semi-sweet brew in both the nose and taste, mild bitterness creeps in later to give a nicely balanced easy drinking 'Cooking Bitter'.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2018 at 16:28

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hand-pulled pint on 19th July 2018, in the garden of a pub next to the longest Clapper Bridge in Britain (Tarr Steps, Exmoor). Light golden body, white blanket on top. Slight malty lead in both the nose and taste, hops give a mild bitterness, no Juniper or Gin like esters/flavours in the beer as far as my senses could tell. Easy drinking in the afternoon sun after a four mile hike with the wife and two dogs though.
Tried on 19 Jul 2018 at 16:21

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Cobblestones, Bridgwater. Pours clear dark ruby amber with a cream head. Aroma: nutty, dark fruits, toffee, chocolate. Taste: light to moderate sweet, dark fruits, chocolate, toffee, hint of coffee, liquorice. Medium bodied. light carbonation, vinous sweet finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2018 at 10:27