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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Ancient Mariner, Lynmouth, Devon, Saturday 2nd December 2017 in the company of Baz, Jude, Kay, Isobel, Georgia and Dom. Pours warm gold with a white head. Fruity with a middling bitterness. It's ok but not too exciting. Just added this to the site it appears to be a collaboration between Exmoor and a local gin company hence the Juniper I guess, however I didn't pick the Juniper up. A6 A4 T6 P4 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2017
at 22:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle: BBD 26th Sep 18. Drank at home on mid Nov 17. Poured into an Abbot Ale pint glass tankard, it looked good, clear and clean body of golden sunlight, on top a full and deep white blanket of foam. The aroma was a mixture of light maltiness and mild orange citrus esters. The taste followed along the same lines. Easy drinking beer with just about enough flavour to keep you interested until the last drop, nicely balanced, simple beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 06:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Two cask pints, hand-pulled into brewery badged glass tankards in The Mitre, Witheridge, Devon on 10th Nov 2017. It's dark and it's malty, it's semi-sweet and slightly spicy. It's got some red fruit action going on and I liked it.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2017
at 13:27
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Crocombe's, Lynmouth. Golden with a thin head. Has a distinctively British hoppiness, reminding me of several Shepherd Neame type brews. It's a decent enough golden ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2017
at 14:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Orchard Inn, Nr Taunton. Pale amber colour with a white head. Aroma is light malty caramel. Taste light sweet to light bitter medium body.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2017
at 09:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
I used to seek this out in my younger days, but now I question why! It poured nicely and looked good in the tankard. The flavour was some bitter hops and lots of wheat. Overall I didn't enjoy it, but perhaps I should have chilled it to within an inch of its life.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2017
at 02:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at the Geldart, Cambridge. Honey brown colour, clear, very little head. Walnut and forest floor aromas combine with a jarring vegetal note. Sweetish malty taste with a marked astringency in the finish. Flat body. Not particularly keen.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2017
at 12:47
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Fra keg på King of Wessex Bath 3 Mai 17. Mørk gylden. Filmskum. Aroma av svisker. Smaken tørket aprikos. Tørr ettersmak.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2017
at 09:31
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fra cask på Commercial Rooms Bristol 30 Apr 17. Varm gylden. Filmskum. Veldig lett plommearoma. Smaken aprikos & svisker. Gjennomgående maltpreg. Uvariert.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2017
at 06:12
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half-pint, cask, shared with Finn at The King of Wessex. Clear copper coloured body, off-white lacing head. Moderate aromas of bread and leafy hops. Taste of biscuit, dough, caramel and moments of spiced fruits. Bittersweet tails. Decent version of the style. (Bath 03.05.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2017
at 02:26