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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5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask ale, half pint shared with Finn at Commercial Rooms (JDW). Filmy white layer over a clear, warm golden coloured body. Lacing rings on the glass. Pale malty smell, hints of leaves. Malt-fruity flavours with a touch of leafy hop bitterness to the finish. Clean in the mouth. On par with the style, more or less. (Bristol 30.04.2017).
Tried from Cask on 23 May 2017 at 14:07

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Bottle from Waitrose, Holsworthy, Devon. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Malty, caramel, dark fruit aroma. Tastes malty, caramel, dark fruit, hint of chocolate. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2017 at 16:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask pint on 9th April 2017 in The Cock & Bottle, Skipton. Golden amber body, white crown: looked good in the afternoon sun (rear beer garden of the pub). Malty front with a semi-biscuity slant in the nose, taste more balanced with some bittering hop action to counter the maltiness: decent.
Tried from Cask on 18 Apr 2017 at 02:05

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2017. Deep gold in colour, with a small, off-white, head. Ripe orange and berry fruits, caramel, rich tea malts and a touch of citrus hop, before a lingering, bitter, finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 17 Apr 2017 at 06:48

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Beckett’s Bank, Leeds. Golden-blonde with a creamy head. Has a light maltiness in both aroma and taste.
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2017 at 15:37

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the ledger building Jdw. A mid amber coloured pour with a small off white head. Aroma is earthy malts, toasted brown bread, autumn leaves. Flavour is composed of earthy twiggy malts, little dried apple. Palate is semi sweet decent cask condition. Dry woody finish.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2017 at 12:04

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the picture house. Pours clear golden, nose is floral, toffee, taste is sweet, floral, grassy, little sourness.
Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2017 at 12:36

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask handpull at Hamilton Hall JDW London. Clear deep amber copper brown colour lasting beige head. Malty bitter with some decent sharp fruit. A bit like the Hogs Back beer malty with a sharpish almost sour fruit finish. Some apple acidity. Some dusty hop. Malts arent great. Ok .
Tried from Cask on 28 Mar 2017 at 10:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the picture house. Pours clear amber, nose is floral, toffee, blackcurrant, taste is sweet, biscuity toffee. --- Beer merged from original tick of Exile Urban Fox (Cask Version) on 02 Apr 2017 at 09:44 - Score: 6. Original review text: Cask at the picture house. Pours clear amber, nose is floral, toffee, blackcurrant, taste is sweet, biscuity toffee.
Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2017 at 11:30

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the picture house... Copper.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Soft sweet toffee fruit.. Light caramel malts
Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2017 at 11:29