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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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Gbbf. Klares goldgelbes Bier. Geruch süß malzig, kaum hopfig. Geschmack mild süß malzig, karamellig, leicht hopfig bitter.
Tried on 10 Aug 2016 at 09:04

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Luttrell Arms Hotel, Dunster. Deep amber with a very thin head. Mildly malty session ale, light and easy-drinking.
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2016 at 05:46

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Three Fishes, Shrewsbury. Pours clear gold, white head. Aroma is caramel malts. Taste is soothing sweet yeast, caramel.. not bad.
Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2016 at 15:29

5.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Cherry Tree, Huddersfield. Rebrand of Exmoor Gold for the Rugby World Cup, my full rating exists there.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jul 2016 at 16:03

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle from Premier Hele Bay Garage, Ilfracome. Clear copper-brown with a frothy head. Sweet in both aroma and taste, with a mild spiciness among more dominant dark malts. It’s a fairly smooth tasting strong ale.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2016 at 15:53

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Pint on tap at the Kings Arms in Cookham. Pours clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma is citrus, toffee, hops. Taste is toasted malts, earthiness, bread.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2016 at 11:07

6/10
Tried on 25 Jun 2016 at 07:58

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried at the three horseshoes Waddington. Slight haze on this golden beer with a white head. Aroma is berry and soft fruit. Taste. Light sweet.
Tried on 12 May 2016 at 11:28

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask @ The Three Fishes, Shrewsbury. Pours clear gold, good white head topped up (thanks Wendy!). Light malty character, fairly one-dimensional, with biscuity leanings. Not bad, but then not spectacular.
Tried from Cask on 02 May 2016 at 14:55

6/10
Tried on 02 May 2016 at 07:45