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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4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tempo. Thanks kerenmk. Clear golden. Aroma of malt, kinda stale, a bit of dust. Sweetish flavor with stale-ish malt, a bit of minerals, and a bitter finish. Light to medium-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2015 at 10:55

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On cask at Henry’s Bar, Paignton, Devon. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - red fruits, maybe even sweet red fruits. Taste - strawberry confirmed with light malt backbone. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - yeah, tho one grew on me.
Tried from Cask on 23 Jul 2015 at 06:33

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pint at the Tudor hotel, Tewkesbury. Deep golden colour with a thin white head. Slightly sweet aroma with malt. Taste is mainly malty with a smooth bitter sweet finish.
Tried on 29 Jun 2015 at 13:08

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks kerenmk. Deep amber-brown with a beige head. Aroma of caramel, nuts, chocolate, fruitiness. Sweet flavor with caramel, fruitiness, chocolate, nuts, and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2015 at 12:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Morrison’s. Golden coloured pour with a fading off white head. Aroma is grassy, little sileage, mineral. Flavour is rustic, straw, fermented grass, bitter earthy grains. Palate is semi sweet grains, moderate carbonation. Substantial dirty rugged bitterness. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2015 at 13:55

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
From cask at The Crown Rivers at Heathrow Airport 05.05.15. Clear golden. Small white head. Moderate aroma, with hints of American hops, lime and blackcurrant. Similar taste. Moderate bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 05 May 2015 at 09:09

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Exmoor Stag ].Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, caramel, pale malt. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, fruity, hay, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130814]
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2015 at 04:12

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pint while in bath. Amber colour white head. Aroma is biscuit malt, taste a touch dull and lifeless
Tried on 23 Mar 2015 at 14:27

6/10
Tried on 07 Mar 2015 at 08:27

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Smooth sweet and slightly syrupy malty taste. Feels rich and quite thick.
Tried on 28 Feb 2015 at 04:55