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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours copper amber, nose is floral, toffee, taste is sweet, malty, biscuit.
Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2014 at 08:36

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask at the standing order... Copper... Big white head.. Doft musty toffee nose.. Full toffee fruit
Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2014 at 08:26

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at The Red Lion, Gatwick. Pours golden with white head. Light malty and fruity aroma and taste. Nothing special.
Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2014 at 12:36

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Tried at JDW the royal hop pole Twekesbury. Deep Amber colour with a thin tan head. Light malt aroma and slightly watery taste.
Tried on 30 Oct 2014 at 10:41

6/10
Tried on 26 Oct 2014 at 14:12

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Cask at JDW Briar Rose; clear amber pour with a creamy off white head, caramel aroma, taste has a hint of fruit and brittle toffee action.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2014 at 04:54

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at Windmill (JDW) on Stansted airport. Golden coloured, medium sized white head, weak hoppy fruity nose. Moderate malty, fruity hoppy and slight buttery with rather short dry finish. Boring one.
Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2014 at 15:37

5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Fra cask på The Lamb, Bloomsbury 23 Sep 14. Mørk gyldenbrun. Lavt tett skum. Smaken har et lite preg av fjøs. Smaken er litt tynn men en aner tørket frukt.
Tried from Cask on 08 Oct 2014 at 10:20

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
How: Cask.
Where: GBBF 2014.
Appearance: Opaque golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Weak, malt, fruit, citrus.
Body: Medium body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet malt, fruit, hops, grass.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2014 at 22:34

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dorata buona schiuma piuttosto persistente lieve nota citica discreta nota maltata media secchezza non molto amara
Tried on 08 Sep 2014 at 15:41