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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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, yeast, and caramel, as well as lighter notes of fruits, leading to a dry nutty finish.
Tried from Cask on 15 Nov 2013 at 01:37

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Gravity cask at the Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival - Le Gothique, London. Pours clear, deep brown with a creamy, beige head. The aroma has tangy, semi-dark fruits and lightly toasted bread. Medium sweet flavor with some toffee, figs, bread, brown sugar, raisins. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light warmth in the finish with sticky toasted sugars, semi-dark fruits, berries. Very tasty. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2013 at 00:01

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Happy Man, Englefield Green, 06/11/13. Clear golden with a moderate off white head. Nose is caramel, light malt notes, grassy, summer fruit. Taste comprises bready malt, fruits, bread dough, light caramac. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, smooth on the palate with a lingering bitterness in the finish. Ok stuff - the conditioning was good on this one.
Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2013 at 06:11

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
29th October 2013
The Playhouse, Spoons. Cask. Clear deep amber beer with a small off white head. Palate is smooth with fine carbonation, semi dry. A tangy and sweetish beer. Sweetish malt. Tangy dark orange. Light dried fruits. Semi dry finish. Hangs together okay and is fairly drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2013 at 09:33

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pale brown colour. Strong caramel aroma and taste. Quite a malty, smooth bitter.
Tried on 31 Oct 2013 at 13:30

4.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Cask at faringdon jdw. Stale malt choc, pipe cleaner. Light amber persistent cream head. Flavour is bad stale malt pipe cleaner. Bit of an apple twang.
Tried from Cask on 25 Oct 2013 at 11:26

4/10
Tried on 20 Oct 2013 at 18:03

9.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Cask 2011: Malziger Geruch, schöne aletypische Farbe. Der Antrunk ist mild-würzig, leicht nach Weihnachten. Im Hauptteil vollmundig, leicht kräuterhopfig-würzig, interessant mit toller Ale-Note. Langer, vollmundig-würziger Nachgeschmack.
--> Sehr tolles Weihnachtsbier!
--> 14/13/14/14
Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2013 at 12:08

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2013 at 03:44

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bardzo dobre rubinowo czerwonawe piwo w angielskim stylu Portera. Piana wysoka i trwala. Karmelowy slod lekka orzechowosc i wisniowa owocowosc. Wytrawnosc niewielka po przelknieciu, w smaku slodkawe ale nie przeslodzone. Dobry porter
Tried on 26 Sep 2013 at 06:44