Exmoor Ales
Microbrewery
in
Wiveliscombe,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Owned by
Hogs Back Brewery
Established in 1979
Contact
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.
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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. This doesn’t look like a porter, it’s an ordinary English strong ale. Aroma is sour fruits, toasted malts, chocolate. Flavour is toasted malts, fruits, bit of glue. Slightly sour finish. Not too well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2010
at 06:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki) Poured golden and clead. Head was medium sized, white and long lasting. Aroma contained malts, toffee and yeast. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, home brew, citricness and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2010
at 10:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF09. Deep reddish amber colour with small, but longlasting off-white head. Aroma is roasted malts, some caramel, ashes and mild raisins. Flavour is sweet malts, some roasted malts, ashes, some dark fruits and mild nutty notes. Pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2010
at 03:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, toffee, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20100220]
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2010
at 14:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg. Pours slight unclear golden with a small bubbly white head. Clean, bitter, floral and fruity flavor. Some bready notes. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2010
at 13:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Clear golden with a tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with malty and mild hoppy notes. Flavour was dry with hoppy and malty notes. Finished bitter.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2010
at 15:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has straw, malt, and citrus. The flavor is sweet malt and straw, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2010
at 12:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 5%. Mild grainy aroma. Almost clear golden colour. Very small white head. The flavour is a little grainy, but not sour. Quite bland English ale. Not bad, but nothing special either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2010
at 12:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours golden with a slight haze and a white head. Fruity nose. Medium body, sweet fruit and a dry finish. No biggie put pleasant alright. 200210
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2010
at 12:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. A nut-brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as light notes of nuts, leading to a dry nutty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2009
at 10:20