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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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 3/11/09. Chestnut in colour with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of doughy malts, red fruit and a whiff of marmite. Flavour had plenty of sweetish malts, a bready edge and very bitter finish. Not wonderful.

Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2009 at 11:53


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

April 2008. Gold ale with a tangy hop fruit flavour. Hoppy dry and sour finish.

Tried on 08 Nov 2009 at 10:30


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, dried fruit, chocolate and a touch of vineous alcohol. Sweet roasted flavour, mostly chocolate, with a fruity touch.

Tried on 02 Nov 2009 at 12:44


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

30th March 2008 Dark ale - hides the alcohol well. Smooth and a good balance of malt and hops but not overly in your face.

Tried on 19 Oct 2009 at 14:39


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

From cask at Duke of wellington. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild hoppy and fruity. Bitter and light malty base flavoured. Light cornish flavoured into a bitter and dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2009 at 03:20


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask, full pint, cellar cold at The Flying Horse, Gatwick. Slightly unclear golden-amber body. Tiny, white head reduced to a patchy surface. Malt-fruity smell. Some apricot mixed with grain in flavour. Too few hints of hop bitterness to the ending. Alright, but not in prime shape at the pub. In fact, rather vapid in the mouth (waiting for hours at the airport for a new plane, 08.08.2009).

Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2009 at 07:56


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2009 ... amber ... sweet fruit ... light toffee nose ... bright fruity toffee ... orange and lemon

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2009 at 14:19


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask, handpump at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon, 04-09-09 Pours more amber than a silvery gold colour that I was expecting, white bubbly head sits atop. Both the aroma and flavours are quite rustic and earthy, a little old fashioned and nothing like I was anticipating. There is a reasonable bitterness, its a touch dry, bit of chewy caramel, its ok. A6 A3 F6 P3 Ov12 3.0

Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2009 at 01:20


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Cask at Stanmore Spoons. Pale gold pour with small head. Fruity aroma. Fruity, malty, slightly hoppy taste. What a lousy beer this is.

Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2009 at 18:29


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@GBBF. Deep amber color, small off-white head. Nutty, grassy aroma. Medium-bodied. Sticky glueish-nutty and malty flavor. A bit sweet. Tasty.

Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2009 at 04:07