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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms JDW, Bristol 8/4/09. Amber coloured with a decent, frothy white head. Light, fruity aroma with a touch of grassy hop. Flavour of sweet malts, with a toasted edge and a moderately bitter finish. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2009
at 15:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Metropolitan Bar, 7 Station Approach, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London NW1 5LD England.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty notes, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090102]
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2009
at 12:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Cask and Barrel, Edinburgh, 20-03-09 on the Craig Crawl Pours amber with a white head. Strangely vomit like aroma which rather fortunately didn’t show itself in the mouth although to be fair this wasn’t all that there was on the nose and it was faint. Fairly average beer, touch sweet lacking in hops and really not that bitter. A6 A3 F6 P3 OV12 2.8
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2009
at 12:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Casxk and Barrel ...On tour with Fin ... Amber ... that hop i dont like ... sweet fruitness and that bloody hop ... not for me..
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2009
at 05:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Old Spot, Dursley 10/7/09. Deep amber with a moderate, off-white head. Sweet, fruity aroma with a touch of earthy malts. Flavours of caramel, red berries and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2009
at 14:51
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Amber with a dense cream head; sweet honey aroma; creamy texture with honey and biscuity malt flavours; and a slightly bitter finish. Unexciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2009
at 09:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, Dee Hotel (JDW), West Kirby. Deep dark brown colour with a medium sized tan head. Roasted malt, raisin and licorice aroma .Quite full bodied and rich sliding down. Flavour fairly malt heavy with a healthy dose of dark fruit and booze. Finished lingeringly sweet. Some definite appeal here.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2009
at 10:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (The Flying Horse JDW, Gatwick Airport) - Gold in colour. Slightly sulphuric aroma with some hoppy hints. Hoppy and malty taste with light hints of lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2009
at 12:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Penderel’s Oak, London
Amber color; thin creamy head. Simple aroma. Some caramel flavor, correct body, residual sweetness, but very easy indeed.
Amber color; thin creamy head. Simple aroma. Some caramel flavor, correct body, residual sweetness, but very easy indeed.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2009
at 13:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask Conditioned at J.D. Watherspoon - The Shakespear’s Head, London
Hazy deep amber color; compact head. It has some caramel aroma, but very light. Caramel flavor, with traces of chocolate. The mouthfeel tends to be dry at the end, and watery, and the chocolate is rising. Common.
Hazy deep amber color; compact head. It has some caramel aroma, but very light. Caramel flavor, with traces of chocolate. The mouthfeel tends to be dry at the end, and watery, and the chocolate is rising. Common.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2009
at 13:28