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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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask, third pint glass at JDW real ale festival at Standing Order in Edinburgh. Bubbly surface over an amber coloured body. Floral and fruity aroma. Rounded flavour of fruity hops leading to a modest bitter ending. Dry and smooth in the mouth [11.11.2008].

Tried from Cask on 18 Dec 2008 at 05:08


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Bristol 11/12/08. Deep amber in colour with next to no head. Fruity malt aroma with a hint of chocolate. Flavour was sweetish, with plenty of biscuit malt, some red fruit and a short, dry finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 11 Dec 2008 at 17:46


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol. Amber with a decent white head. Aroma of hay, caramel and summer fruit. easy drinking, with some sweet malt flavours leading to a lingering bitter finish. Good stuff.

Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2008 at 06:26


5.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium orange color with a small to average, virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, toffee, buttery notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Bitternes is malt acrid. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (070808)

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2008 at 06:48


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium amber orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty - light nut’s, butter notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (070808)

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2008 at 06:46


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. Deep ruby red with a thick tan head; sour fruit aroma with cherry and plum; thick and oily in the mouth with stewed plums and milk chocolate flavours; then a dry lightly roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2008 at 04:08


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

Cask at GBBF08. Hazy dark golden colour. Lagery flavour with a little hop citrus. Starts off bad, but turns better. The citric hops are OK.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2008 at 05:32


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

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of dried fruit, raisins, prunes and chocolate. Malty, fruity taste with chocolate, dark fruit, prunes, cherries and a chocolatey finish with a slightly spicy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel with alcohol very well hidden. Very balanced, but lacking some of the character of the cask conditioned version. Still a nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2008 at 16:36


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

Bottle from Sainsburys. Amber coloured with a short-lived white head. Slightly honeyed, sweet aroma with a hint of citrus hops. Flavour of caramel, apricots and orange, with a short dry finish. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2008 at 15:27


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

Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour with particles floating around. Aroma is fruity hops and mild grass with some minor eggy notes. Flavour is the same, but with mild spices and sweetness.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2008 at 05:44