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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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Harp, Covent Garden, London 30 Nov 2007) Copper colour with brief, white head. Malty, fruity nose with dark fruit and toffee. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dark fruit on a solid malt foundation, dusty hops in a fairly short finish. Nice session bitter.

Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2007 at 13:12


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

[i] Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, 11-11-07 [/i] Poured mid golden with good clarity, some citrus on the nose but a rather watery tasting beer, bit malty and sweet and ultimately just a little disapponting.

Tried from Cask on 12 Nov 2007 at 15:40


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

Cask-conditioned at the Ship Inn, Porlock Somerset. Pale gold colour with a decent white head. Sweet malt and hay aroma. Flavour of biscuit malt with a dry finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2007 at 18:56


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

Cask-conditioned at the Lord Nelson, Wheathampstead, Herts. A pleasant enough session bitter. Golden coloured with a moderate white head. Fruity aroma with some floral hops. Slightly sweet flavour with a brief, dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2007 at 18:53


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Copper beer with a lasting white little head. Malt dominated aroma with caramel and toffee. Dry and malty flavour with a hoppy finish.

Tried on 23 Oct 2007 at 11:33


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask@GBBF2007. Deep golden colour, mediumsized head. Aroma is caramel, some earthy hops and perfume. Flavour is hops, wood and grass with some slight perfumeish hints. Quite watery palate.

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2007 at 02:15


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

Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby, Spoons, Canterbury. Gold with thick lastnig beige head. Never sure in a Spoons if this is how the beer is supposed to taste. Good condition. Fine bitter, nothing out of place, but nothing remarkable either. English hops are ok, earthy, bit of tingle on end, faint citrus. Malts give mouthfeel fullness. Yeasty/citrus aroma. Fine. Re rate at ashford spoons. Better

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2007 at 06:23


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500 ml bottle. Golden body with a medium white head. Aroma is citrus and peaches. Flavor is sweet, a bit bitter and grapefruit. Quite nice, but misses some complexity. A really wonderful flavor, but something is missing. A bit short-lived.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2007 at 12:33


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

bottle. Golden yellow, not much froth. Fruity and malty, hints of orange and lemon. Not very hoppy, but quite full-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2007 at 09:12


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

Pours a slightly dark copper colour with a small amount of head. A fairly standard affair, slightly sweet aroma, fairly well balanced hop/malt flavours. Nothing special, but perfectly drinkable.

Tried on 11 Jul 2007 at 20:22