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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gold pour with a white head. Nose is orange toffee, lemongrass, touch of ginger. Much the same in the taste. Quite a spicy bittersweet citrus affair. Not bad at all.
Tried on 08 Sep 2024 at 15:43

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear amber in the glass and a fine thick head. Good lacing. Moderate intensity in the aroma Mellow sweetness and a mild bitterness Soft carbonation level. Caramel malty, bread and herbal flavor. [Cask at Thin White Duke Bar & Kitchen in Carlisle, England] Brewery #2687
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2024 at 09:44

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Clear amber, beige head. Aroma: Malt and floral hop. Taste: Malt and floral hop. Caramel. Moderate sweet and bitter. Dry-ish bittery finish. Medium body, below average carbonation. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2024 at 19:53

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
[October 2022] Pours a mahogany brown with a creamy off-white head and sweet malt on the nose. Proper malty beer, with a big dollop of fruit, some toffee sweetness and a dry, slightly bitter finish
Tried on 09 Aug 2024 at 11:50

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
12/7/2024. Cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival. Pours clear dark amber brown with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, toffee, fruity, lightly spicy and a bit boozy. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery, soft carbonation. Nice bitterness to finish. Quite liked this.
Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2024 at 11:02

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2024. Golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. Floral hop aroma, lemon and tangerine fruits, biscuity malts and a moderately dry finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2024 at 08:28

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at Royal Oak, Knaphill. Aroma is sharp - the Juniper- with underlying malts. Opaque gold. Frothy foamy white head. Light-medium bodied. Sharp and tangy. Fruity. Soft carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2024 at 14:02

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Staple Hill Oak (JDW), S Gloucs 15/5/2024. Pale amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Biscuity malts, a touch of citrus fruits, marmalade sweetness and a moderately bitter finish. A lot going on for 3/4% ABV and good for it.
Tried from Cask on 16 May 2024 at 05:37

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can @ Crossed Peels, Stirling. Hazy amber-red with a glow and a small head. Hoppy effort but its strength transfers into a full body and its taste is very much red ale style malts - aroma too. There's a hint of chocolate in the brew too!
Tried from Can on 08 May 2024 at 02:36

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint at The Mitre Inn, Witheridge Devon on 17th April 2024. Golden amber body, clean and clear, white head. Malty front with a subtle citrus fruitiness within, slightly bittering dry finish.
Tried on 17 Apr 2024 at 18:45