Exmoor Ales
Microbrewery
in Wiveliscombe,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Owned by
Hogs Back Brewery
Established in 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.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Fox from Exmoor Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) at The Cottage Inn, Cannington TA5. Brown beer with bubbly head. Particularly malty beer with strong contrasting flavours, there is a rich nuttiness overlaid with a light barley flavour. Good standard hoppy finish, a very decent beer.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Ale from Exmoor Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) at Malt Shovel Inn, Cannington TA5. Bronze colour, good head and low level of fine natural condition. Initialy nutty aromas become malty with hints of toffee then finaly some sweatiness. Low but balanced flavours of caramel and hops, with a hop bitterness developing into the finish
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Silver Stallion from Exmoor Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
cask handpull at Market Porter. Amber with thin off white head. ESB bitter with some fruit, some yest, some hop. Very acceptable ESB, but nothing special and I was a bit pissed by this stage.
Svesse (15876) reviewed Ale from Exmoor Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Market Porter, Borough, London 22 Apr 2006) Colour is mid brown to dark copper. Malty nose with hints of brown sugar and toffee. Taste is malty, nutty (hazel nuts) with a mild bitterness in the finish. Not really complex, buat a nice session bitter.
HenrikSoegaard (22027) reviewed Hound Dog from Exmoor Ales 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Cockney Pub easterfestival. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate hoppy aroma. Acetic average finish. OK palate.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Hart from Exmoor Ales 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at Battersea Beer Festival 2006. Last beer of the festival for me, so thanks Chris for getting it before I went. Chestnut colour with bubbly beige head. Eggy yeasty aroma with good deep malts in the mouth. Some choc, nice finish: Very malty beer:
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Wildcat from Exmoor Ales 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask handpull at Westgate, JDW, Canterbury. Chestnut colour with bubbly beige head. Slightly yeasty, bit thin in mouth, but good red berry malts, bit sweet. OK bitter
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Gold (Cask) from Exmoor Ales 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Golden beer with a slightly creamy aroma, good creamy head and both malt and hops. Excellent balance. Did not get all the flavours that Silk did, but a better pint than the one chris_o had. Bit better than the normal golden ales
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Ale from Exmoor Ales 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF, 2004] A hazy amber beer with a small white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of diacethyl. The flavor is weird, maybe because of the diacethyl.
shrubber (15840) reviewed Gold (Bottle) from Exmoor Ales 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Sour aroma when first poured but mellowed a bit with sitting with a more pleasant light malt arom. Light yellow color. High carbonation. Nice light citrus/vanilla flavor with mild bitterness. A very nice beer.