Exe Valley Brewery

Microbrewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1984

Closed in 2022

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Land Farm, Silverton, Exeter, EX5 4HF, England
Description
Established in 1984 as Barron Brewery by ex publican Richard Barron who converted a redundant cowshed into the brewery. Former brewers' wholesaler Guy Sheppard joined Richard in 1991 when the name was changed to Exe Valley Brewery and the plant was expanded and upgraded. Richard retired from the brewery in 2003 and Guy now runs the brewery on his own account along with two staff including James Fryer who is our Head Brewer.

We can produce up to 60 barrels per week (over 17,000 pints) and take pride in being a producer of quality, prize-winning, traditional beers.

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3.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Cask at the Red Lion, Axminster, Devon, 11-11-06. This amber coloured beer was unfortunately a little bit past it’s best, tired and drab, a bit fruiy and bitter and even allowing for not being served in tip top condition I’m not sure that I would have been overly impressed with this.
Tried from Cask on 19 Nov 2006 at 14:00

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask gravity at Battersea Beer Festival 2006. Copper colour with white head. Woody/rubbery aroma and a bit of apple. Quite a nice fruity finish with dry dusty hops.
Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2006 at 10:57

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
[Cask at GBBF 2005] An amber beer with a small white head. The aroma is slightly roasted, while the flavor is yeasty with a dry end. Not my beer.
Tried from Cask on 07 Dec 2005 at 12:39

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Sampled cask conditioned at Pot of Beer, Manchester
Deep golden colour. Light body. Sweetish. Balsamic, soapy mouthfeel. Spicy, hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2002 at 01:20

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Light amber; slightly sour; apples, pears and hops at the back..............
Tried on 18 Aug 2002 at 09:10

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sampeld cask conditioned. Pale golden. Fruity aroma, Rather sweet, really clean. Some spicy hop aroma, dry, reasonablt bitter finish. Lagerlike.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2002 at 09:34

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled cask conditioned. Amber coloured. Neutral nose. Light bodied, soft, fruity. Medium dry with a slightly bitter finish. A credible bitter.
Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2002 at 15:04

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned. Nut brown. Soft and gentle but very malty. Very fruity, but still dryish. A big, very goiod winter ale with a rather bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2002 at 15:02