Exmoor Ale Bottles to line up in the Brewery Shop
Exmoor Ales need no introduction! Check out the famous range of Exmoor's bottled beers, coming soon to the Brewery Shop in Tongham:
Exmoor Gold - 5%. The original, ‘single malt’ traditional ale. Golden in colour with malty aroma and flavour; a slight sweetness is complemented by its long hoppiness resulting in a remarkable, well-rounded beer. It has won over 30 beer festival awards since its introduction and has been copied many times – judging by its continuing success, never equalled.
Exmoor Beast 6.6%, a strong-willed, full-bodied dark porter. Brewed with a mix of pale ale, chocolate and crystal malts, and hopped with Goldings, Challenger and Brewers Gold. It’s dark mahogany-brown in colour, with a hint of crimson. Rich aromas of toffee, treacle, Mocha coffee, vinous fruit, and chocolate. There’s more complexity on the palate with fruitcake, a hint of rum, more Mocha coffee, herbal hoppiness, vinous fruit, and a bittersweet finish that’s smooth yet complex, rich but not cloying.
Exmoor Stag 5.2%, brewed to celebrate Somerset CCC 100th anniversary in 1991 and still going strong. A dark amber, strong premium bitter with a good malty taste. It’s full hopped aroma and a long, dry finish with a hint of sweetness. Traditionally brewed from crystal and chocolate malts and a blend of four hop varieties, Fuggles, Goldings, First Gold and Bobek.
Exmoor Ale 4% - This light chestnut-brown session beer has a fresh, grainy, biscuity nose with a hint of fresh citrus fruit in the background. There’s counterplay between grainy, biscuity maltiness and a sprightly citrusy fruity centre and a suggestion of mint. The refreshing finish is a Challenger hop-driven bittersweetness with a lingering dryness, while traces of biscuity maltiness, a whisper of chocolate (from a pinch of chocolate malt in the mash) and fruit also make an appearance. The sort of finish that says ‘have another sip’.
Did you know?
Exmoor started in 1979 as one of the first microbrewery established at that time, along with the likes of Butcombe, Ringwood and others.
The original site was on the corner of the Victorian Hancock Brewery in Wiveliscombe on Golden Hill, hence its original name of “Golden Hill Brewery”.
The Brewery achieved early fame winning the National CAMRA GBBF in 1980 with Exmoor Ale (3.8%) winner Best Bitter.
Exmoor Gold was a famous breakthrough, being the first and original “Golden Ale”. It started a whole new category of “Golden Ale”, which virtually all breweries include in their ranges. It is now their biggest seller in cask and bottle.
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