Overview

• Exmoor Ales has closed its Wiveliscombe brewery due to financial challenges including Covid, inflation, and recent tax hikes.
• Production will now be outsourced to Hogs Back Brewery in Surrey under a partnership model that preserves Exmoor Ales' independence and beer quality.
• The brewery’s head brewer, Sanghrash, will oversee production to ensure the distinctive taste of Exmoor's beers remains unchanged.
• Despite efforts to retain local employment, three staff members lost their jobs, while distribution and other roles based in Wiveliscombe were preserved.
• Exmoor Ales plans to expand its product range with a new lager, a low-alcohol beer, and an IPA, though these products are still in development.