Exeter Festival of Beer 2025 - Beer & Cider List
NOTE: Not included here are a further 12 beers being judged for the South West Region Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) in the categories of 'Strong Stouts & Porters' and 'IPAs'.
These will be in the Festival Programme provided upon entry and will be updated here.
BREWERY | LOCATION | ALE | ABV | COLOUR | STYLE (V=Vegetarian, Vg=Vegan, GF=Gluten Free) |
Bays Brewery | Paignton, Devon | Topsail | 4.0% | Amber | Session Bitter |
Bays Brewery | Paignton, Devon | Devon Dumpling | 5.1% | Golden | Premium Bitter |
Beer Engine | Newton St. Cyres, Devon | Whistlemas | 6.5% | Ruby Red | Strong Ale |
Beer Engine | Newton St. Cyres, Devon | Sleeper Heavy | 5.4% | Ruby Red | Premium Bitter |
Black Hole Brewery | Derby, Derbyshire | No Escape | 5.2% | Black | Old Ale |
Blue Monkey Brewing | Nottingham, Notts | Guerrilla Chocolate Orange | 4.9% | Black | Speciality Flavoured |
Branscombe Brewery | Branscombe, Devon | Golden Fiddle | 4.0% | Golden | Golden Ale |
Branscombe Brewery | Branscombe, Devon | Summa This | 4.2% | Amber | Session Bitter |
| Sorry, no show :-( | Broadtown Bobby's Tipple | 4.2% | Straw | IPA (V/Vg) |
Burton Bridge Brewery | Burton-on-Trent, Staffs | Damson Porter | 4.5% | Black | Speciality Produced |
Butcombe Brewery | Wrington, Bristol | Winter Wonder | 4.1% | Red/Brown | Old Ale |
Cerne Abbas Brewery | Dorchester, Dorset | Gurt Coconuts Rum Stout | 6.7% | Black | Speciality Flavoured |
Cheddar Ales | Cheddar, Somerset | Goat's Leap | 5.5% | Copper | British IPA (V/Vg) |
Cotleigh (Nuttycombe) | Wiveliscombe, Som | Kiwi NZ Pale Ale | 3.9% | Golden | Session Pale Ale (V) |
Copperhead Ales | Totnes, Devon | Golden Boy Lager | 4.8% | Golden | Cold Lager (Vg, Hazy) |
Cottage Beer Project | Morebath, Devon | Panther Black IPA | 5.5% | Black | British IPA |
Crossed Anchors | Exmouth, Devon | Stout with No Name | 4.7% | Black | Stout |
Dancing Duck | Derby, Derbyshire | Abduction | 5.5% | Pale | IPA |
Dartmoor Brewery | Princetown, Devon | Jail Ale | 4.8% | Deep Amber | Premium Bitter |
Dartmoor Brewery | Princetown, Devon | Dartmoor IPA | 4.0% | Golden | Session Pale Ale |
East London Brewing Co. | Leyton, London | Quadrant Oatmeal Stout | 5.5% | Black Mahogany | Oatmeal Stout (Vg friendly) |
Electric Bear Brewing Co. | Bath, Somerset | Inspector Remorse | 4.7% | Black | Session Porter (V,Vg, Hazy) |
Exeter Brewery | Exeter, Devon | Darkness Port Stout | 5.2% | Black Speciality Flavoured | Premium Bitter |
Exeter Brewery | Exeter, Devon | Ferryman | 4.2% | Copper | Session Bitter |
Exmoor Ales | Wiveliscombe, Som | Exmoor Beast | 6.6% | Black | Strong Ale |
Exmoor Ales | Wiveliscombe, Som | Exmoor Gold | 4.5% | Golden | Premium Bitter |
Falstaff Brewery | Normanton, Derbyshire | Father Time | 4.3% | Golden | Session Bitter |
Fat Head Brewery | Weston-Super-Mare, Som | Pull the Lever, Tonk! | 4.5% | Black | Milk Stout (Vg, Hazy) |
Fine Tuned Brewery | Somerton, Somerset | Twist & Stout | 4.5% | Black | Session Stout |
Goddards Brewery | Ryde, Isle of Wight | Duck's Folly | 5.2% | Amber | Premium Bitter |
Gower Brewery | Penclawdd, Swansea | Oxwich IPA | 5.0% | Copper | IPA |
Green Duck Beer Co. | Stourbridge, Worcs | Bostin' Mild XXX | 6.0% | Ruby Red | Strong Mild |
Hanlons Brewery | Half Moon, Devon | Port Stout | 4.8% | Dark Amber/Black | Speciality Flavoured |
Hanlons Brewery | Half Moon, Devon | Goodwill | 5.0% | Dark Amber | Premium Bitter, slightly hazy |
Holsworthy Ales | Holsworthy, Devon | Bee Merry | 6.0% | Black | Speciality Produced (V, Unf) |
Nuttycombe Brewery | Wiveliscombe, Som | Snow Leopard | 4.9% | Light Brown | Strong Mild (V) |
Nuttycombe Brewery | Wiveliscombe, Som | Red Kite | 4.3% | Red | Session Bitter (V) |
Otter Brewery | Luppitt, Devon | Otter Head | 5.8% | Mahogany | Premium Bitter |
Otter Brewery | Luppitt, Devon | Holly Pale Ale | 3.4% | Pale Gold | Pale Ale |
Palmers Brewery | Bridport, Dorset | Tally Ho Ho Ho! | 5.5% | Mahogany | Old Ale |
Powderkeg Beer | Woodbury Salterton, Devon | Chequered Past | 4.4% | Golden | Session Pale Ale (V, Vg, GF) |
Powderkeg Beer | Woodbury Salterton, Devon | Idler | 3.4% | Chestnut | Session Bitter (GF) |
RCH (Nuttycombe) | Wiveliscombe, Som | Old Slug | 4.5% | Black | Session Porter (V) |
Salcombe Brewery | Kingsbridge, Devon | Salcombe Gold | 4.2% | Golden | Session Golden Ale |
Salcombe Brewery | Kingsbridge, Devon | Devon Amber | 3.8% | Amber | Session Bitter |
Salcombe Brewery | Kingsbridge, Devon | Lifesaver | 4.8% | Chestnut | Premium Bitter |
South Hams Brewery Co. | Stokenham, Devon | Black & White | 5.2% | Black | Strong Stout |
Tavistock Brewery | Peter Tavy, Devon | Winter Ale | 4.6% | Black | Winter Ale (V) |
Teignmouth Brewery | Teignmouth, Devon | Penny Black | 3.8% | Black | Mild (Vg) |
Teignmouth Brewery | Teignmouth, Devon | Deckhand | 4.5% | Blonde | Premium Golden Ale |
Thornbridge Brewery | Bakewell, Derbyshire | Jaipur | 5.9% | Golden | New World IPA |
Topsham Brewery | Exeter, Devon | Prepare for Trouble! | 6.8% | Mahogany | Belgian Dubbel (V, Vg) |
Triple fff Brewery | Alton, Hants | Pressed Rat & Warthog | 3.8% | Dark Ruby Brown | Mild |
Turks Head | Exeter, Devon | Golden Axe | 3.6% | Golden | Golden Ale (Vg) |
Uley Brewery Ltd. | Uley, Glos | Pigor Mortis | 6.0% | Ruby Brown | Old Ale |
Utopian Brewery | Bow, Devon | Stout | 4.7% | Dark Brown/Black | Session Stout (V, Vg) |
Wickwar Wessex (Butcombe) | Wrington, Bristol | Bob | 4.1% | Golden Brown | Session Bitter |
Producer | Location | Product | ABV | Dry-Sweet |
Green Man Cider | Barnstaple, Devon | Proper Dry | 6.5% | Dry |
Sandford Orchards | Crediton, Devon | Sandford Reserve | 7.4% | Med/Dry |
Reddaways | Luton, Devon | Medium Dry Cider | 6.0% | Med/Dry |
Touchwood | St. Agnes, Cornwall | Medium Dry Cider | 5.0% | Med/Dry |
Harry's Cider | Long Sutton, Somerset | Scrummage | 6.2% | Medium |
Gwatkin | Abbey Dore, Herefordshire | Yarlington Mill | 6.0% | Medium |
Bulkamore Orchards | Rattery, Devon | Farmhouse Medium | 6.0% | Medium |
Courtneys | Whimple, Devon | Devon Dapple | 4.5% | Sweet |
Little Weeke | Sticklepath, Devon | Blakeney Red Perry | 6.0% | Perry, Medium |