Clearwater Ales.
We are proud to produce a small but consistently excellent range of fine Ales found in discerning pubs on and around Exmoor and also now in bottles to be enjoyed anywhere.

WINTER'S ALE
We are pleased to announce our newest beer, brewed especially for the colder time of year, our Winter's Ale is guaranteed to warm your cockles!

A sweet and malty aroma suggests the caramels and smoky hints of Belgian style ales. Chestnut like in colour, with hints of ruby and amber.

At 5.2% it the strongest in our range.

Hoppy and leafy tannins, with a licorice edge surrounds the clean, fresh centre of the beer's flavour. With further sips the taste goes on to encompass grape skin and moist tobacco notes, before heading fruitily further towards stewed plums and a light tang of grapefruit.

Real Smiler, Devon Dympsy, Proper Ansome and Devon Darter all have their own character and carry a taste of Exmoor's rugged beauty and individuality with them.

REAL SMILER
A lighter hoppier beer. Although essentially a summer beer, it will appeal throughout the year due to its refreshing nature.

At 3.7% it is the lightest in our range.

A lovely nose of crisp, fresh cut apples and melon accompanies a honeyed tone in the glass. It has a lightness but nothing is lacking. A faint velvety bubble and a light biscuit taste, along with the most delicate of tannins. No dry mouth or bitterness here. It is in essence a faithful, traditional style ale but also a light, hoppy thirst quencher. A real ale so focused on warm weather that it could conceivably challenge the range of lagers most commonly drunk. Try it cold.

DEVON DYMPSY
Formerly "Cavalier" this is a smokey, smooth chestnut ale. With a lemony aroma the beer has a citrusy edge and already has a loyal following.

At 4% this is a popular session beer.

Devon Dympsy has a sumptuous lemony aroma, rounded out with toasted sugars. Poured into the glass the beer reveals an oak honey tone, and its nose develops to encompass tart apple freshness and some light malt wisps. The first taste delivers a primarily citrusy edge, but extends to touch upon delicate hop tannins, finishing with a faintly smokey air. 

Dympsy is extremely drinkable, and - after a deceptively light start - unfurls layers of evocative flavour and scent, forming an ale of bright citrus eddies and heady pastoral undercurrents.

 

PROPER ANSOME
Our bitterest beer for the more discerning drinker. Malty flavoured and dark in colour, we believe it will be a favourite for years to come.

ABV 4.2%.

Proper Ansome starts as it means to go on, with a gentle opening of the bottle that gives way to fresh, immediate hoppy aromas, a relatively calm overall pouring nature, and a caramel colour. 

The layering in ones first taste is a pleasant combination, very smooth feel to the mouth, an eddying honeyed sweetness to the taste-buds, and - to the nose - a lightly earthy scent.

The aromas continue to swell accordingly, lengthening in the glass to reveal a herbal edge which brings to mind the fundamental quality of ale. 

And here we find Proper Ansome, resting in the fields at sunset, mellow, rustic, and perfectly in tune with the pastoral rhythms of the South West.

 

DEVON DARTER
Formerly "High Tide" this is a fruity, copper ale. With an aroma reminiscent of grapes the taste is a nutty, light bitterness.

At 4.5% ABV it is our strongest beer.

Devon Darter asserts its unique character right from its first scent, sending forth first rich chocolates, then towards a surprisingly ripe, almost tropical fruit bloom. It's smooth pour amasses a calm but formidable head to the ale, the bubbles of which disperse and regroup to release bursts of peach, faint toffee, and coastal grasses.

The first taste is a short hop note with a hint of sea side salt in the air. Further tastes retain a clear, soft centre to the structure whilst the combinations of citrus fruits and grapes jostle for pole position occasionally accented by a light nutty bitterness.

The graduating character of Devon Darter is accentuated by it's in-mouth nature of finishing short on the palate, then delivering an even more varied taste selection with each following sip.