08/11/2012. KING OF WESSEX, 5-10 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WETHERSPOONS)

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours cloudy gold with a fine, white foam head. Good hefeweizen nose, plenty of dough and yeast. Medium sweet flavor with more good dough, yeast, mild fruits. Good balance. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Dries out slightly in the finish; a nice British touch on the hefe style. Nice beer overall. Stays pretty true to the style and does so with some success.

4.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Liberty Bounds, Tower Hill 3 Nov 12. JDW festivaløl. Aprikosfarget. Uklar. Nesten ikke skum. Svak fruktaroma. Smaken sitrus. Søt. Litt tørr bitterhet etter hvert.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

True hefeweizen aroma and taste. The texture is flat unlike the carbonated versions that dominate this style.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ William Morris, JDW, Hammersmith W6. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy banana aroma. Fruity wheat malty spicy banana flavor. Has a sweetish wheat malty banana finish.

4.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Festival ale, half pint at JDWs Liberty Bounds. Apricot coloured body with a solid wheat haze. Smell of ripe banana. Sweet ripe banana in flavour, too. Mid-sweet, dry fruity end. Rather thin bodied. Drinkable, however, way too sweet (London, 03.11.2012).

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ JDW Elgin, 251112
Golden amber, very slight haze, dense thin white head, some lacing
Aroma - soft cloves, light banana, soft cereals, spicy hops
Taste - Wheat, soft yeast, soft pale fruity malts, touch of floral fruity esters, gentle flavoured beer, a bit too subtle but there’s some complexity
Palate - soft carb, medium body, bit creamy texture. Finish - soft cereals, bit dry, cereal malts, fairly rapid finish
Overall - This gets better with the drinking - better than most attempts at Hefeweizen by UK brewers I’ve tried

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

From cask at The Counting House. Pours hazy yellow to orange with a small whitehead. Aroma is estery fruity, banana and cloves. Bitter, dry and estery. Light banana note lasting through. Ends light bitter and dry estery.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Charlie Hall (JDW) part of Autumn 2012 Beer Festival; Pours hazy straw colour, spicy grassy flavour, a small hint of banana. Quite good!

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

13th November 2009
Spoons Fest. Hazy amber beer. Light airy palate. A little soft around the edges. Very light tones of orange and lemon citrus over a sweetish malt base. Low carbonation. Finishes semi dry with some minerals. No bitterness. Drinkable.