23/10/2015. KING OF WESSEX, 5-10 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WETHERSPOONS)

6.8

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

Cask @ The Forty Foot, Dun Laoghaire [241015]
Pitch black, thin bubbly tan head
Aroma of dark malts, some coffee roast, sweet dark caramel, but nose rather light
Taste - Soft sweet dark malts background, fairly bitter roast, some coffee grounds, robust flavour, touch of dark chocolate, burnt notes offset by sweet malt base
Palate - Medium body, smooth, nice sweetness in background, quite bitter roast but not too much. Finish as main flavour, a bit dry
Overall - Quite a nice stout, but a bit burnt for my palate

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask, on gravity at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol October 2015. Dark brown in colour, with a slight, beige, head. Charred malts, a touch of berry fruit, plain chocolate and a moderately dry finish. Good.

6.8

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

Cask at the William Shenstone, Halesowen. Pours dark reddy brown with a medium head. Aroma is liquorice and tar. Taste has coffee and light tar to start. Coffee and liquorice finish. A little watery.

6.8

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

Cask at the Windlesora, Tourist Town, 30/10/15. Black with a well appointed tan cap that stays for the show. Nose is light roast, trace of coffee, dark malt, earthy fruit, pinch of spice. Taste comprises earthy roast, cocoa powder, light coffee strains, dark malt, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, soft massaging carbonation, drying close. Decent cask stout.

6.4

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Pilgrims Progress, JDW. Dark brown and a sizeable tan head. Roast malt with a bit of black coffee. Sweet malty taste with a bit of sourness. Some liquorice on the finish. Body is thinner than I expected, or would have liked. A stout-by-numbers, but still enjoyable.

7.2

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

On cask at the Standing order Appearance - opaque black with a lovely cream head. Nose - milk chocolate Taste - cream and rich chocolate. Coffee at the back . Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - nice stout.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the standing order. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, light roast malts, taste is sweet, chocolate, creamy.

7.8

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

Cask at standing order.... Dark black.. Thin tan head... Soft blackcurrant chocolate roast malts nose... Dark soft fruits.. Light fruits roast.. Tiny charcoal linger.. Little creamy vanilla

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull at Eight Bells Spoons Dover. Black beer lasting tan head. Chocolate led beer. Good maltiness. Good full mouth feel . Not overly roasty. Some blackcurrant touch of liquorice. Decent stout juicy.