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

6

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

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours copper, nose is toffee, floral, taste is similar, hint of spice.

6.8

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

Cask at the Hengler’s Circus, Glasgow. Pours amber with creamy head. Caramel, bread, toffee, spices. Dry finish.

6

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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Reddish amber with a slight, off-white head. Sweet, caramel and bready malts with a hint of cinnamon and moderately bitter finish. Ok.

4.5

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

Wetherspoons Victoria 2 Nov 12. JDW festivaløl. Mørk amber. Filmskum hvor en del fester seg til glasset. Beskjeden aroma. Litt frukt. Lite kullsyre. Smaken mandler. Vel søt.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Festival ale poured from cask at JDWs Victoria Station. Clear dark brown coloured body. Shiny surface. Poor lacing. Spiced fruity malts to the nose. Marmalade and caramel malts in flavour. Dry in the mouth. Easy to drink and carries some enjoyment (London, 02.11.2012).

6

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

From cask at The Counting House. Pours clear and golden amber to orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light fruity. Bitter, mild fruity, light citric and toasted malt. Dry and fruity bitter finish.

6.8

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

Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoons (Wellington, Shropshire) on 2 Nov 2012: during the Beer Festival. Good healthy looking, warm reddy, brown ale with a thick foaming head, creamy in texture and colour: the head gave some heavy lacing as the beer sank. Fruity, malty (toffee) notes in the nose and taste with a dry finish but not overly bitter in that dryness. Tasting notes mentioned spice: I couldn’t find any evidence of spices in my pint, but I did enjoy it.

5.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Earls Court Tavern. Pours a clear amber with a creamy head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of sweet grain and bread with a hint of biscuit underlying. Flavor is quite malty with a hint of bread and sweet grains with a hint of light spice.