29/10/2010. KING OF WESSEX, 5-10 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WETHERSPOONS)

4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3

Poor attempt to transfer bottle to cask. The spicyness is not pleasant in the palate.

8

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

Clear 500ml bottle, best before the end of June 2010, drank before the end of Feb 2010. Poured into my ’Old Speckled Hen’ vase shapped pint glass. The body colour is a reddy/browny/dark amber, clear and clean looking. On top sat a well formed tan/off-white foaming head, plenty of bubbles rising through the body, looked good to be honest. Toffee apple smells with some hop aromas coming through as the beer warmed in the glass. Sweetish malt taste and feel at first, then a hop bitterness takes over as the mouth begins to dry. A soft flowery, English Summer Garden sort of feeling came over me as I drank the pint, really enjoyed it. I am going to a Greene King tasting evening with Roger Protz in a few weeks, I hope this is on cask to try. Greene King produce a vast number of beers for supermarkets, some cheap and not very good, this however I found very pleasant, easy to drink and interesting.

6.5

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

Cask (handpump) @ The Standing Order, 62-66 George St, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2LR.Clear medium brown amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, light roasted, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101029]

7

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

From cask at The Society Room. Pours clear and golden deep orange to amber with a small white head. Aroma is mild peachy fruity. Crisp hoppy, peachy and mild citrusy. Vague sweet impression, otherwise dry and crisp hoppy fruity. Bitter and lingering fruity into the finish.

5.5

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

Cask handpull at Muggletons JDW Maidstone. Deep copper colour clear thin beige head. It has some caramel toffee up tront and then the house yeast kicks in on the finish. Some dryness on finish. Ok if unremarkable toffeeish bitter.

6.2

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

JDW Fest Autumn 2010
Cask @ John Wylie, JDW. Slightly hazy golden colour, creamy off-white head. Aroma is slight caramel. Flavour is fruity, malty, slightly sour.

6.8

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

Cask at JDW Edgware Road. Pours clear amber with a soft, creamy and off-whit head. Holds a bready malt aroma with some faint fruits and earthy hops. Has a bready, nutty, slightly salty malt flavor, mildly sweet, with some very slight citrusy bitters. Light in body with soft, smooth carbonation. Finishes malty and fairly drty. Not bad.

3.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask at Standing Order, Edinburgh, Scotland. Amber colour, thin white head. Aroma of caramel, light malts. Flavour is sweet, metallic, bad, couldn’t finish this. Light bodied.