09/04/2011. KING OF WESSEX, 5-10 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Wetherspoon festival ale with a decent initial bitterness, but not much after this.

6.6

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

Cask. Coppery amber colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is wood, caramel malts, mild bitter grassyness along with some slight toasted notes. Flavour is quite much the same with some dry fruityness as well.

6.5

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

Cask (handpump) @ The Monks Retreat, 163 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, England RG1 1HE.Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, chocolate malt, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110427]

6.5

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

cask at sorder ... coppper brown ...soft wooody malt nose dry light bitter toffee malt ... woody bitte linger

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Light brown pour with a light film. Mild malt aroma, hints of caramel. Not too nice flavor, notes of dried fruits and nuts, as well as leather. Light bodied with fine carbonation. A little bland. Finishes faintly sweet with hints of nuts and leafy hops. Not bad, but pretty average.

5.8

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

Clear amber colour, off-white head. Aroma is sweet malted, bit of fruits. Flavour is malty, light fruity, fairly dry. A bit thin. Nothing special.

7.2

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

31st March 2011
Crosse Keys Spoons. Clear reddish amber beer. Light dry palate. Sweetish dry fruit salad! Some strawberry during a sweetish malt finish. Good fruit flavours, a tad over dry but an interesting tasty little beer!

6

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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 30/03/2011. Reddish amber with a slight off-white head. Sweet malty beer, with some berry fruit and a hint of roasted malts. Ok.

6.6

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

From cask at Cross Keys. Pours clear and deep orange golden with a small white head. Aroma is roasted toffee malty and crisp citrusy hoppy. Bitter, dark malty and caramelish. Rather dry than sweet. Bitter and toffee dry malty finish.