04/08/2007. KING OF WESSEX, 5-10 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

JDW Manchester & County 21 Jan 13. Mørkebrun. Lavt tett skum med mye lacing. Svak på aroma. Litt plommesmak. På det jevne.

5.6

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

Cask at Oluthuone Leskinen, Oulu. Originally rated 21092012. Colour is dark brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate, fruits and roasted malts.

5.6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Disappointingly this is not black, just a very dark brown with a slight red hue. Not much head but the aroma has a mild smokiness. it’s has a fairly weak body.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask, half at JDW Manchester & County. Beige head blanketing the glass. Crystal clear, dark amber body colour. Malt-fruity aroma. Chocolate malts in flavour added by dark fruits on a roasted backbone. Bittersweet ending. Pleasant (Manchester, 21.01.2013).

7

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

From cask at Charlies. Pours ark brown, clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and light butterish. Toffee malty, liqourice and dark roasted malty. Bitter and roasted into a dry and breadish to toffee malty finish, light bitterness.

7.1

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

Cask at Wellington, Birmingham
Very dark color, almost black, with creamy head. Mild aroma of roasted malt and some manure. Soft mouthfeel, light body, with some roasted malt flavor, light acidity from the roasted malts; correct bitterness. The final is maybe a bit too dry.
Balanced, dynamic, very drinkable beer.

6

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

Cask (handpump) @ Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2HH.Clear medium to dark brown colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, light coffee - chocolate. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101029]

7.3

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

cask at bow...brown ....thin tan head ...soft toffee malt nose ....light sweet toffee malt ... little chocolate light roast

6

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

Cask @ The Pommeler’s Rest, JDW, Southwark. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Malty fruity aroma with hints of dark fruit and chocolate. Fruity malty dark fruit flavor with some hints of chocolate. Long malty dark fruit finish.