WJ King Market Porter

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Brewed by WJ King
Style: Porter
Horsham, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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RATINGS: 7 MEAN: 3.44/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.12 EST. CALORIES: 150 ABV: 5%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Status uncertain. Also available bottled.
This is one helluva beer! Deep dark brown and phenomenally complex. The aroma is liquorice initially but you’ll catch coffee notes and some pleasant sulphurousness to accompany it along with a general malty warmth. The taste is roast and a little burnt, but not to the point of causing bitterness…that comes from the hops later. There’re fruit and dark chocolate flavours and the mouthfeel is smooth and sleek. The aftertaste dries the palate and is a touch astringent but not unpleasantly as the hops begin to kick in even more. A couple of mouthfuls and ten minutes later the aftertaste still lingers.

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AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20

wimpyjoe (1676) - Manchester, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - MAR 24, 2013

Black with a very small head. Has a mid to full smoked aroma and is almost as pronounced in its flavour. Has a thin texture.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

gunnar (3586) - Sandnes, NORWAY - JUN 6, 2012

Bottle from Beermerchants.com. Pours almost pitch black with no head at all. Aroma is light roasted malts, caramel, coffee and dark fruits. Taste is moderate roasted, sweetness like raisins and prunes, plum and dark red fruits, easy light roasty bitterness towards the end, very low carbonation suits this brew well

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

cgarvieuk (10995) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - APR 5, 2012

cask at egham ... dark black ... thin tan head ... light sweeet blackcurrant fruit ... light charcoal bitter... sweet malts... soft toffee ... litle too caramel toffee ... hint of sourness in l.inger

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

HenrikSoegaard (9146) - Randers, DENMARK - MAR 20, 2012

Cask. Frothy lightbrown fair mostly deminishing head. Black colour. Heavy malty and light hoppy roasted/burnt aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. NIce roast/licorice notes. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

saxo (11241) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - MAR 15, 2012

Cask @ The Market Porter. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are milk chocolate, roast malt, hops and caramel. Oily palate.

3.3

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Svesse (5197) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - JAN 7, 2012

(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 26 Nov 2011) Black colour with brief, frothy head. Roasted, malty nose with dark fruit, raisins and coffee. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark fruit, raisins, prunes, dark bread and a slightly bitter-sweet finish. Medium body. Decent roasty bitterness in the finish. Quite enjoyable.

3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Leighton (6956) - London, ENGLAND - OCT 13, 2011

Cask at the Wallington and Croydon BF, London. Pours dark brown with a light, off-white head. Dark caramel roast nose. Lightly sweet flavor, some grass, dry roasted malts, earth, wood, faint tang. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Tangy roast finish, some tobacco, light sugar, faint grassy and earthy bitterness. OK.

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