Wessex Brewery Reviews

oh6gdx	3.2 Wessex Warminster Warrior Cask@Black Door, Helsinki. Deep ambery brown colour with a mediumsized foamy off-white head. Aroma is nutty, some mild wooden, mild floral and some biscuity tones. Flavour is wooden, some biscuity, mild floral and some slight toffeeish and toasted tones. Tuesday, October 31, 2023
fonefan	2.6 Wessex Maltings Gold Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Theydon_Bois	2.7 Wessex Maltings Gold Gravity cask at Pigs Ear '22, day one, 29/11/22. Golden amber with a good sized lasting light beige head. Nose is earthy, dirty drain notes, stewed fruit, stale bread. Taste improves comprising straw, grains, earthy fruit rinds, malty notes, earthy. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying. Not great. Monday, December 5, 2022
BeerViking	2.7 Wessex Maltings Gold Cask at Pig's Ear 2022, brown with a touch of amber and a thin head, worty malty nose, aggressive earthy-hoppy bitterness, drinkable but unbalanced and a bit odd. Thursday, December 1, 2022
WingmanWillis	3.2 Wessex Maltings Gold Tuesday, November 29, 2022
DJMonarch	3.2 Wessex Beast of Zeals 1. Cask Stillage at NWAF 2015, Derby Roundhouse 13/02/2015 Fruit and some roast aromas. Mid brown coloured hoppy and fruity with a caramel flavour. A hint of bitterness in a roast malt finish. 2. Cask Stillage at 41st Liverpool Beer Festival, Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt 12/02/2022 Fruit aroma. Small white head. Dark red coloured strong in alcohol and fruity with a hint of dryness in a bitter and warming chocolaty malt finish. Sunday, July 17, 2022
DJMonarch	3.4 Wessex Stourton Pale Ale Cask Stillage at NWAF 2015, Derby Roundhouse 13/02/2015 Citrus hop aroma. Clear golden coloured hoppy and floral with a crisp dry and slightly bitter malt finish. Sunday, July 17, 2022
SHIG	3.4 Wessex Electile Dysfunction Cask at GBBF Winter: Poured a golden with white bubble. Aroma is fruity. Taste is boozy fruits dry finish. Sunday, February 9, 2020
SHIG	3.3 Wessex Wrinkled Retainer Cask at GBBF Winter: Poured a caramel brown with bubble. Aroma is malty. Taste is rich malts. Sunday, February 9, 2020
SHIG	3.7 Wessex Beast of Zeals Cask at GBBF Winter: Poured a roasted black brown with tan head. Aroma is sweet malts. Taste is nice roasty malts. Sunday, February 9, 2020
Rasmus40	2.6 Wessex Electile Dysfunction Cask @ GBBF Winter, Birmingham. Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and overripe apples. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. 080220 Saturday, February 8, 2020
Grumbo	3.6 Wessex Electile Dysfunction 8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours clear golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of hops, flowers, malt and fruit. Medium plus sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily sticky texture, average to soft carbonation. Alcohol kick to finish. Another one I’ve enjoyed from Wessex. Saturday, February 8, 2020
saxo	3.5 Wessex Electile Dysfunction Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, fruits, alcohol, malt and hops. Sweet and powerful. Nice. Saturday, February 8, 2020
Rasmus40	3.2 Wessex Wrinkled Retainer Cask @ GBBF Winter, Birmingham. Clear dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 080220 Saturday, February 8, 2020
Grumbo	3.6 Wessex Wrinkled Retainer 8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours clear mid to dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of hops, dried fruit, light roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate to medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Pretty good, seems like a decent brewer on the basis of the two just had from them. Saturday, February 8, 2020
Rasmus40	3.6 Wessex Beast of Zeals Cask @ GBBF Winter, Birmingham. Almost black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and light hoppy - pine. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 080220 Saturday, February 8, 2020
Grumbo	3.7 Wessex Beast of Zeals 8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours very dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of coffee, toffee, roasted malt and dark fruit. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Slightly medicinal finish, though not in a bad way. Enjoyable. Saturday, February 8, 2020
saxo	3.6 Wessex Wrinkled Retainer Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are rich bitter hops, roast malt, caramel, nuts and has a nice long bitter finish. Saturday, February 8, 2020
saxo	3.6 Wessex Beast of Zeals Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are caramel, roast malt, chocolate, hops and has a nice long bitter finish. Saturday, February 8, 2020
MickieDee	3.6 Ash Vine Challenger Monday, November 19, 2018
MrTDeSenigro	1.2 Wessex Russian Stoat Saturday, November 10, 2018
imdownthepub	2.9 Wessex Golden Apostle Cask conditioned at Oxford Beer Festival '17. Hazy gold with white head. Fusty, dry. Monday, October 30, 2017
fonefan	3.4 Wessex Beast of Zeals Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Wessex Beast of Zeals ]. Clear dark brown color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter bitter with a long duration, sugary, dark malt, chocolate, roasted, sweet malt, woody notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 7-3-7-3-14 Thursday, December 8, 2016
fonefan	2.9 Wessex Stourton Pale Ale Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Wessex Stourton Pale Ale ]. Clear medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration,citrus, fruity, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 6-2-6-3-12 Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Leighton	3.7 Wessex Russian Stoat Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2013, day 3 - London. Pours clear, dark brown with a light, creamy beige head. Lots of dark fruits in the nose, light molasses, dirt. Medium sweet flavor with dried dark fruits, light dry chocolate, dark toast. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately sweet on the finish, with further dried out dark fruits, dark sugars, toast, mellow chocolate, faint roast. Tasty, and quite drinkable given the strength. Sunday, October 11, 2015
ManVsBeer	3 Wessex Ganderflank Cask @ Beer Shack, Burnley. Golden-blonde with a thinnish creamy head. Has a crisp light fruity character. Saturday, August 15, 2015
evergreen0199	3.4 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask at Ealing Beer Festival 2015, Ealing, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate, dry, almost muddy. Decent enough. Friday, July 10, 2015
BeerViking	3.6 Wessex Warminster Warrior Polypin at Warminster Maltings, amber with light carbonation, hints of melon on the nose, firm spicy and earthy bitterness over a full malty body, warming alcohol. Delicious. Saturday, June 13, 2015
downender	2.9 Wessex Truth Decay Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol, April 2015. Amber in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Sweetish, malty bitter, with a touch of hedgerow fruits and short finish. Ok. Sunday, May 10, 2015
downender	3.3 Wessex Electile Dysfunction Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol, April 2015. Near black with a decent, beige, head. Chocolate, roasted malts, a touch of fruity sweetness, leading to a dryish finish. Good. Sunday, May 10, 2015
SamVimes21	3 Wessex Potters Ale Friday, March 27, 2015
planky84	3.5 Wessex Beast of Zeals Cask at the 2015 National Winter Ales Festival, The Roundhouse, Derby. Dark brown pour, no head. Raisin and chocolate aroma. Smooth roasty flavours of chocolate, bonfire toffee and smoke. Booze laden mouthfeel. Good. Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Beersiveknown	3.9 Wessex Milky Way Cask@winchester gate, Salisbury very clean & crisp beer, pale blonde, herbal aroma, perfect carbonation herbal bitterness. decent stuff. Saturday, January 3, 2015
weaselkenievil	3.2 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask at the NWAF, Manchester, England. Black in colour with a very off white head. Aroma has some roasted malts, chocolate, alcohol. Flavour is similar, despite the strength it seems a little thin in flavour and mouthfeel. Thursday, April 24, 2014
Oakes	3.1 Wessex Warminster Warrior Amber-brown, very fruity, hint of smoke, light acidity in the finish, decent bitter. Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Rune	3.5 Wessex Russian Stoat Kindly shared by DJ Monarch, GBBF 2013, on the third day. Jet black body. A few bubbles at the surface. Coffee, chocolate and dried fruits on the nose. Blended flavours of chocolate malts, anise and dried fruits. Bitter sweet ending with tingling alcohol. Vinous impression. Fine bodied. Tasty (London Olympia 15.08.2013). Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Beese	2.8 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a very dark, murky brown with a halo of tan head. Aroma of toffee, liquorice and stewed fruit. Flavours of apple, brown sugar and dried fruit. Watery mouth feel for an Imp Stout. Palate has some more bitter notes of coffee with dark malt and alcohol. Thursday, September 12, 2013
Theydon_Bois	3.6 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask at GBBF ’13, 15/08/13. Pitch black with a thin tan head. Nose is dark fruits, liqourice, boozey notes, dark toffee, cocoa, jammy fruit. Taste comprises berry fruit, light booze, sugars, leather, tar, light chocolate strains, raisens. Full bodied, fine carbonation, smooth on the palate, some warming booze in the finish but not too hot. Decent cask impy of the fruitier variety. Wednesday, September 4, 2013
madmitch76	3.6 Wessex Russian Stoat 15th August 2013 GBBF Day 3. Almost opaque dark brown beer. Small pale tan head. Palate is surprisingly light and semi dry. Rich malt, touch of roast. A little unsweet dark chocolate turning to dark fruits. Whisper of coffee. Finishes rich and semi dry with a light floral note. Good stuff! Sunday, September 1, 2013
dnicolaescu	2.9 Wessex Russian Stoat GBBF 2013 backlog. CASK. Colour: brown, almost black. Aroma: medicine/valerian, sourish, light alcohol. Taste: light roast, sweet, licorice, some alcohol, moderate bitterness. Sunday, August 25, 2013
Judyvv	3 Wessex Russian Stoat Sunday, August 18, 2013
mR_fr0g	2.3 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask at gbbf 2013. Farmhouse mannure aroma. Some roast. Apples and mannure pretty in palatable. Thursday, August 15, 2013
rlgk	3.3 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask at GBBF 2013. Black beer, small beige head. Roasted vinous aroma, caramel, raisins, dades, some grapes. Roasted vinous flavor, grapes, soot, licorice, some caramel. Vinous fruity finish. Thursday, August 15, 2013
yespr	3.4 Wessex Russian Stoat From cask. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and somewhat overripe fruity note. Sweet, fruity and lingering caramelish to light chocolate. Mild bitter and toffee malty. Thursday, August 15, 2013
ThreeCats	3.5 Wessex Russian Stoat Black body with a nice tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, and licorice. Taste of lots of coffee, roast, chocolate, licorice, dark caramel. Complex and very nice. Wednesday, August 14, 2013
downender	3.5 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask-conditioned at the Dorset & Wiltshire beeriodical, the Seven Stars, Bristol 7/1/2013. Near black with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate, caramel and roasted malts. Very easy drinking for the strength, with more fruit, oak and a roasty finish. Very good. Sunday, January 13, 2013
chriso	3 Wessex Belorussian Stoat Sunday, October 14, 2012
fonefan	3.2 Wessex Russian Stoat Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England. Clear dark black brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, sweet malt, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet dark malt, alcohol, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120119] Wednesday, August 22, 2012
tombyars	4 Nursery Old Mother Hubbard First tasted this in the Fat Cat, Norwich in June 2002. Cask, handpump dispense. Ruby black in colour with a thin creamy white head. Strong fruit dumpling flavours present in the long intense aroma. Thin but lovely creamy texture to the mouthfeel and good lacing. Dark malts give a rich moist maltloaf base with molasses, plum jam, dates and sultanas. There is a slight earthy note in the brief aftertaste but sweetness returns rather quickly. The finish is malty and fruity with strong vinous cask notes and alcoholic sherry flavours evident in the throat. This is a cracking Old Ale does not taste like a stout though? Highly recommended. Thursday, February 16, 2012
madmitch76	3.4 Wessex Belorussian Stoat 2nd February 2012 Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Opaque dark brown - black beer. Tidy mid tan head. Smooth palate, a little dry. Good dark malt - a little spicy with traces of coffee and bubblegum. Semi dry finish, not bad and did a good job of warming me up! Sunday, February 5, 2012