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Banks's Beer

Guest Ales

Howling Wolf 3.8%

1 October 2012 to 31 October 2012

Tasting Notes: A deliciously dark mild, with rich smoky aromas and a sinister citrus bite.

 

Fields of Gold 3.5%

1 September 2012 to 30 September 2012

Tasting Notes: A crisp golden ale crafted with brewers gold hops releasing floral and spicy notes. The pick of the crop!

 

Lion's Roar 3.8%

1 June 2012 to 30 June 2012

Tasting Notes: A 'belter' of a beer with malty, hoppy flavours and refreshing clean, bitter 'finish'.

**Available in Fastcask**

 

Sunbeam 4.2%

1 April 2012 to 30 April 2012

Tasting Notes: A gloriously zesty blonde, releasing tangy citrus and grapefruit overtones.

 

FIne Fettle 4.2%

1 January 2012 to 31 January 2012

Tasting Notes: A clean full-bodied malty flavour balanced with a robust bitterness from the finest English Fuggles and Golding hops.

 

UCB 5.3%

1 November 2011 to 30 November 2011

Tasting Notes: Style: India Pale Ale
See: Deep Amber
Smell: Spicy Hop, Hints of Citrus Fruit
Taste: Full & Rich, Balanced, Peppery Hop
Bitter: 4
Sweet: 3.5

An exotic blend of four hop varieties deliver a rich, full flavoured beer with a delicious clean bitter finish to cut through and cleanse the palate. Voted the best beer to accompany a curry in the 1998 Beauty of the Hop Awards.

 

Ruby Mild 3.9%

1 May 2011 to 31 May 2011

Tasting Notes: From the home of Mild, Banks's have brewed this rich Ruby Mild offering hints of fruit cake overlain with toffee, chocolate and coffee notes, crafted from a blend of crystal and chocolate malts. A real gem of a beer.

 

Lion's Roar 3.8%

1 February 2011 to 28 February 2011

Tasting Notes: Banks's have produced a rip-roaring beer for every English football fan to enjoy. This easy drinking, 'belter' of a beer with malty, hoppy flavours and a refreshing clean, bitter 'finish' is a winner every time.

 

Fine Fettle 4.2%

1 March 2010 to 31 March 2010

Tasting Notes: If you weren't feeling it before, you will be after! Brewed at the Park Brewery in Wolverhampton this Golden Pale Ale delivers a clean full-bodied malty flavour balanced with a robust bitterness from the finest English Fuggles and Golding hops.

 

Classic Beers Winter Ale 4.5%

1 December 2008 to 31 December 2008

Tasting Notes: Full, rich and fruity with a hint of spicy hop and a warming glow.

 

Salute Ale 4.1%

29 October 2007 to 23 November 2007

Tasting Notes: To coincide with Remembrance Sunday Brewed with crystal malt to give a subtle reddish hue and a slightly nutty flavour.

 

Salute Ale 4.1%

1 October 2007 to 27 October 2007

Tasting Notes: To coincide with Remembrance Sunday Brewed with crystal malt to give a subtle reddish hue and a slightly nutty flavour.

 

Brightside 3.9%

2 July 2007 to 31 July 2007

Tasting Notes: A pale straw coloured beer with a refreshing citrus hop aroma

 

Amber Ale 4.2%

30 April 2007 to 25 May 2007

Tasting Notes: Light amber in colour with a spicy hop aroma created by the late addition of American Goldings to the brewing copper.