Banks's Amber Bitter (Filtered)

Amber Bitter (Filtered)
(Batch of Amber Bitter)

 

Banks's in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.80
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 126
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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

89 pence bottle from Asda, low expectations. Pours a light amber with small white head; fine. Biscuit and caramel aroma; no surprises also fine. Light body, low carbonation, quite slick on the palate; fine. Taste of biscuit, caramel, quite sweet, bitterness then kicks but doesn’t last long; fine. Ticks all the right boxes for a basic bitter and is good value.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2020 at 22:44


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Pours brown. Nutty, biscuit, estery, harsh fruity finish. Medium body. Fine.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2020 at 21:43


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle, from historic notes. As Bank's Bitter. Source not recorded. Poured amber with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, light hop, some fruit and boiled veg. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Wasn't very good.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2019 at 21:45


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle kindly shared by Richard. Clear amber body under a remaining pearl white head, fair lacing. Moderate mid-sweet malty smell, traces of leafy hops. Mixed taste profile of caramel malts and leafy hops. Bittersweet endnotes. Classic, decent Brit bitter. (Worcester 27.06.2019).

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2019 at 09:20


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

(Bottle from Aldi as Banks Exceptional Amber Bitter) Pours clear amber brown with small loose white head. Vegetable aroma. Medium body with god brightish carbonation. Taste is toffee malt with some peppery spice notes with some reasonable bitterness at the end. Decent basic bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2019 at 20:32


5.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Off white frothy head left a cover on a light chestnut coloured still body. Malt, nut & faint citrus aroma. Medium bodied, soft & airy on the palate with a clean finish. Malt, fruit juice, dark sugar, nut & citrus tastes

Tried on 05 Mar 2019 at 20:10


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at my parents', they got it from Aldi. Malt and caramel aroma. Light brown. Decent fluffy white head. Light-medium bitter. Underlying sweetness. Matches the aroma. Light bodied. Slick. Benefits from soft carbonation. Abrupt finish. Serviceable commercial bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2018 at 13:37


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500 ml Bottle from Tesco. Amber copper body, small bubbly head fades. Aroma is malty, dry leaves, a touch of brown sugar. Taxte is more of the malts, some dry bitterness at the tail end.

Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2018 at 18:37


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

6 3 6 3 12 Bottle shared. Clear amber with barely any head. Aroma of malt, toffee, caramel and fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2017 at 17:33


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

banks's bitter Bottle, 0.5l. Clear amber pour, one finger frothy off-white head. Low to medium retention, good lacing. Slightly sweet on the nose, herbal and caramel notes. Slight honey. Thin to medium body, soft carbonation. Light texture, a bit watery overall. Mild taste and aroma. Weak bitterness combined with slight fruity tartness. Aroma is malty with caramel and toffee notes. Slight breadiness. Some wood notes. Honey. Herbs. Not bad, but a bit too watery. Mild bitter finish. Overall, unspectacular. Drinkable but quite mild and watery. Average effort.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2017 at 11:53