Mild / Original (Filtered)
(Batch of Mild / Original)
Banks's in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England 🏴
Mild Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.85
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Formerly known as Banks's Original until 2010.
The original Banks's brew. This is the beer that made Banks's famous and is still the world's best selling mild - it's beautifully balanced, smooth and very moreish.
A light chestnut coloured beer, exhibiting a glorious balance. Malty with a perceptible burnt note, it's full bodied with a hint of bitterness counterbalancing the rich, biscuity flavour from the best barley.
The perfect accompaniment to a spicy Indian dish or strong flavoured meats and game.
The original Banks's brew. This is the beer that made Banks's famous and is still the world's best selling mild - it's beautifully balanced, smooth and very moreish.
A light chestnut coloured beer, exhibiting a glorious balance. Malty with a perceptible burnt note, it's full bodied with a hint of bitterness counterbalancing the rich, biscuity flavour from the best barley.
The perfect accompaniment to a spicy Indian dish or strong flavoured meats and game.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Аромат английский по хорошему, легкая жженка от солода, немного карамели, намеки на хлебную корочку, причем черного хлеба. Цвет полу темный, пенка средняя, не долгая. Вкус тоже достаточно ровный и питкий. Снова легкая карамелька, жженый солод, как будто хлеб слегка поджарили. При глотке немного ноток от хмеля и травянистости, но не горечи а скорее легкой сухости. В целом хорошо.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2025
at 06:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Can 0,5ltr: Dark amber coloured brew with an more smoother taste than the cask version. Gentle bitter taste and some fine fruity hints.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On keg at a pub in Tipton 22/6/2024. Medium brown with a frothy, off-white, head. A sweetish mild, with brown sugar, some fruitiness and a gentle finish. Fine.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2024
at 05:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Blik 50cl thuis. Zacht, caramel, nutty, fruitig, rood fruit, wat citrus, hoppig, maltig, licht cacao. (8-7-2022).
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2022
at 15:06
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
500ml can. Pours amber/brown with big beige frothy head. Aroma of malt, caramel and metallic notes. Low to moderate carbonation, quite watery for an ale. Malt and toast flavour, Quite sweet with a mild bitter and dry finish. Its solid enough but a bit boring.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2020
at 21:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Morrisons;
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2020
at 15:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured dark amber / brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, bitter chocolate, caramel and a metallic edge. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light body, watery and slightly oily texture, average carbonation. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2019
at 21:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Poured from a 50 cl can. Labeled as bank's mild, I assume this goed underneath this version, or 'dark mild' since it is a bit colored indeed. Or are they a doublé entry ? Pours clear, dark amber to brown, small, frothy white head is stable. Smell is subtile, some caramel, some grainy features. Clean fermentation profile, and no real hop aroma. Taste is malty, bit caramelly, in depth toffee, crisp tanned malts, reminding of an English bitter, but not as bitter. Some UK style hoppy aroma ( earthy, spicy, tad floral) even though that's just a tone. I essentially really wanted to try this as a style example, since mild ales are indeed pretty rare these days. Little did I know, it's actually pretty enjoyable.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2019
at 19:00
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
[1/29/16] Can sample at a hotel room bottle share during RBWG 2016 in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Amber. Aroma of DMS, malt, caramel. Sweet flavor with caramel, DMS, malt, drier finish. Light-bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2016
at 07:39