The storied history of one of this island’s most beloved and iconic brands began on September 6, 1961, as Banks (Barbados) Breweries Limited opened its doors in Wildey, St. Michael and commenced production of Banks Beer, Barbados’ premium lager, and later, other indigenous brands such as PLUS, Tiger Malt, Canon Stoute, Coconut Cooler, Fruesta, and TWIST Shandy, just to name a few. The Brewery is also the local bottler and distributor of Guinness, and has been recognised by the world renowned brand for its maintenance of the highest level of quality and international standards.
Shared bottle at RB/HD on board Fridtjofen 14.04.15. Dark golden. Diminishing white head. Aroma of roasted sugar coated nut, wort and honey. Similar, and honey sweet, taste and aftertaste. A hint of bittersweet marzipan in aftertaste.
330ml bottle from Tesco! Clear, golden, fizzy white head that bubbled away instantly (but the beer retained some fizz so not a bad thing) Slightly metallic nose, virtually no taste other than an odd fruity aftertaste. Wouldn’t hunt it out, but would happily drink this on a sunny beach
It’s no worse than many bottled lagers, to be honest. It’s a touch sweeter than I’d like and there’s a slightly odd backtaste that I can’t quite place. I suspect after a few it may start to get a bit sickly but it’s alright.
Bottled 330ml. -from Rudat Dortmund. Clear yellow coloured, medium sized airy white head that went away fast, corn in the nose. Sweetish malty, corn, light cardboard and notes of grain with notes of corn syrup in the finish. Typical Caribbean lager but new country counts.
Bottle, trade with CH-303 - thank you, Asbjørn! Pours clear pale straw with airy white head. Clear but rather weak aroma of hops and yeats, with notes of malt. Sweetish flavour of yeast and malt, with bitter, hoppy notes. Bitterish aftertaste with citric and paperlike notes. Well, possibly nice and refreshing on a neach in Barbados but otherwise just a pale lager. Still, a rare country tick.
Aroma: hay and fruits. Flavour: almost no flavour, but hints of fruits and a very slight bitterness. A watery mouthfeel. Colour: yellow with a white head. From: 250 ml. bottle from Rasmus40
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, light malty and corn. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. Watery. 270315