Banks (Barbados) Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Oistins, Barbados 🇧🇧

Established in 1961

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Newton, Oistins, BB17047, Barbados
Description
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.

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4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
The beer starts malty, slightly grainy. Crisp and not too sweet. The mainpart is fullbodied, slightly grainy and a bit metallic till the end. The aftertaste is slightly bitter, malty-grainy and a bit bitter-metallic. --> not bad, drinkable, but nothing great! --> 6/12/5/6
Tried on 13 Jan 2014 at 12:12

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Big thanks to kevnic2008 for that bottle. Looks simple but good. Beer in the glass deep golden, small head. Starts malty, modest spicy, a bit sweet. Finish less intense, mild malty, a bit grasy-moldy. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2014 at 09:22

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottle, picked up in Romania of all places. Pours ultra clear yellow with a small fizzy white head that dissipates quickly to a residual ring and some lacing. Aroma is corn syrup, grain, and a bit of grass. Flavor is about the same, fairly sweet and a bit of grassy hay bitterness. Light body, high carbonation. Not terrible for what it is.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2013 at 04:25

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Deans Winter Shelter Tasting. Poured a deep a clear dark brown with a thin broken tan head. The aroma is sweet malt. Moderate sweet moderate bitter flavour with a dry malty sweet palate.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:20

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled from bottle @ Deans Winter Shelter Tasting. Black color, small light brown head. Smell and taste malts, lightly roasted malts, lightly sweet, mocha, something weird.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared at Dean’s Winter Shelter Tasting. Pours brown with a tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate, light roast and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium booed with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:19

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
sample courtesy of and shared with JMGreenUK @ THTasting. Thin tan head, Clear black pour. Sweet. A decent milk stout.
Tried on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8
Nawet dobre to piwo jak na piwo z odleglej wyspy. Piwo typu mleczny stout z odrobina slodowosci i nawet palonego slodu na podniebieniu. Wyrazny gozkawy i palony posmak lecz dosc szybko sie to ulatnia wiec posmak na dluzszy czas nie pozostaje. Fajna buteleczka o poj 275ml daje sie wypic w calosci. Kolor intensywnie glegoko czarny i tylko w niektorych miejscach zdarzaja sie przeswity. Niemniej piwo jak na egzotyke godne polecenia.
Tried on 16 Dec 2013 at 11:38

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Tesco, Watford. Poured a very dark ruby, close to black with a tan head which dissipated rather rapidly. Aroma of chocolate, caramel and peat. Very sweet flavours of cocoa, milk chocolate and dates. Finish was a little more balanced with notes of ash, tobacco and some reduced milk.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2013 at 12:47

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle. Light gold color, with a small, off-white head. The aroma is rye bread, light cereals, pilsener hops, and a little earthiness. Chalky sweetness, and light spicy hoppiness. Light to medium body, sticky, and thick. Overall, this is a surprisingly heavy pale lager, with a nice, mellow hop profile.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2013 at 21:17