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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.
3.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Not so bad. Yellow and well carbonated from a small plastic bottle. Corn in the flavor. Clean finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2007
at 16:05
3.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
RBSG 2007 Grand Tasting. Clear pale yellow body with a small white head. Grainy honey aroma. Fizzy sweet honey flavor.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2007
at 15:48
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Barbadian kinda radler :) I was almost laughing at the brewery as I saw this, they also produce a malz beer, interesting selection of what I would call the two worst German contributions to the beer world. Anyhow: pours yellow to orange with a crispy white head. Aroma is sweet and lemon without being really citric. Flavour is sweet lemonade, clear sugarcane flavoured. Carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet finish. It is okay to drink on another humid day on the island.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2007
at 21:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
From tap. Pours pale yellow with a crispy white head. Aroma is slight grassy but also soft malty. Flavour is mild bitterness with a nice minor fruity note just before the finish. Definitely a bit better than other Caribbean pale lagers. In the humid warm weather of Barbados this is a perfect beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2007
at 04:43
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Served on the Norwegian Spirit. Pours pale clear gold with a thin white head that lasts pretty well. Lightly hoppy aroma. Light clean and carbonated mouthfeel with mild hops and subtle malt flavors. The finish is mildly bitter and short. Not really memorable, comparable to other Lagers from the region.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2006
at 12:35
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Bottle. Slightly hazy very pale yellow colour with a big longlasting white head. Malty aroma with some notes of hops. Sweet malty and slightly thin flavor. Sweet malty aftertaste with some hints of bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2006
at 14:04
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pale yellow colour. Very weak aroma of malts. Crsip flavor with hints of malt. Easy drinking. Not much hop flavor and no bitterness in the aftertaste. Thanks to my mother for bringing it back from Barbados.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2006
at 15:33
2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1
Bottle, labelled Legends Export. RBESG 2005, Grand Tasting. My first Barbados beer. Typical pale lager appearance. Some hops in the otherwise "industrial" aroma. Terrible industrial metallic flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2005
at 16:06
1.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
A light yellow beer with a disappearing white head. The aroma is primarily of wet cardboard, though some faint hints of hops can be found. The flavor is of plastic and cardboard, on a sour, brewing cereal background, though with a slightly hoppy end. This beer is definately not a legend - not even under a palm tree in the scorching heat.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2005
at 17:49
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Bottle 33 cl) Pale golden with a small, white head. Neatly aromatic, hoppy nose. Slightly malty, soft body. Your average international lager. 120805
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2005
at 10:06