B&T Brewery

Client Brewer in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1982

Contact
The Brewery, 3E-3F St. Francis Way, Shefford, SG17 5DZ, England
Description
B&T began brewing as an independent brewer in 1982 under the name Banks & Taylor's, with the aim to produce traditional cask ales using only the finest raw materials.

In 1994 Banks & Taylor's became B&T Brewery Ltd and continues to produce top quality, award winning cask ales today. Using traditional methods and a combination of pale, wheat, crystal and roast malts along with Challenger, Golding's and Cascade whole hops, B&T are able to produce over 30 different beers, each with their own distinct character and flavour.

Seasonal specials are produced to celebrate or commemorate the many different traditions, folk laws and historical events that have taken place locally.

In 2020 the Brewery was shut down and beers contract brewed at 3 Brewers.

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

Cask handpull at Penderels Oak, JDW, Holborn. Copper colour with thin lasting white head. Coppery, some red berry fruit. Lacks malt fullness. Certainly has fruity presence. Bit over teh top. Earthy bitter and syrupy fruit. It’s a fruity bitter.

Tried from Cask on 02 May 2007 at 07:39


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

A golden orange colour, mellow fruity nose, quite fruit but no real character to it.

Tried on 02 May 2007 at 06:36


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2007. Brownish colour with no head. Malts are excellent. Brilliant mild. Lots of roasted flavours, grainy but not powdery. Great, great mild. Finish is just so roasty and gorgeous.

Tried from Cask on 21 Apr 2007 at 03:33


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2007. Had this in error as the guy behind the counter poured me the wrong beer, but even so this had plenty of malt to keep it going. Very roasted malts, bit powdery in mouth, intense flavours, some dark fruit. Powdery, dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2007 at 07:35


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask handpull at the Market Porter, Southwark. Bit of a dull bitter. Odd yeasty aroma. Eggy yeast throughout. Not great and the last of a poor bunch of beers I had at the Market Porter this evening.

Tried from Cask on 23 Feb 2007 at 11:04


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask handpull at Folkestone Wetherspoons. Copper colour with lasting bubbly off white head. Alcohol makes this fuller bodied than a standard bitter. Good strong bitter, plenty of bitter hop finish. Yeast, hop aroma, toffee malt in mouth and then really great bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2007 at 07:52


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask@Beer Hunters. Very dark brown, steady tan head. Sweet berry-like aroma, slightly toasted malty, hints of brewing mash. Smooth, full-bodied, Guinness-like. Roasted malty, with coffeish and bitter finish. Long bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 06 Nov 2006 at 15:47


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask. Hoppery colour, a bit hazyness, creamy mediumsized white head, which stays for quite a while. Aroma is flowery hops along with honey, caramel and some slight fruity notes also. Flavour is bitter hops with grassy hints. Quite dry palated thing.

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2006 at 01:55


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask@Angleterre, Helsinki. Opaque black, small tan head with big bubbles. Roasty, milk chocolaty aroma. Very chocolaty, a bit smokey, soem tar in the aftertaste. Light enough for being "easy to drink". Nice light and chocolaty real ale porter.

Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2006 at 04:59


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Black brown-tinged. Thin layer of foam. Cocoa to the nose. Light (watered) sweet chocolate flavour with a touch of anise (Half on gravity. St Albans Beer Festival 28.09.2006).

Tried on 18 Oct 2006 at 06:45