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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3.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Cask/gravity at The St Albans Beer Festival 28 Sep 06. Very dark brown. Tiny head. Hardly any aroma. Flavour of cow stable. Dry bitter sweet aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2006 at 13:04


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori. Hazy pale copper brown, good creamy head. Flowery hoppy nose with notes of honey. Quite hoppy bitter (pinewood), grassy notes, good bitterness, but lacks on the malt side.

Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2006 at 16:53


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Cask at Swan Inn York 3 May 06. Golden colour. White head. Hints of fruit. OK beer - but far from great.

Tried from Cask on 30 May 2006 at 12:18


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

Cask gravity at The George, Bethersden. Black beer with ruby edges and disappearing beige head. Aroma of dark roasted malts. Some liquorice. Nice and juicy in the mouth. Finish has a bit of tar and liquorice. Very drinkable juicvy mild.

Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2006 at 00:48


4.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask handpull at Wetherspoons, Folkestone. Clear red colour, but artificially red. No head to speak of. Yeasty hop bitter nose with acids in mouth and on end with some citric fruit and zesty hop. Don’t like the colour, but the rest of the bitter is pretty standard of this type.

Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2005 at 07:52


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Gravity cask at Maidstone BF with SilkTork. Dark gold, really raspberry on nose. Fruit is a bit artificial. The vanilla and raspberry in the mouth are not backed up by any malt vehcile to be carried on.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2005 at 05:20


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

Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Black in colour. Tarry malt with some dryness on end, could do with a bit of fruit or something to liven it up

Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2005 at 11:10


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

Cask at Wetherspoons in Ashford. Golden beer with white creamy head, sweet oranges with hint of herb, some citrus hops. Good rounded creamy beer with acidic orange finish. Good beer of this type

Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2005 at 17:05


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A red-brown beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sour roasted malty - like many milds. The flavor is also sour with notes of roasted malt and caramel.

Tried on 20 Apr 2005 at 14:02


6.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[Bottle conditioned] A black beer with a chocolate brown head. The aroma is sour - weird for a stout, more like a Flemmish sour ale. The flavor is also sour like Flemmish sour ale but with notes of chocolate and caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2005 at 08:55