About
Founded in 1995, Bank Top Brewery is nestled in the former mill village of Bank Top in North Bolton. Our custom-built 11-barrel brew plant is housed in the picturesque Grade II listed tennis pavilion, where we brew an average of 22,000 pints per week.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
30/5/2025. Cask at the 38th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Lemony flowery citrus. Fair enough session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2025
at 13:59
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2025
at 13:56
6.5/10
A very nice mild. I had half a pint in the Oxford Road Tap while doing the CAMRA Mid Magic challenge.
Tried
from Cask
at
Oxford Road Tap
on 08 May 2025
at 13:30
6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Poured wonderfully at the Mount Pleasant, Sedgley. Deep, almost rownish gold, with a large tight beige head. Hay, some metallic notes, buttered toast in the aroma. Taste is sweet, some physalis and brown sugar, with loads of bittering hops coming in and giving a nice bitterness to the finish. However it's got that English golden character that turns me off a bit. A good enough beer just not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Cask
at
Mount Pleasant
on 19 Apr 2025
at 16:21
7/10
Tried
on 18 Apr 2025
at 16:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2013 - 500ml bottle from the brewpub. Pours a pich black with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, blackcurrants, caramel & roasted malt. Moderate body. Slight bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2025
at 14:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample on cask at the Layton Rakes.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Layton Rakes (JDW)
on 02 Apr 2025
at 17:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint on cask at the Layton Rakes.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
at
Layton Rakes (JDW)
on 31 Mar 2025
at 11:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample at the Layton Rakes
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Layton Rakes (JDW)
on 31 Mar 2025
at 11:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
From cask at Victoria Tap, Manchester, 28.03.25. Golden amber. Dense and persistent beige head and lacing. Fine aroma of sweet pale malt, medium roasted malt, pine and Sevilla marmalade. Good! Perhaps slightly waterish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Victoria Tap
on 28 Mar 2025
at 18:27