Banks’s Bitter (Cask)

Brewed by Banks’s (Marstons plc)
Style: Bitter
Wolverhampton, England

Serve in English pint

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Tried in a pub near Macclesfield. Cask conditioned in excellent condition. When this beer in good nick then it is excellent.

best session beer i have ever had. Best not had from the nitro keg. The Beer does have to be stored well or will taste awful

cask in bath: this one i was surprised with...it was better then i expected to be. classic malty flavor and light hop character. with warm malty honey aftertaste that i loved. very easy to drink....what everyone would say "great session beer'

Handpump at Hopwood House, Hopwood, Warwickshire. Light amber with a small off-white head. Aroma was malt with a hint of apple. Taste was smooth and malty with a slight bitter finish. I know this is a fairly ordinary bitter, but dash it all, I really liked it.

[Cask at Charlie's Bar] The aroma is slightly fruity. The color is orange and it has a small lasting head. The flavor is malty sweet with notes of fruit and hops. It has a great bitter ending turning dry on the tongue. The mouthfeel is very smooth. Definatly one of the best bitters I've had.

A decent enough pint, nice after taste. Though it is dull and unintersting when compared to a behemoth like old peculier

Long lasting bitter style head, and a light bitter aroma. Smooth malty coffee like flavour. A good thick bitter overall.

Cask, at The Wellington, Waterloo, March 2006. Amber bronze, thin but lasting white head and fine condition. Gentle caramel and hop flower aromas, fruity malt and hop resin in the nose with some nuttiness and gentle caramel sweetness, gentle nutty and fruity finish.

UPDATED: OCT 29, 2009 1. Cask Handpump at the Railway Inn, Altrincham 09/06/2001 Sweet on the palate with some pale aroma. Malt finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Riverside, Weaverham 29/11/2002 Amber golden coloured and sweet on the palate. Malty aroma. Slightly dry finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Riverside, Weaverham 14/03/2003 Amber golden coloured and slightly dry. Creamy lasting malt hop finish. 4. Cask Handpump at the Tappers Harker, Long Eaton 23/09/2005 Amber golden coloured with a fruity aroma. Crisp slightly bitter malt finish. 5. Cask Handpump at the Queen Victoria, Llandudno 05/05/2008 Malt aroma. Small white head. Golden amber coloured smooth on the palate and a little fruity with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish. 6. Cask Handpump at the New Tavern, Scarborough 07/02/2009 Malt aroma. Creamy head. Copper coloured and smooth on the palate with lots of pale malt. A little bitterness and wheat flavour in a crisp and creamy nutty malt finish.

Cask at the Albert, Shrewsbury on 23rd August 2010. Copper with thick creamy white head. Mild malty aroma, kick is blended malt and bitter hop. Bitter finish and zingy mouthfeel.