3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Quite tasty for 3.5% beer and a strength I would not normally go for however this beer punches above its weight. Lively head and a lingering hoppy back taste, albeit a little chemically make for a refreshing lightweight beer of minimal complexity.
1.8 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Dark appearance, refreshing and easy to drink texture, but also a very bland taste.
4.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Banks’s Mild is my first love in beers as I was brought up on it. Although only 3.5% it more than makes up for this with its full flavour and when kept in good condition a wonderful creamy head. I love it!
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Orange brown colour. Malty aroma. Flavour is soft and pleasantly malty but lacks any real depth. Texture quite thin.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle (500ml):
The aroma is the strongest from this beer although I can still detect some malts and some light fruity notes along with a faint hint of chocolatey caramel at the end.
This was poured pretty fast & settles with a two-finger sized, foamy & slightly off-white coloured head. It was sitting atop a very still, clear dark copper coloured pint that looked very nice indeed. The head reduced to a pinky-sized one after a few moments, at which size it remained & left a fair bit of lacing on the glass.
This one taste okay to me, it is a mix of sweet malts, a little caramel from the nose & it has a nice warming finish to it. There is also hints of some burnt biscuit & malts along with a little fruit. The finish is mild bitter one.
Medium body & it is quite smooth. The flavours seem to open up more & more as it is drank making it more enjoyable with each sip.
A nice surprise. It was an easy to drink, relatively low alcohol beer when compared to what I’m used to & one that is a good way to kick off any evening. Potentially one that I would buy again although there is so many out there that are pretty similar, a good beer none the less.
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3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
can, fine caramel malty aroma, amber, clear, brown foam, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, nice taste, medium body, slick feel, soft carbonation, long finish, medium sweet finish ...low bitter end too, good mild
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle in hotel ... Pre Cropredy ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... soft metalic ... soft malt nose ... soft sweet thin malts ... quite a lot of metalic hop linger ... easy enough bit a little blah
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance: Chestnut brown, clear. Light tan head.
Aroma: Nice fruit, some malt. Nuts.
Taste: Fruit and malt. Very smooth. Quite sweet. Nice.
Info: 500ml bottle, 18/5-2011, 214/300, 228/500
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