Fenland Babylon Banks

Formerly brewed at Fenland
Style: Bitter
Ely, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask conditioned at Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Copper in colour with bubbly white head. Lovely dry crispy malt body, fully flavoured. bodied with a dry fruity nose. Dry finish, hoppy with a fresh tea like character, a hint of bay leaf with a good refreshing follow though. Very decent beer.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Wig & Pen, Northampton. An amber coloured beer with a lively whitish head and lots of lace. The aroma is sweet and fruity, with some cleaning products. The taste is more of the same but all in all presentable.

Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark amber. Faint malt aroma. Very sweet rounded malty taste. Good bitter finish. Very nice.

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2008 Cask (Cambridge Blue, Cambridge)
Golden brown, thin head. Sweet spicy malty aroma. Taste matches that wery well, full-bodied, with dark fruits - fruitloaf even.

Cask, Newark Fest 07. Amber brown with no head. Aromas are sweet malts with some sugar. Quite fruity with soft hops. Flavours are chocolate and weetabix malts with light prickly pine. Peppery and slightly nutty. Has a good bitter finish.

500ml bottle from brewery stand at Ely market. Russet/copper colour with thick lasting beige head. Quelle surprise, it’s a rubbery aroma like virtually all the beers I bought that day from Fenland. Beneath this is a slightly watery malty fruity best bitter. They really have to sort their bottling out. Worst batch of beers I’ve had. this is rubbery, smoked and nasty.

From A Bottle.Auburn in colour with a small head.Aroma is of malt spices and hops,taste is hoppy with a light sweetness and a dry bitter finish.

An interesting beer, (better than the pump clip) fruity flavours and refreshing finish.

A light ruby coloured ale with a rich malty fruit nose leading to an impressive fruit taste. This was quite an interesting ale.