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Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: English Strong Ale
Bedford, England

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RATINGS: 1076   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.96   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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Bottled, Pasteurised.
This dark golden coloured ale hugs the palate with great intensity. Its malty aroma is complemented by the gentle nose of Banana. Its flavour unfolds with a sensual sparkle and a smart crispness, which balances its aroma perfectly. Tropically fruity; its ripe banana flavour, emphasised by a hint of bitterness, comes from the addition of real fair trade bananas and finishes with an emphatic, steely dryness.
2005 Recipe changed from 5.5% to 5.2%


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   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
Furseth (1866) - Kungälv, SWEDEN - MAY 14, 2006
Bottle: light brown body with medium white foam. Aroma og banana, and ananas. Tasted banan and that all. no bitter finish, and thin body. Reminds me moore of a Cider drink.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
csaszi01 (4) - Nagykanizsa, HUNGARY - MAY 4, 2006 does not count
I tried it after reading rewiev in Oxford Bottled Beer Database where rated 9.5 from 10. Amazingly fruity taste and smell, but it is a beer definitelly.

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Panzuriel (1183) - Westerville, Ohio, USA - APR 23, 2006
Medium nut brown clear liquid with a very fine white head. Nose is sweet and very much banana aroma. Taste is very dry and mildly banana. Somewhat tangy mouthfeel. Nothing like expected based on nose. Almost too thin in texture.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
dj (440) - Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - APR 21, 2006
Bottle, 568ml. An average lasting head. Clear amber appearance. Initially an overpowering aroma of banana, with some hops noticable once it settles down a bit. A quite sweet taste of banana with a touch of yeast/dough and a hoppy finish. Not amazing but certainly worth trying.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
RCL (2029) - Waltham, Massachusetts, USA - APR 1, 2006
One word: WEIRD! Not bad, necessarily, I just don’t know what to make of it. If you’ve ever been sitting around, eating banana bread, and thought to yourself, "This is pretty good, but it would be even better if I could have this without chewing AND it would get me drunk!" than this is the beverage for you. If not, this is probably not be for you. Bananas explode out of the glass in the nose.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
skoisirius (1200) - Earth, Washington, USA - MAR 30, 2006
Bottle. Pours a golden clear color with a white-tan foamy head. The aroma smells of the obvious banana with a medium touch of malt. On first taste the banana really comes out with a sense of sweet sugar. Moving into the bottle a bit of fresh hops notes arise with more malt on a light tip. Definitely one to try out!

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
anders37 (12756) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAR 30, 2006
Bottle. Clear copper colour with very small tan head. Banana aroma. Banana bread flavor with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MiP (12239) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - MAR 29, 2006
Bottle. Distinct banana aroma, slightly sickening. Clear copper colour, very small white head. Banana flavour, but not overly so. Quite malty with medium bitterness.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
pilsnerrogge (2274) - Finspång, SWEDEN - MAR 22, 2006
Dark amber coloured with a weak head. Artificial banana aroma. Quite sweet banana flavour with notes of honey and dough.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
larsniclas (4999) - Billdal, SWEDEN - MAR 22, 2006
Bottled. Darka mber, no head. A lot of banana in both aroma and flavour. Decent maltiness with some faint nnotes of hop too.


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