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

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RATINGS: 1073   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.96   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
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%


PlinyHarris' rating

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
PlinyHarris (28) - - NOV 15, 2012
Often have this along with their Chocolate Stout. Lovely little flavour to it, and it’s clean and that. Below the banana is a pretty polite regular session beer.


most recent ratings

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Radek Kliber (5906) - Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), POLAND - MAY 12, 2013
Aroma: worty with dark musky slightly spicy, peppery feel. Some sweeter malt below. Still fairly dry. 5+
Look: poured clear with golden amber look. Light fizzy top. 2+
Taste: thinner mid with fuller walls (unusual). Plenty of caramel with vanilla candy like feel. Sweet follow up. Slight mineral backing. Softer finish. Decent enough.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
1stRndDraught (10) - Birmingham, USA - APR 30, 2013
Definitely not an every day beer. Thought, great if you want to try some thing unique. It certainly tastes like bananas, though the bread part I am not so sure of. If you pick up a 4 pack and take it to a house party you will most assuredly get some strange looks, and it is a great conversation starter.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
bbcd (82) - Austin, Texas, USA - APR 29, 2013
amber, small frothy white head. ripe, a bit artificial banana. smells sweet, bread, banana, bubblegum. light sweetness in flavor. light body, thin feel, crisp carbonation.

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Trapters (35) - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL - APR 27, 2013
Aroma de banana e lembra geléia de mocotó. Pouca espuma. Cor alaranjada. Seu sabor não consegui decifrar. Não lembra banana, mas é bom. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
chalicemaster (33) - Ohio, USA - APR 24, 2013
I’d heard that this tasted artificial, like somebody squirted some extract into the barrel. On that front, I didn’t think so - the flavour of banana tasted good and worked well with the toasty finish. There was something else sweet in there, though, which didn’t feel necessary at all. I didn’t have a problem with the way it was brewed, but ultimately I wasn’t expecting much from a banana flavoured beer. It was about as enjoyable as I could have hoped for.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Shooter42 (70) - California, USA - APR 20, 2013
Decent but not a beer I will drink again. I taste more bubble gum then banana and lacking the malt I was expecting. Too light and strange with a ginger aftertaste.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Itzjerm (578) - Taft, Tennessee, USA - APR 17, 2013
Not a bad banana beer. But it is a banana beer, lots of yeast can do what they are doing with extract. Nothing special, but not bad either. carb allows a constant head ring. Banana aroma and banana flavor. Nice easy drinking candied flavor. If this is an english strong ale... need to drop it a few points.

0.5
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
Lilja (950) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 16, 2013
Så här får man inte göra. Vidrigt, det smakar bara konstgjord banan, något som inte växer narturligt någonstans på denna jord.

2.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
barroso2501 (8) - Brasilia, BRAZIL - APR 14, 2013 does not count
Bottle at 6C. Good aroma, but the taste is like artificial banana. Hoppy and sweet, not harmonious.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
radarsock (475) - Massachusetts, USA - APR 3, 2013
$4.99 from MB. A bit steep if you ask me. Earthiness gets in the way. Also, what’s up with "more experienced" employees as the only ones who can check an ID? The greased-haired dude made me honestly want to forget about buying the bottle. He was terrible at keeping anyone calm. He reminds me of Milton in Walking Dead: wormy, annoying, and hasn’t really served a purpose because all of his experiments never worked out. Oh, and this beer is drinkable. I guess. Very candy-like. Alright.


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