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Wells Banana Bread Beer

Wells Banana Bread Beer

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
Wells & Youngs

Bedford, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3522.91/5.02.91/5.05.2%16.1 English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

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%

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 Nejhleader (772), Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20

Dec 4, 2007  
smells like banana chips and tastes a lot like it too, some clove aspect mixed in, had a decent body, not too bad something different.

 KimJohansen (2460), Copenhagen V, Denmark
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/57/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Clear deep amber with medium head. Sweet with fairly artificial banana and caramel notes.


 carruthm (316), USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/511/20
Jul 13, 2008  
dark gold pour with an enticing aroma of banana and spices like a german hefe, but taste isn’t as consistent.


 gam (471), brisbane, Australia
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/55/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Medium head gold coloured beer good carbonation.Aroma hops,banana,malt.Flavour banana watery taste,nothing else coming through,slight hops bitter,candy note,sugar,Finish boring.


 cellar (271), Dublin, Ireland
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/102/53/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Clear amber, no head, notes of artificial banana bubble gum, laquer and glue, sweet sweet taste, very bad, and hopefully nobody will ever think about mixing beer and banana.


 Heathen (464), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/513/20
Jul 2, 2008  
THOUGHTS: I was waiting to try this for a little while. Smells lovely, but the flavor is just OK at first, but it did get better at it warmed. Banana is stronger in the aroma early and wear in flavor then reverses as it warmed. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, medium amber with a small to nonexistent , off-white head that quickly diminished. The aroma was light nutty malt, but mostly banana. The initial flavor was light to moderately sweet and lightly acidic; while the finish was light to moderately sweet and bitter with an average duration. There was banana then kind of nutty malt, then some more banana at the end once it warmed up a little then some bitter hops. The light to medium body was oily up front and dry in the back with tingly carbonation and a light to moderate finish.




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