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Brewed by Banks Barbados Brewery
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Christchurch, Barbados

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RATINGS: 13   MEAN: 2.43/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.54   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A full-bodied Premium Amber Ale brewed from the finest malted barley and special hops.


2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Grumbo (919) - Suffolk, ENGLAND - MAR 31, 2014
Bottle bought in a Barbados supermarket. Pours a clear pale amber colour with an average size slightly off-white head. Aroma is mildly malty with notes of grain and grass. Moderately sweet. Light body.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Leighton (14836) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 10, 2013
Bottle shared at the ChrisO Flags of Many Nations Easter Tasting 2013 - London. Pours clear gold with a white cream head. Effervescent. Lots of oxidized malts in the nose, some toasty caramel. Medium sweet flavor with light dry grains, tangy fruits, caramel. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Further oxidized malts in the finish, along with tangy caramel, light fruits and cereal. Fair.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
fonefan (39783) - VestJylland, DENMARK - MAY 6, 2013

Bottle 250ml. @ [ (Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting) by Chriso - London ].

Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, grain, corn, cardboard. Flavour is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, carboard, corn. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20130331]

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
madmitch76 (18996) - , Essex, ENGLAND - APR 2, 2013
31st March 2013
Tasting at ChrisOs. Clear amber beer, little white head. Palate is light and dry. Sweetish pale malt with a little citrus. Mild paper. Surprisingly drinkable!

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
Theydon_Bois (13601) - Tourist Town (West), Berkshire, ENGLAND - APR 1, 2013
Bottle at Chriso Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting, 31/03/13 sourced via Rilester on his recent cricket tour. Clear light golden with a thin white head. Nose carries grain, sugars, shandy like, the blandometer is riding in the red !!! Taste comprises grain, light sugar, a suggestion of hops - whatever next, touch of toffee. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, dry and crisp in the finish. Pap !

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
cgarvieuk (18120) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAR 31, 2013
bottle at chris0... golden amber ... soft musty toffee nose ... dull sweet roast ... sofgt dark suger ... bah

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Steverus0 (239) - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA - MAR 5, 2013
Richer than Banks' standard offering, this amber is still remarkably light for the variety, reminiscing something like a Sam Adams light. More flavorful, although this tastier counterpart comes in a regrettably smaller 8.8 oz bottle ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
Malty_MacHops (640) - Eastanollee, Georgia, USA - MAR 4, 2013
Floral hop and light caramel notes. Golden with just a touch of red with a white cap. Balanced with some light floral hop notes. Medium light bodied with a crisp finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Tim Webb (284) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - FEB 9, 2013
Bottled, in a hotel in Holetown on the west coast. The best beer I tasted on a rapid run round the Windies. Not really amber and lacking the character of an ale but high technical quality and more interesting than the rest.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Aragbir (2) - BARBADOS - APR 3, 2012 does not count
Full of character. Smooth and balanced aroma and taste. Unique amongst Caribbean beer and can rank with the best of the world.


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