Bank's Bitter Ale, 8 x 500 ml

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You can probably guess from the subject, I'm not a huge fan of bitter. Or, more accurately, any commercial bitter I have tasted, ever... So, why would I have a go at brewing one? Well, a few reasons really:- Half of all its beer is bottled. [28] Marston's brews Draught Bass for AB InBev and Tetley Bitter, Mild and Dark Mild for Carlsberg. [29] Marston's Pedigree is a 4.3% ABV bitter. [2] Introduced in 1952, it is Marston's flagship brand, selling 150,000 hectolitres in 2010. [2] It is the only beer to use the oak Burton Union System so that it is fermented in wood; the ingredients are mineral enriched Burton Water, malted barley, and Fuggles and Goldings hops. [2] The Park Brewery in Wolverhampton brews Banks's and Mansfield beers plus most Thwaites beers under contract. When the time comes I'll need to bite the bullet, buy a bottle of Banks's Bitter (they've renamed it to Banks's Amber Bitter now it seems, so colour would seem about right. lol) and do a side by side test with my wife. I'll certainly be doing this before I let my F-I-L try it. NewRiver Retail swallows 200 pubs to turn into convenience stores". Proactiveinvestors UK. 28 November 2013 . Retrieved 31 January 2016.

Graham, August; Stephens, Lydia (23 December 2020). "Marstons takes over all 156 Brains pubs in Wales". WalesOnline. litres (21 litres reverse osmosis filtered water, 4 litres treated tap water) for the mash. 5 litres (4 litres RO, 1 litre tap) for the sparge. The main beers are Mansfield, Wainwright, Marston's Pedigree and EPA, McEwans Export, McEwan's Special, Bombardier, Wychwood Hobgoblin, Jennings Cumberland Ale, and Banks's Bitter and Mild. Despite a general UK-wide decline in the popularity of mild ales, Banks's Mild still outsells its stablemate bitter in the West Midlands market and is the best-selling mild ale in the world. [26] The company also owns Sunbeam, a blonde beer which is brewed and distributed from the Banks's brewery based in Wolverhampton. Sunbeam was first produced in 2011, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Wolverhampton achieving city status. [27] We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:The Marston's Brewery in Burton upon Trent brews Marston's and Bass plus Tetley's beers under contract.

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways: The Eagle Brewery, (formerly Charles Wells) Bedford brews Bombardier, Courage, Waggle Dance, the global Young's licence and Scottish brands McEwan's and William Younger In February 2020, Marston's signed a five-year extension to its distribution deal with Japanese beer maker Kirin. [15]Before launch the new design was tested in over 100 pubs along with research taking place in supermarkets up and down the Country. The overall response was extremely positive as people saw the need to modernist the branding, allowing it to compete in today’s market. Webster, Ian (15 January 2018). Brewing in Burton-upon-Trent. Amberley Publishing Limited. p.80. ISBN 978-1-4456-7055-3. Hanson's – a strong link with the past". 19 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 22 March 2014. I've also been looking for a Tetley's recipe. I gather from reading some of the comments on the board that it's not too popular with the chaps ( and ladies ) on here. Each to their own I say

Wainwright is one of the company's best-selling beers and is brewed at the Banks's Brewery in Wolverhampton. It is a 4.1% ABV golden ale named in honour of the famous fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright. Marston's acquired the brand from Thwaites in 2015. In 2016, the Thwaites branding was dropped and the beer was rebranded "The golden beer". [30] A case study in how large breweries destroyed historic, family-owned, English breweries through the 1990s and 2000s.

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In May 2017, Marston's announced further expansion with the acquisition of Charles Wells's Eagle Brewery in Bedford. This gave Marston's ownership of the Bombardier, Courage and McEwan's ale brands, and the global licence for Young's beers. [14]

EccentricDyslexic wrote:I have some of this in a cornie conditioning at the mo, brewed on xmas eve, i am trying to make sure i leave it the full 4 weeks before tapping it! I used So4, but for my next 4 brews im using Nottingham. will let u know how i get on.I'll add that to my list of future brews How difficult are those liquid yeasts to get started? Never used one before. Any chance you can let me know how the final brew turns out?