Banks's Young Henrys Real Ale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Edmund Halley, Lee Green, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		13 Apr 2022	Nicely cool
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	16 Oct 2014

The Gate Clock, Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		12 Apr 2022	Once again not a patch on the first one I had at festival start elsewhere that had set a high bar

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		09 Apr 2022	Nothing like the excellent one I had elsewhere during current JDW festival. Added splashes of lemonade to tolerate it
Philip Pirrip		03 Apr 2022	Real excellent sharp bitter with floral hop nose. One wonders why someone like Banks's can not make a beer like this in its own portfolio
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 Apr 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 Nov 2014
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	01 Nov 2014
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Oct 2014

The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11	Not Tried	22 Oct 2014
oz11	Not Tried	21 Oct 2014
oz11	Not Tried	20 Oct 2014
oz11		31 Mar 2014

The Masque Haunt, Old Street, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		21 Oct 2014	A good take on a traditional, amber-coloured Bitter.

The Robert Pocock, Gravesend, Kent

The Junction (formerly The Angel), Islington, Central London

Puttshack Bank (formerly The Green Man), City, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		09 Apr 2014	Amber-coloured and very nice. This beer went some way to restoring my faith in the Wetherspoon’s concept of brewery collaboration. And I do like the idea of a very English-style bitter brewed with exotic hops.

The Eight Bells, Dover, Kent

The Red Lion, Thetford, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		03 Apr 2014	Very tasty.

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		27 Mar 2014	The programme notes sum it up well: "This beer is a modern take on the traditional English best bitter style, with a solid malt backing of caramel and toffee, balanced by hints of spice and a mellow, deep citrus flavour, leading to a long bitter finish." I'd agree with that.