Banana Bread Beer - Wells, Bedford
Style:
Fruit Beer
Serving Type:
Bottle
Alcohol by Volume:
5.2%
Aroma:
Smells like a Witbier but with more bananas
Appearance:
Amber in color, no lacing - fairly clear body
Flavor:
Ample banana flavor, tastes a little like banana flavored candies than the actual fruit
Mouthfeel:
Thin body, feels crisp but low in carbonation
Overall Impression:
This "Banana Bread" beer was more balanced than I expected. It is more banana than bread though and isn't something you can pair with very many meals. That being said, this beer was pleasant and worth the price. Banana isn't my favorite flavor though so I can't say I'd seek this one out in the future.
Wells' Banana Bread Beer isn't as unique as it sounds. The beer smells and tastes like a Wit at first. There is quite a bit more banana flavor than a Wit but the similarities are unmistakable. This beer isn't labeled as a banana flavored ale, it's marketed as a "Banana Bread Beer" and it does fall short there. Unlike the fruit beers I've had before, this beer doesn't start with a wheat base. It's more of a farmhouse style malty beer with a bit more body then a wheat. Perhaps this is what they meant by banana bread... but for me, banana bread shouldn't taste like banana taffy. That doesn't mean this isn't a good beer - far from it. Wells has a good product here. They managed to take a beer, brew it with bananas and create something that isn't a Wit. If the beer tasted the same but weren't brewed with actual bananas (ie the flavor came from the yeast) I might appreciate it more as a new take on the Belgian classic... But this beer isn't that, it's a banana fruit beer plain and simple. Is that a bad thing? Not if you like bananas. Personally, they aren't my favorite, but I can appreciate what Wells did here.
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