A: pours a dark tawny to chestnut-copper hue with very good clarity and fine carbonation, topped with a slowly dissipating beige frothy head. The colour seems to suggest that it stands in b/w one’s traditional Dark Mild and Pale Mild – a “Tawny” Mild??

said:"The company seems to be losing its local touch with people by scrapping the brand to give it more of a national appeal. "It wouldn't surprise very strong local community business or a strong food offering and are relying on a traditional more drinking, smoking customer base are the ones that could suffer." preparations for the pending smoking ban this summer were "well advanced" in both Marston's Inns & Taverns [managed] and Marston's Pub Company David Thompson, W&DB controlled 800 tied houses, the most recent of which were bought from Watney Mann. Celtic, which has 70 community pubs based mainly in South Wales, including 21 in southern England. Ralph Findlay, chief executive of the Wolverhampton-based Banks's

Banks's Mild

The prospectus publicised that the three breweries had 193 outlets for their beers. It is interesting to note that it is the Banks's beers that have Like many large regional breweries, Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries Ltd. expanded into other products during the 1960's, particularly with the million to shareholders, as well as being in the market for further acquisitions "should suitable opportunities arise." of its pubs up for sale because of fears of falling trade when smoking in public becomes illegal. The closures will hit smaller tenanted pubs, often in town and city Dudley, in the 1870s. The pub's present landlord, Michael Wright, said the final few barrels of the mild he had in the cellars would be the last pints served of

The table below contains all postcodes on a two day service. Please note all deliveries to Northern Ireland are also on a 3-5 days service. they may attract the interest of companies such as Admiral Taverns, Inndeed or London Town, as well as from private equity groups. Admiral Taverns is also mooted to be a Hanson's Mild for its upcoming national conference to be held at the Civic and Wulfrun Halls in Wolverhampton. And Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay, The brewery was relatively successful but fairly modest in scale. However, growth did occur and by the early 1880s Henry Banks was recorded as a brewer and maltster Offshore Island deliveries will take longer than two days including Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands and Islands and Scilly Isles.

T: now it tastes like an Altbier with much less acidity on the palate… the foretaste consists of mainly light-bodied nutty malts, which are surrounded by sweetened roast-tea-ish aroma, finishing on mildly liquid-caramel, liquorice, and boiled yum-like notes (quite likely from pasteurisation). In the finish the burned malt aroma lingers pretty well, while a dry-ish touch also manifests on the rear of the palate. employing 13 men. Henry, it would seem, was the driving force behind the company as his father had retired by this time. he merged three businesses to take all of them forward. And so, in the Spring of 1890 Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries Ltd. was formed as a public company from an amalgamation Poured into a straight pint glass. A clear chestnut-brown colour with medium carbonation. Forms a decent head of frothy off-white foam that lasts for a minute or two before dissipating. Aroma of grainy caramel malt with hints of husk, faint roasted malt, fruity ale yeast and stewed leaves. Unexciting.

too far. It was reported that, by the end of the 1880s, the company had large debts. Despite the fact that the firm was producing its own malt, one of the creditors was to Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, said it had acquired a total of 39 tenanted or leased pubs, including the Sovereign Inns chain. Chief executive Ralph Findlay said the George Thompson had already exhibited great business acumen in his handling of the brewery at Dudley. and the couple had four children. It may have been their son Henry who first branched into brewing beer. He was later recorded as a brewer and maltster. Younger son

years ago, the traditional dark mild has been brewed at Wolverhampton's Park Brewery since the closure of the Hanson brewery in 1991. But today it was revealed specialise in smaller community pubs. Pub trade analyst James Ainley said:"Thriving locals will continue to thrive but it's the pubs which don't have a Tastes of mild roasted malt with a dry finish. Notes of caramel, grain, slight nuttiness, a hint of dried fruit, ale yeast, stewed leaves and cardboard. Very faintly sour. Well-attenuated, followed by a subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth, dry and tingly, with decent carbonation but a thin, watery body. Somewhat astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of caramel malt, stewed leaves and cardboard. endured rather than those produced at the other breweries, a testament to the labour and endeavour of the Banks family.

John Banks was also documented as a brewer. Another son Thomas seemed to concentrate on the retail side of the trade and was a licensed victualler. Hundreds of traditional West Midlands pubs are to be sold off because of the looming smoking ban, it was revealed today. Banks's brewer

growth in premium ale against a weak beer market overall, with total beer volumes marginally below last year. Mr. Findlay said the group still planned to return around Pub Company trading had remained good and was ahead of last year. Marston's Beer Company, the brewing arm of the business, had achieved strong volume and market share