-
Stop lurking! Log in to search, post in our forums, review beers, see fewer ads, and more. — Todd, Founder of BeerAdvocate
Banana Bread Beer
Eagle Brewery
- From:
- Eagle Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #245 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #26,068 - Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 18.36%
- Reviews:
- 984
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 02, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 15, 2002
- Wants:
- 118
- Gots:
- 824
Long ago, ale was known as 'liquid bread'. We've used our long history of creating the finest malt blends & added fair-trade bananas to awaken the senses with a seriously fruity, rich, yet surprisingly versatile banana bread beer.
An inspired brew made with our own natural mineral water & fairtrade bananas. Tempting Banoffee aromas & flavors are balanced by the silky richness of a masterful malt blend & the peppery spice of the freshest, ripest hops.
An inspired brew made with our own natural mineral water & fairtrade bananas. Tempting Banoffee aromas & flavors are balanced by the silky richness of a masterful malt blend & the peppery spice of the freshest, ripest hops.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
3.43/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
My taste buds must be shot!!! Didn't notice the banana at all!!! Some mild maltiness and grassy hops bitterness. Not a whole lot of nose or flavor. Beautiful clear copper color with a small white head. Average retention and minimal lacing. Mouthfeel was crisp but very light. On the whole, just another "meh" lager.
Mar 02, 2024Reviewed by dkoehler42 from New York
3.91/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I'm honestly surprised I never reviewed this one, but here goes. Eagle's Banana Bread beer has an unmistakable aroma of banana bread as you open the bottle and pour. It pours a transparent amber color with a white head. You can be several feet away from this and smell the banana, but putting your nose in it magnifies it intensely. It's definitely worth appreciating the smell and the anticipation on your tongue before tasting. The banana taste is present, but unfortunately there is also a chemical off taste. It's not bad but it's not good. The mouth feel isn't bad and doesn't linger around terribly long. If the flavor was a little more keyed in, this would be an absolute standard fruit beer.
Dec 18, 2023Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium
3.72/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.72/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber colour, chestnut, clear. White foam, very high, with a long reduction time. Fine bubbles form a compact structure, decently fouling the glass.
The aroma is sweet, distinctly, intensely banana, with notes of sponge cake, pastry, banana cocktail accents and with a malty background.
The taste is moderately sweet (overripe bananas) with a bitter counter. With each sip, the hop bitterness gains in intensity, in strength, becoming almost leading.
Medium saturation upwards. Texture smooth. Body medium plus. Aftertaste long dry.
Nov 28, 2023The aroma is sweet, distinctly, intensely banana, with notes of sponge cake, pastry, banana cocktail accents and with a malty background.
The taste is moderately sweet (overripe bananas) with a bitter counter. With each sip, the hop bitterness gains in intensity, in strength, becoming almost leading.
Medium saturation upwards. Texture smooth. Body medium plus. Aftertaste long dry.
Reviewed by KleinSchwein
2.55/5 rDev -28%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
2.55/5 rDev -28%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Poured from a 500ml bottle.
Pours a deep reddish brown , a light chocolate coloured head leaving little lacing. The smell is banana with malty grass lingering in the background and the taste follows on from this with the unfortunate addition of some kind of chemical. There's a bitterness throughout and a weird sweetness which seems . . . Artificial, thought the bottle strangely has no complete ingredients list . It's somehow cloying and watery and leaves a film in my mouth .
Overall . Looks nice, smells nice , tastes way too chemically, almost like a poor bitter with banana syrup . One I'll pass by in future.
Oct 18, 2023Pours a deep reddish brown , a light chocolate coloured head leaving little lacing. The smell is banana with malty grass lingering in the background and the taste follows on from this with the unfortunate addition of some kind of chemical. There's a bitterness throughout and a weird sweetness which seems . . . Artificial, thought the bottle strangely has no complete ingredients list . It's somehow cloying and watery and leaves a film in my mouth .
Overall . Looks nice, smells nice , tastes way too chemically, almost like a poor bitter with banana syrup . One I'll pass by in future.
Reviewed by Legendary_Geko from Florida
4.36/5 rDev +23.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +23.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Look: Amber, looks closely like a Yeungling.
Smell: Like bananas on your counter. Really does smell just like bananas which is really nice.
Taste: Banana with a sort of malty sweetness. Very nice!
Feel: Doesn't really linger in your mouth at all.
Overall: If you can find it cheap, it's worth a shot. It is really expensive though.
Jul 04, 2023Smell: Like bananas on your counter. Really does smell just like bananas which is really nice.
Taste: Banana with a sort of malty sweetness. Very nice!
Feel: Doesn't really linger in your mouth at all.
Overall: If you can find it cheap, it's worth a shot. It is really expensive though.
Rated by Jramos7873
4.37/5 rDev +23.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +23.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
So surprisingly good!
Jun 30, 2023Rated by orinjuice
5/5 rDev +41.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +41.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Unlike most beers that boast a specific flavour, this one actually tastes like bananas
Jun 13, 2023Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Golden pour with a quickly dissipating bubbly head. Smell and flavor are as advertised--banana all the way. On the plus side, the banana flavor is legit; it doesn't taste overly sweet. On the negative side, this is a light-bodied trifle of a beer. Thin-bodied at best. Definitely a dessert mood beer.
Jun 10, 2023Reviewed by Death_Adder from South Carolina
3/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Smells like it was brewed with Banana Runts, it has more of a banana smell than it does taste, it is also dangerously overpriced. If you’re a banana fan like myself, I’d recommend trying a single, the price and the flavor don’t justify an entire 6pk of the stuff.
Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.2% | Rating: 3
May 24, 2023Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.2% | Rating: 3
Reviewed by Cathartes from Massachusetts
3.48/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.48/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
One of the first beers I ever drank, back when it was wells and young. Used to drink it back at age 21, excited to revisit!
Acclimated to 48°F and poured into a tulip glass.
Pours a clear, light amber, maybe dark honey color, with a 3 finger white head with large bubbles throughout.
Smells of yeast, malt, and banana, I mean, it's a banana beer. something notable is that it smells not of banana fruit but banana extract (which I do also love). Slight smell of wax too. Agitating brings out more banana and almost a cupcake-y malty smell.
Initial taste is banana extract backed quickly a maltiness, in the vein of being robust, but gentler, I would call it bready. Letting it sit produces an aftertaste of maraschino cherries for me, and as I progressed through it I tasted that more through the whole thing. Drinking more I noticed a wisp of creamy vanilla before the aftertaste. There's a pleasant bitterness,
Unfortunately the banana for me is really more of a sensation than a taste, although I will say it definitely keeps this in the realm of a beer and not a beverage (I'm a fan of super flavored beer as well as beers with a hint of flavor.)
Mouthfeel is a little watery if I'm honest. There's nothing to complain about, it's just ok, but it kind of lays flat in the mouth.
Will buy every once in a while, but honestly mostly because I love bananas and banana flavor, and this is the only banana beer I've ever been able to get my hands on. It seems like I was harsh on it but I do genuinely appreciate and enjoy this beer.
May 14, 2023Acclimated to 48°F and poured into a tulip glass.
Pours a clear, light amber, maybe dark honey color, with a 3 finger white head with large bubbles throughout.
Smells of yeast, malt, and banana, I mean, it's a banana beer. something notable is that it smells not of banana fruit but banana extract (which I do also love). Slight smell of wax too. Agitating brings out more banana and almost a cupcake-y malty smell.
Initial taste is banana extract backed quickly a maltiness, in the vein of being robust, but gentler, I would call it bready. Letting it sit produces an aftertaste of maraschino cherries for me, and as I progressed through it I tasted that more through the whole thing. Drinking more I noticed a wisp of creamy vanilla before the aftertaste. There's a pleasant bitterness,
Unfortunately the banana for me is really more of a sensation than a taste, although I will say it definitely keeps this in the realm of a beer and not a beverage (I'm a fan of super flavored beer as well as beers with a hint of flavor.)
Mouthfeel is a little watery if I'm honest. There's nothing to complain about, it's just ok, but it kind of lays flat in the mouth.
Will buy every once in a while, but honestly mostly because I love bananas and banana flavor, and this is the only banana beer I've ever been able to get my hands on. It seems like I was harsh on it but I do genuinely appreciate and enjoy this beer.
Banana Bread Beer from Eagle Brewery
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
3302 ratings
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!