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BBC News
4 days ago
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Commemorative Banks's beer a 'thank you' to Wolverhampton
The makers of Banks's beers have said a specially-brewed IPA will be a "fitting tribute that honour the brewery's legacy".Its brewery in Wolverhampton will cease operations in the autumn, after 150 years, with production moving to Britvic said its Sesquicentennial IPA would be available exclusively at the Wolverhampton Beer Festival from 24 to 26 Gale, senior production manager at Banks's, said: "This is a thank you to our drinkers, publicans, fellow brewers, our amazing, dedicated team at Banks's and everyone who's supported the brewery over the years." Banks's Brewery opened in 1875, but last October the Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company announced it would close as part of a company brewery has had a close relationship with Camra's Wolverhampton Beer Festival since it started in 1977 and has a history of supplying limited-edition described the anniversary beer as "dry hopped with Ahtanum, from Washington State, USA, and the new English variety, Opus, the beer has a bold floral aroma, with vivid flavours of orange and grapefruit citrus along with fragrant elderflower and subtle herbal hints." Ms Gale, who led the team brewing the Sesquicentennial IPA, said Banks's beers had "become a symbol of craft, heritage and local pride". She added: "We're incredibly proud of what this brewery has stood for over the past 150 years, and we couldn't think of a better stage than the Wolverhampton Beer Festival to share this beer with the community."Carlsberg Britvic also said it was working with local stakeholders to preserve items from the include the brewing ledgers, which will be entrusted to the Wolverhampton Archives, along with other documents. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
03-07-2025
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Special Banks's beer to mark 150 years in Wolverhampton
A mystery commemorative beer has been produced to mark the 150th and final year of Banks's beer production in comes after Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company announced last October that it would close its Wolverhampton factory, as part of a wider one-off special brew will only be sold at the city's Camra beer and cider festival this summer and event organiser Charlotte Coxon said the brewery was keeping details about it well under brewery was a well-known local landmark, having been producing beer in Wolverhampton since 1875 and Ms Coxon said it was sad this would be the last special edition beer it supplies. On top of closing the factory, the firm also said it would stop producing Banks's Mild and Banks's Sunbeam in Coxon said she has been told about the mystery beer was that it would mark the 150th year of Banks's production and it would not be a dark has been holding a summer beer festival in the city since 1975 and the Banks's factory has been supplying a one-off beer to the event for the last eight Coxon said the local Camra branch had had a "good relationship" with the three-day festival begins on 24 July at Wolverhampton Arts Centre and Ms Coxon - who, along with everyone else, will not get a chance to taste the mystery beer until then - said she expected the brew to be very popular. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
