A pale lager brewed by Banks DIH in Georgetown since the 1950s, its bottles a fixture of Guyanese rum shops and cricket grounds. It is the standard beer with fried fish.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- rice or maize adjunct
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold from the bottle, with fried fish, pepperpot or at a cricket match.
History
Brewed by Banks DIH since the 1950s, its bottles a fixture of Guyanese rum shops and cricket grounds.
Frequently asked questions
What is Banks Beer?
Banks Beer is a wine & spirit from Guyana: pale lager brewed in Georgetown, the standard beer with fried fish. Brewed by Banks DIH since the 1950s, its bottles a fixture of Guyanese rum shops and cricket grounds.
How is Banks Beer made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Banks Beer at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Banks Beer?
Malted barley, rice or maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Banks Beer eaten?
Very cold from the bottle, with fried fish, pepperpot or at a cricket match.
