Banks Brewery Tour Barbados
You’ve been to the bars, the clubs, and the restaurants. You’ve mingled with the locals, tasted their fine cuisines, and enjoyed their cold beers. Barbados offers one of the world’s smallest award-winning breweries. Enjoy an afternoon in St. Michael learning about how Banks Beer, a local and newly dubbed international favourite, is brewed and bottled at the Bank Brewery.
Guided tours run each weekday at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. and begin in front of the 32 year old cooper kettles where the beer was originally brewed. A friendly and informative tour guide spends a generous amount of time providing historical facts and titbits of fun about the brew and the brewery itself. An interesting collection of brewing memorabilia is on display for viewing and the tour guide is happy to answer any questions you may have along the way.
As the brewery became established and entered more modern times, a new, more powerful automated facility came to be. The one hour tour walks you through the fast-paced establishment and allows you to view the new process of brewing the award-winning beer while the image of the old brewing process is still fresh in your mind. Part of the intrigue is to see how far such a favourite beverage has come over the years. You’ll be delighted by the bottling process as well. As consumers, we often forget how much goes into putting beer in a bottle. Some things to consider and perhaps quiz the staff about: Why is the Banks Beer bottle tinted a golden brown colour? What is the purpose of the hops and why does their particular brand use two types?
A truly find beer is brewed here at the Banks Brewery. The tour is a good length for a weekday activity; while on their travels, many tourists forget that weekdays are often less busy than weekends for sightseeing. You should, however, make a reservation for your tour. You won’t be left waiting around for the next session if you plan in advance. And the best part is yet to come: what would a brewery tour be with a taste test? You won’t be disappointed by the Beer Garden replica of the original Bajan Watering Hole, where you can try the complete range of Banks Brewery alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
When you become tired of the sun, the sand, the beautiful people, and the never ending vacation feel Barbados offers, head to this wonderful brewery for some good old fashion fun and flavour! Don’t have a car or don’t want the hassle of renting one? Call the brewery and arrange for transportation. They offer a range of tour packages that also include roundtrip transportation to and from the brewery site. Now that’s service!
Even if you are not a tourist to Barbados, you’ll find enjoyment in visiting this quaint brewery. Locals enjoy taking the tour from time to time with friends as a way to get together. You’ll find that many locals have strong ties to the area and enjoy interacting and take advantage of the tourism-focused venues since they are so popular.
