Banks (Barbados) Breweries Ltd. is a

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean ...

brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of bee ...

founded in 1961 in

St. Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estima ...

. It is part of the Banks Holdings Limited group.

History

Banks Beer was started as an idea formed by

Peter D'Aguiar Peter Stanislaus D'Aguiar ( 1912 – 30 March 1989) was a Guyanese businessman, conservative politician, and minister of finance from 1964 to 1967. Business career In 1934, following the death of his father, D'Aguiar became the managing director ...

, a Guyanese entrepreneur. On September 7, 1961, Banks (Barbados) Breweries opened for business. In the beginning, the company only produced Banks Beer but by 1963 the company added two other products to its portfolio: Milk Stout and Tiger brand

Malt Malt is germinated cereal grain that has been dried in a process known as " malting". The grain is made to germinate by soaking in water and is then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air. Malted grain is used to make beer, w ...

, the latter of which can be found in the Caribbean, South America, Asia,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

, Europe and the United States. Banks first began exporting in 1968, with the first two export countries of Saint Vincent and

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located nearby. Banks Beer received its first International Award from the Lager Beer Competition in England in 1971. The company would continue to win awards through the years. The company joined with a separate Banks Beer company in

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

Banks DIH Banks DIH Ltd. is a publicly traded food and beverage manufacturer in Guyana that can trace its origins back to 1840. It is one of the leading local manufacturers. History The company originates from a rum business founded in the 1840s by Jose Go ...

in 2005, with the intention of exporting the brand as one company abroad, beginning with the United States. Most recently, Banks Beer has signed an agreement with the LCBO of Canada to start exporting its products to that country as of June 1, 2009.

Availability

The beers are available on the island of Barbados and in many other countries in the Caribbean. The brand is also sold in the United States, Canada and Sweden. According to its website, as of 2012, Banks beer is also currently sold in the United Kingdom. Banks Beer Export
. BanksBeer.com. Retrieved 2011-3-9.

References

External links

Official Banks Beer Website
Beer in the Caribbean Drink companies of Barbados Barbadian brands Saint Michael, Barbados 1961 establishments in British Guiana Food and drink companies established in 1961 {{Barbados-stub

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