# Bank Top Brewery — Bolton, Greater Manchester

> Bank Top Brewery in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England scores 3.06 out of 5 — Limited, #49 in Greater Manchester. 136 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Bank Top Brewery is a brewery in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.06 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #49 in Greater Manchester. Of the 136 beers we track, 38% are Amber Ale and 33% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.06 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #49 in Greater Manchester · #879 in England · #17,600 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 136

## About

Founded in 1995 and located in the former mill village of Bank Top in the north of Bolton, we are housed in the picturesque grade two listed tennis pavilion. The pavilion houses our custom built 11 barrel brew plant from which we brew on average 22,000 pints per week. We only use the finest raw ingredients, including malt from Warminster Maltings (Britain’s oldest working floor malting - malt is hand crafted using the same methods and tools employed more than 100 years ago) and an international range of whole hops from Charles Faram and Company (merchants of hops and hop products for over 100 years). We do not use any artificial colours or flavourings, all our flavours are solely achieved by the careful variation of ingredients and methods.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 38% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 33% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 14% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Ashworth Lane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
- Coordinates: 53.604836, -2.4221025
- Website: https://www.banktopbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Northern Monkey Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/northern-monkey-brew-co-5700.md) — 3.77, Fine — Bolton, Greater Manchester — 1.7 mi away
- [Dolphin Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/dolphin-brewery-35086.md) — 3.84, Fine — Bolton, Greater Manchester — 1.9 mi away
- [Tin Head Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/tin-head-brewery-15593.md) — 3.69, Fine — Bolton, Greater Manchester — 3.2 mi away
- [Brightside Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/brightside-brewing-company-9710.md) — 2.97, Limited — Manchester, Greater Manchester — 5 mi away
- [Deeply Vale Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/deeply-vale-brewery-6355.md) — 2.96, Limited — Bury, Greater Manchester — 5.1 mi away
- [Irwell Works Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/irwell-works-brewery-15652.md) — 3.00, Limited — Bury, Greater Manchester — 5.2 mi away
- [Blackedge Brewing Company Ltd](https://finding.beer/brewery/blackedge-brewing-company-ltd-15639.md) — 3.44, Poor — Horwich, Greater Manchester — 5.3 mi away
- [Brewsmith Beer Ltd](https://finding.beer/brewery/brewsmith-beer-ltd-15529.md) — 3.07, Limited — Bury, Lancashire — 5.7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Manchester, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/manchester.md)
- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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