# Banks & Taylor — Shefford, Central Bedfordshire

> Banks & Taylor in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, England scores 2.58 out of 5 — Limited, #4 in Central Bedfordshire. 70 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Banks & Taylor is a brewery in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.58 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #4 in Central Bedfordshire. Of the 70 beers we track, 39% are Pale Ale and 24% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 2.58 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #4 in Central Bedfordshire · #1,666 in England · #28,571 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 70

## About

Banks & Taylor produce's unproven beer and is ranked #8 in Bedfordshire. They are most well known for "Dragon Slayer", which is an English Pale Ale and "Shefford Plum Mild", which is a Mild. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Amber Ales.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 39% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 24% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 10% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, England
- Coordinates: 52.038699, -0.333947
- Website: http://www.banksandtaylor.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Garden City Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/garden-city-brewery-8284.md) — 3.40, Poor — Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire — 6.2 mi away
- [Bubble Works Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/bubble-works-brew-co-13706.md) — 4.37, Great — Hitchin, Hertfordshire — 6.7 mi away
- [Kelchner Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/kelchner-brewery-11681.md) — 2.83, Limited — Bedford, Central Bedfordshire — 7.6 mi away
- [Potton Press](https://finding.beer/brewery/potton-press-15613.md) — 2.65, Limited — Sandy, Central Bedfordshire — 7.9 mi away
- [Crossover Blendery](https://finding.beer/brewery/crossover-blendery-25307.md) — 4.14, Great — Hitchin, Hertfordshire — 8.4 mi away
- [On Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/on-beer-30035.md) — 2.97, Poor — 8.5 mi away
- [Sunlit Minds](https://finding.beer/brewery/sunlit-minds-35495.md) — 2.39, Limited — Bedford — 8.9 mi away
- [Eagle Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/eagle-brewery-19052.md) — 3.01, Limited — Bedford — 9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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